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Converse College is working hard to weed out student cheating and plagiarism before it reaches the scale recently encountered by Harvard University, where 125 students accused of collaborating on a spring take-home exam are under investigation. Converse routinely gives take-home exams, said Laine Sowell, a rising senior and chair of the student discipline committee that tries suspected cases of cheating or plagiarism. “But we also have an honor code that each student signs at the start of their freshman year,” she said. “It hangs on the wall at Wilson Hall for their four years here. “I’ve found myself going down there to look at my signature on that document when I’ve got a particularly hard assignment, and recommend that to students who are struggling.” Converse students face the same kinds of pressures that students at larger, more famous schools face, said a panel consisting of school President Betsy Fleming, Dean of Students Molly Duesterhaus, and Melissa Walker, former Johnson Professor of History. “The incentives are the same for our students,” said Duesterhaus. “There is the pressure of grades, scholarship pressures and the attitude that you do whatever it takes to get there.”
Major schools, including the national military academies, have all had their share of cheating scandals, and the Converse panel agreed that the greatest problem is with incoming freshmen. Many are unprepared for the increased pressures of college life, some have not had training in proper attribution in college papers, and others just have no idea what an honor code really means. “Last year we had about a dozen cases come before the committee,” Sowell said. “Action was taken in about half of the cases.” Plagiarism is the greatest issue for most students, Walker said. “In a small school like ours, where professors quickly come to know a student’s writing style, this is easier to catch than at a larger school. “In the day of the internet, plagiarism is actually easier to catch than in the past,” she said. “All a professor has to do is type in a phrase and all the similar phrases pop up.” Fleming said a drop in ethics standards on all levels of society plays a role, too. “At Converse, students have to own it (the honor code) and live it,” Sowell said. It’s tough for students to judge other students in honors violations, Sowell said. “We have a rule that members of the board can disqualify themselves if they feel they can’t make an impartial judgment. They can just walk out of the room, no questions asked.” Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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“Government Is Not the Answer,” proclaims a magnet on the back of my neighbor’s car. In the Aug. 31 issue of the Journal, an opinion was published with a similar theme. It stated, “Government cannot fix what’s wrong with this country. It is ‘we, the people’ who have the right and the responsibility to make this country a better place.” Using a quote from the preamble to the U.S. Constitution is an interesting irony if you consider that the quote continues as “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union...” and directly implies that our government IS “we the people.” Our Constitution and the form of government it establishes exist to allow us to govern ourselves. Thus to say government can’t fix what’s wrong, followed by saying we have to do it ourselves, makes government a villain while also saying we, the government, can do it better. Earlier in the same opinion, the author suggests ways to “improve our own corner of the world” by doing such noble deeds as volunteering at a soup kitchen or taking in a pregnant teenager. While these are marvelous acts of kindness, this personal approach to changing the world has extreme limitations. If we volunteer at a soup kitchen, it helps someone temporarily avoid hunger and helps us feel good about ourselves, but does nothing to address the larger problem of helping folks find a job, get training after losing one, or stay warm when the shelters are full. Suppose a homeless woman does find a job. Does she have a place to shower before work? How does she get to work? Who takes care of her children while she’s there? Are we willing to improve our corner of the world every morning by giving someone a ride to work and watching her kids while she recovers her financial stability? Similarly, can we as individuals pay the tab for someone who’s had an accident that resulted in large medical expenses, a lost job and lost medical insurance? When many of us are con-
It was the Democrats’ poor luck that the Labor Department’s August jobs report landed before the convention confetti was vacuumed away. But the depressing numbers serve to remind us that returning the economy to a sound footing remains the biggest challenge facing the next president. The job of American voters over the next two months is to decide who that man will be. The choice will be made by a narrow slice of the electorate, as the majority of the voting public is polarized to a draw that pre-exists Election 2012 by decades. A staggering degree of venom has infused the last three presidential elections, and the shouting hasn’t stopped. Voters guard a stash of nonnegotiables each considers good and right and true, and the party and candidate who disagrees is a danger to the republic. That attitude – that ideological polarization which says the opposing side is not just wrong, but traitorous – is the real danger to the republic, because it makes working a solution to our nation’s fiscal crisis impossible. This is a crisis of daunting proportions. The kind of reforms that will be required to alleviate it demand bipartisan compromise in the real sense of both words – not “I won, so do what I say,” but respectful, true-faith negotiations that realize finding common ground means neither side gets everything it wants. Not capitulation, not surrender, but the firm recognition that consensus is the only legitimate way to lead a divided nation. President Obama has not helped this country or himself by blaming Washington gridlock on Republican intransigence when he has been intransigent – starting with his “I won” reply to Republican ideas on the stimulus package his first month in office. Obama’s was not the only election in 2008. American voters elected Congress, too, in 460 individual contests that year that also reflected the will of the people. The branches of government are co-equal. Presidents don’t rule. They are as effective as their ability to persuade. A talent deficit in that area is less important when one party controls Congress and the White House; health care reform did become law without a single Republican vote. But the 2010 elections guaranteed a divided government will greet the president in 2013, be it Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. A divided electorate inevitably forces shared power. The voters have seen to it in 24 of the past 32 years, thanks to a shifting mass of independents who form the ignored center of our scorched-earth politics. We owe them our gratitude, because to gain any kind of public acceptance, tough reforms require both parties’ fingerprints. Solving this nation’s fiscal crisis long-term will require painful tradeoffs on taxes and entitlements – which can happen only if Republicans and Democrats leap together. As for the economy, the August jobs numbers are one more reminder that more of the same will not work. The national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent only because 368,000 Americans abandoned the search. The labor participation rate – the percentage of the civilian working-age population either working or looking for work – fell to 65.3 percent, the lowest in 30 years. Meanwhile, TD Economics warned that South Carolina’s leading regional indicators signal a “substantial slowdown” on the horizon. Our presidential candidates offer starkly different visions for the future. This will be an ideological election. But when it’s over, the winner will face a still-polarized nation, a divided government and an economy in a defensive crouch. How each will deal with that daunting combo is the most important question left to ask.
