When you travel down Richland Street in Columbia, you might notice a stately brick building with tall columns and an American flag flying out front. It’s the Matthew J. Perry Jr. Courthouse, named for the first African American lawyer from the Deep South to be appointed to the federal judiciary.…
January 17 kicks off a week-long celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Events include volunteers in action, a blood drive, speeches and workshops promoting diversity. Get more details. Clemson will also be honoring the memory and work of…
I once heard fear (F-E-A-R) described as False Events Appearing Real. Fear is a basic human emotion, sometimes keeping us from harm. Sometimes, though, fear hinders our progress and can actually lead to our making bad decisions. Ever know someone who was so afraid of what the test would show…
As we wrote not too long ago, South Carolina is in the Diabetes Belt, with about 450,000 of our residents suffering from diabetes. In the news this week is an announcement by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) that prescription drug Avandia will now be widely available to treat type 2…
Black Monday, Black Tuesday, Black Thursday . . . these are names given to days past when there was bad news on the stock market. But more of us are familiar with Black Friday, the name given to the day after Thanksgiving which kicks off the Christmas shopping season. Rather…
A California woman made history last week when she became the first person in the world to be ticketed for driving while wearing Google Glass. Google Glass is a wearable computer with a head-mounted optical display. If you’re not familiar with this emerging technological device, you might want to watch…
My family attends Downtown Church in Columbia. One of the many things we like about it is the outreach programs to help the community. The latest of these projects is called Rerun, and I’m excited about the possibilities it holds for providing affordable transportation for folks who need it –…
According to a report recently released by the non-profit Trust for America’s Health – aptly titled “F as in Fat” – South Carolina has the seventh-highest adult obesity rate in the country (31.6 percent). South Carolina also ranks seventh in the country for adults with diabetes (11.6 percent) and seventh…
QUIET ON THE SET! If you’ve gone to the Louthian Law website lately, you may have seen our new videos. If you haven’t seen them, we hope you will visit our site and check them out. We had a great time during the filming, and I give a ton of…
The U.S. Senate recently held hearings to consider the legal implications of the automated robot-driven cars being tested in three states — Nevada, California and Florida. Wonder why they’re spending time and money on unlikely scenarios right out of Back to the Future and The Jetsons? The Institute of Electrical…