CRESCENT’s Editor is a Big Loser
By: Taft Matney If you’ve spent almost any time reading CRESCENT, you know that as we discuss “South Carolina life, politics, and a little bit in between,” we talk about food. We talk about food A LOT. Why? South Carolina has some amazing food…and almost every kind you can imagine…and some of it is REALLY […]
Don’t Be Ashamed to Google Yourself. It’s Perfectly Natural.
By: Taft Matney In my professional life, I wear a number of hats. I try not to wear more than one at the same time, but this is one of those times where I felt like the lines needed to be crossed. It used to be that if a reporter wanted to know something […]
It’s a Right. It’s a Responsibility. It’s a Duty.
By: Taft Matney On several occasions, I’ve heard this coming election referred to as “the most important election or our lifetimes.” I have my personal feelings, and if you don’t know them but have a burning desire to find out what they are, feel free to ask. This isn’t the forum for that, though. […]
FROM THE DESK OF: Speak, and Be Heard.
By: Taft Matney If you’ve opened a paper or watched the 6:00 news lately, you have a pretty good idea that there are a lot of questions surrounding this Tuesday’s party primary elections in South Carolina. It’s even gotten to the point where one county went so far as to postpone its primary. Hundreds of […]
FROM THE DESK OF: Reaction from the Iowa Caucuses and Huff-Po’s “Power Outsiders”
BY: Taft Matney As the dust settled from the Iowa Caucuses and before Clemson shocked the world coming out on the short end of a 70-33 Orange Bowl game against West Virginia, I had an opportunity to chat with Shawn Drury, editor of Mauldin Patch about the caucus results. According to the piece that appeared […]