IN MY OWN WORDS by BRIAN LOWE
cerned about our own jobs and financial stability, who is able to pay for someone else’s children’s doctor visits, inoculations, or school clothes? Consider instead that we ask a religious or civic organization to contribute money. This money will be used to help people in trouble, maybe by giving them a place to live, paying their medical needs while they get back on their feet, and financing a six-month training program and a few months of assistance while they work and save money. With a large organization this means only a few dollars a week out of most peoples’ pockets. Some form of this is happening right now all around the U.S. Now replace the phrase “religious or civic organization” with the word “government.” Suddenly the assistance is a “government giveaway” and the person getting assistance is a “deadbeat on welfare.” “Government” is a bad word. In truth, the big difference is only that instead of contributions, the help is collected as taxes. Why are taxes to help people considered bad and taxes for war good? Some help cannot be done “one community at a time.” If we wish to be a caring and successful society, we must act together. Believe it or not, collective citizen action is also good for the economy. To quote former President Clinton whose presidency had four years of fiscal surplus, “there’s not a single example on the planet of a successful economy that runs on the antigovernment model.” Brian (Al) Lowe is a father, husband and engineer in the Greenville area. He is deeply concerned about the future of his children and his country.
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Seeking solutions for a thirsty region Long-term drought cycles force states to rethink conservation measures By CHarles Sowell | staff Art Exhibit: Transitions The Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg presents local artists Robyn Spence and Eddie Schrieffer’s Transitions: Coast to Mill Towns, Sept. 4-28, Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free for public viewing. These oil paintings depict South Carolina coastal and mill village scenes. Reception: ArtWalk on Thur., Sept. 20, 5-9 p.m., free.
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Art Exhibit: School District 4 Every month, a different student exhibit is hosted at the Chapman Cultural Center. It is always free and open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This month, see the work of students from Spartanburg School District 4. Aug. 29-Oct. 7.
Threads of Our Heritage Fiber Artist Jody Raines presents a collection of 10 landscape quilts and five thread paintings on silk. Free and open to the public Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m. 5 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center. Aug. 29-Oct. 7. Reception: Thurs., Sept. 20, during ArtWalk.
The King and I The Spartanburg Little Theatre kicks off its season with this Broadway-classic musical. It’s the romatic story about a charming tutor, a headstrong King, and a lot of children, set in the exotic Orient. Expect a sellout! Fri. & Sat., Sept. 14 & 15, @ 8 p.m. Sun., Sept. 16, @ 3 p.m. In the David W. Reid Theatre.
Campfire at the Price House Summer is coming to an end and so are campfires. To have this truly unique experience, visit the Price House on Friday, Sept. 14, starting about 7:30 p.m. Special treat: Explore the night sky and its history with Alison Monahan, physicist and astronomy expert from the Spartanburg Science Center. Hear about the constellations (star-gaze if conditions are right) and the history of artificial light. Brought to you by the Spartanburg County Historical Association.
Seay House Saturday The Seay House is the oldest house in Spartanburg. It is only open to the public on special days. Saturday, Sept. 15 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) is one of those days. Located at 106 Darby Road, it is the farmstead of the three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. It is a fine example of life in Spartanburg back in the day. Donations are appreciated by the Spartanburg County Historical Association.
