What keeps Katrina Shealy up at night?
What does the loss of all three female Republican women in the South Carolina Senate mean for the Palmetto State? Senator Katrina Shealy (R – Lexington) was the only woman in the Senate when she joined…
Women Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
In his new book, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. invites readers to consider the opportunity for everyday people to have a significant impact on the…
A Towering Woman of Achievement
Blog by Jan Collins I saw a poll the other day saying that fewer Black Americans plan to vote in this year’s upcoming presidential election than voted in 2020. (Six months before the election, it seems to be true of…
Girls Need Role Models Too!!
By Josie Duda Last year, I went to Winthrop University to hear a S.C. Supreme Court case. The first thing I noticed when I saw the judges was that there were no women! …
When Good People Don’t Pay Attention
A century ago, a charismatic charlatan in Indiana by the name of D.C. Stephenson “set in motion the [Ku Klux] Klan’s takeover of great swaths of America.” Stephenson – who was a fraud, a huckster, a braggart, a…
Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be in Carolina…
Senator (Shane) Massey said, “I would prefer to have a court that looks like South Carolina, but I’m not gonna vote for somebody who has a worldview that is inconsistent with where I think the State should go.”…
Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30
Blog by Jan Collins When I was in my 20s, the mantra of freewheeling young people was, “Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30”. And we didn’t. The median age of the U.S. today is 38.8, but we’re…
Nurturing and Retaining Talent in S.C.
As a woman and a non-profit leader dedicated to fostering diverse technical talent and empowering women to ascend to leadership roles, I join many other women and allies in South Carolina who clearly see the precipice on which…
Fill the Pipeline
Running with a Purpose
While I have always had a heart for people and a calling for volunteering and community service, I never thought my path would lead me to politics. As the youngest of ten, growing…
Nikki Haley Is Right About Contraception
Opinion piece by Bonnie Kapp originally published for The State Last month, former South Carolina governor and current presidential candidate, Nikki Haley, took to the debate stage and made a logical appeal: “Can’t we…