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National blog sites are abuzz with theories on what's behind the DHS's giant purchase order of ammunition, even as we face massive budget cuts. Senators, can you sort fact from fiction?

Are you guilty of any of these 12 self-serving behaviors? Read on to see if YOU could be the road block to your own step up

As the rest of the world finds new ways to twist, turn, and stretch Cupid, 3 Grit bloggers ring in the holiday with alternatives for saccharine sweet everything. Can't promise they're romantic..

I took my six-year-old to Blue Man Group on Friday at the PAC, which blew his mind with Twinkie tricks, jigsaw bits, and all-out hilarity. In the end? Oh, that six-year old got down with his bad self

If your schedule bounces around like lotto balls (do this, do that, now this, then that), it's time to refocus on what's important: meaningful connections. Here's my 3-pronged approach to build more

Amidst the driving rain, this one got right to the heart of our creative spirits. Add in the brilliant poem by local 8th grader Nina Howard, and receiving this post was simply an honor...

I long for school to be more hurricane-like, for the atmospheric conditions of public education to be ripe for downpours of creativity (like this swirling poem from an 8th grader at Moultrie Middle)

Tips and guidelines to help art collectors of all levels select the right frame

Looking for a little mid-week workday inspiration? Read a former Fortune 100 VP's stirring speech from the recent Charleston Regional Business Journal 
Influential Women in Business Luncheon


A look at how a new governmental system defines us, colors us, and helps us choose a new paradigm of inter-relatedness

Patriotism doesn’t have to be a seasonal, summertime display. Here are some chic ways to incorporate the Stars and Stripes into your year-round home décor

Bottom line? Anyone can buy art. And adding photography to your collection is fun—here's a few tricks of the trade, including some good warnings (like using caution with emerging talents)

With the carefree spirit of the season in mind, let your skin breathe! Here's how to pull off "less is more" in summer beauty

Get packing, and I'm going to tell you how. Here are my all-inclusive weekend traveling essentials and tips for those great-escape summer days ahead

Each slab is a work of art in itself, mimicked in marbled wallpapers and even in this emerald and gold clutch. Where will YOU use it?

Tired of looking, well... TIRED? On-air personality and new mom Nicole Johnson of WCSC-TV shares secrets for post-baby beauty, like brightening sleep-deprived skin

More than ready for some wise solutions to the nation's long list of woes, I enlisted the help of my four-year-old nephews to help solve the problems. Turns out, not a bad strategy...

Upgrade your decor with affordable decorative panels that affix to furniture, walls, mirrors and glass, providing for limitless applications. All you need is primer, paint and adhesive.

I'm still squirreling away nickels and dimes so I can afford the splurges, but guess what? Pretty doesn't always mean pricey.

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