ArtWalk On the third Thursday of each month, the art galleries around town stay open until 9 p.m. so art lovers can see what’s new. On Thursday, Sept. 20, be sure to stop by the Chapman Cultural Center to see… The Spartanburg Art Museum, which will have Contemporary Still Life Exhibit (with reception and Art Talk by curator Dr. Fagen) and the opening night of the Guild’s 39th Juried Show; Transitions in the Guild Gallery (with reception by artists Eddie Schrieffer and Robyn Spence); Threads of Our Heritage (quilts and silk paintings by Jody Raines, who will host a reception); the Spartanburg Regional History Museum; and student art by Spartanburg School District 4. It’s all free, 5-9 p.m.
Secrets from the Repository The Spartanburg Regional History Museum has secrets to tell. Actually, it has a huge collection of artifacts. Some are always on display. Some are shown as needed. Others, well, they don’t get out much. From Sept. 18-Nov. 3, those seldom-seen artifacts will take center stage. Catch ’em while you can, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center.
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Dr. Henry Fagen curated this exhibit of still life paintings, collected from artists from all over the country. In partnership, the Spartanburg Art Museum and USC Upstate will show portions of this fine example of one of art’s most wellknown genres. At SAM, the exhibit runs thru Oct. 20 and is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reception: Thurs., Sept. 20, during ArtWalk.
The potential effects of climate change are peeking at Upstate residents through depleted mountain lakes and low groundwater levels, particularly in the Savannah River basin, experts say. How much of an issue this will become for Upstate residents is a matter of viewpoint. “Water is just too valuable to just be used once,” said Ray Orvin, chief of Renewable Water Resources (REWA), a regional sewer authority. Consequently, REWA is making plans to bring a “purple pipe” water reclamation system online to provide outflow from the Mauldin Road treatment plant for irrigation and industrial use to customers in REWA’s service area. Sue G. Schneider, general manager of the Spartanburg Water System, has no plans to use purple pipe systems to conserve, since the system’s treatment plants are not located near potential users. She also said her drinking water supply is adequate for the next 75 years. “A lot of this has to do with which river basin you’re in,” she said. “In the Savannah Basin they’ve had problems. Rainfall here in the Broad River basin has been normal this summer and all of our lakes have stayed at full pool.” Lake Jocassee is down 25 feet, a repercussion of the severe drought in neighboring Georgia and the demands of keeping Lake Keowee artificially high to meet requirements for cooling reactors at the Oconee Nuclear Station. Lower than normal flows from the four small mountain rivers that feed Jocassee play a role, too. “What we’re seeing now with our water supply is what you’d expect as an effect of climate change,” said Richard Hilderman, a retired Clemson professor of genetics who has made the study of the science behind climate change his newest area of interest. “Long term, drought cycles and higher temperatures tend to deplete the aquifer and that, in turn results in lower flows in rivers and streams,” he said. “The predicted increase in severe rainfall events we are experiencing now produce tremendous amounts of water that quickly runs off without sinking in.” Differing views on the state of water supplies, particularly between suppliers and would-be providers, points to one
Lake Jocassee is down 25 feet due to the severe drought in neighboring Georgia and the demands of keeping Lake Keowee artificially high to meet requirements for cooling reactors at the Oconee Nuclear Station.
of the major problems in managing the state’s water, environmental groups say. “To protect property values, Georgia must maintain water as a public resource; our rivers and aquifers are not a commodity that can be bought and sold to the highest bidder,” the Georgia Water Coalition said in a 2008 report coming on the heels of one of the most severe droughts in recent regional history. South Carolina still has not reached the level of water management being practiced by neighboring states, although the Legislature did pass a water withdrawal bill in 2010 in response to potential litigation with North Carolina over use of rivers with headwaters in that state. The most effective tool for the state has been the Drought Response Committee, which monitors conditions around the state and alerts various water systems when voluntary conservation measures are needed. The committee is a reactive – rather than a proactive – group. Georgia forced draconian measures on water users during the severe drought of the early 21st century. The state cut golf course irrigation, a measure never contemplated in South Carolina, even though drought watchers say the drought was just as severe here, particularly in the Upstate and neighboring North Carolina highlands. A draft report in 2008 by the Water Allocation Study team of the N.C. Environmental Review Commission found that strong population and commercial growth in the headwaters leaves water systems
with few options for additional supply. The report’s authors pointed to the high-growth, quickly urbanizing areas in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. These are “largely concentrated in the Piedmont … and tend to be located on much smaller streams,” they wrote. “At the same time, they sit on rock that is hard and is underlain by relatively nonproductive groundwater sources. In other words, they are not in optimal places from a water supply point of view. Their growth has depended historically on the normally ample supply of annual precipitation that North Carolina receives. As North Carolinians from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the fall line have seen all too well in the past decade, it only takes a few months of rainfall shortages to put some water systems in the Piedmont under great stress,” the report said. Orvin said other states, such as Florida, which has made it illegal to dump sewer plant outflows back into rivers, have taken stronger conservation stands than South Carolina. “In Florida, treated water must be disbursed using purple pipe systems or ground disbursal systems. They have taken a stand down there that water should be used as many times as possible before being returned to the (natural) system,” he said. Schneider said downstream users would be impaired by reusing water in the Upstate, a charge Orvin denies. “The water eventually finds its way back into the natural system,” he said. As the National Wildlife Federation noted in 2008, “The second major drought of the last decade is a wake-up call for the Southeast United States, showing the region’s vulnerability due to its reliance on scarce supplies of fresh water. “The region has been operating under the best-case water availability for the last 50 years, during which drought conditions were relatively rare. But the region has historically experienced regular droughts. Global warming is the future wildcard, potentially causing both more extremely dry periods and more heavy rainfall events. At the same time, warming-induced sea-level rise will increase the risk of saltwater intrusion into important groundwater aquifers.” Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com
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Annual tree seedling sale now underway By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
The state Forestry Commission’s yearly tree seedling sale should make wannabe foresters’ ears perk up as the sale is underway in anticipation of tree planting season. Orders are being taken now for state residents and will get underway for outof- state buyers on Oct. 1. Remaining in-state customers should get their orders in to the Commission within the next threes weeks while their chances of getting the stock they want are high. The Commission’s Taylor Nursery, located near Trenton, grows more than 30 varieties of trees, including pines, hardwoods, and Christmastree species. Taylor Nursery is one of the state’s leading providers of hardwood seedlings and containerized longleaf pine
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Spartanburg City Council got their first look at a new redistricting plan for the city Monday when Bobby Bowers of the state Budget and Control Board Office of Research and Statistics presented a first draft to council. Bowers told council the plan is theirs to work with and changes could still be implemented. “But I urge you to make sure you don’t change minority districts,” he said. Once accepted by council, the plan will be presented to the U.S. Justice Department for review under provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act. A hearing on the plan is set for Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, when Bowers and others from the Budget and Control Board are scheduled to appear again. The public is invited to present questions at the meeting, to be held in the city’s training room. In other business, council approved an ordinance at first reading to amend the zoning of 1585 East Main St. to allow National Bank to sell the property for conversion to a restaurant. Council also voted to allow the city manager to execute a deed transferring two vacant lots in the Timberlake Subdivision to the Lower Spartanburg County Habitat for Humanity. Council also approved a change to the tattoo facilities definition to include body piercing. The standards for body piercing parlors are only allowed in industrial districts and must meet the same distance requirements as Internet cafes: Piercing establishments cannot locate within 1,000 feet of a religious institution or church; school or day care center; boundary of a residential district; a property line of a lot containing a structure having a residential use; public park or recreation area; hospital, doctor’s office or medical center; public building; nursing home; youth activity center; and any property listed on the National Register of Historic Places or listed as historic by the City of Spartanburg. They also can’t locate within 1,000 feet of another tattoo parlor or another body piercing facility. The penalty for violating the body piercing facility restrictions is a maximum fine of $500 or 30 days in jail. Spartanburg City Council next meets on Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in chambers at City Hall, 145 W. Broad St. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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By jerry salley | staff
The 25 or so kids and mothers who had gathered in the top floor of the Innovate Building in downtown Greenville for a back-to-school party weren’t sure what to expect. They saw the boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the counter, and colorful book bags filled with school supplies lining the back wall of the huge room. Although many of them didn’t know each other, they had some things in common. All of the children there had fathers serving time in South Carolina’s Kershaw Correctional Institution. And the man they were about to meet, Cyril Prabhu, wanted to help make sure each of those kids stays out of prison – and makes it to college. Prabhu’s organization, Proverbs 226, cites data that shows that, without care or intervention, between 50 and 70 percent of children with an incarcerated parent would themselves end up in prison someday. The danger is even greater for school dropouts, the data shows. “We wanted to stop that cycle,” said Prabhu. The group’s single-minded mission – to develop kids with incarcerated parents into college graduates – explains its name, Prabhu said. “Proverbs 226” refers
to chapter 22, verse 6 in the Bible book of Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” That mission includes encouraging Cyril Prabhu the child and the father to mend their relationship. The father is urged to remain a “positive influence,” even behind prison walls, Prabhu said. “I tell this all the time to the dads in Kershaw. I tell them that we are in this together. Nobody can do this in silence.” “Most of the dads I know, I understand the struggles that they go through,” said Jody Jackson, who returned to Greenville just weeks ago after spending eight years in Kershaw on drug-related charges. “I understand how hard the communication problem is sometimes, especially to communicate that message that you really love your children, that you can’t wait to get home and you want the best for them.” The Proverbs 226 challenge “is to make sure that the children don’t wind up in the predicament that the father has found himself in – that I found myself in,” Jackson said. The Proverbs 226 vision is to “engage, encourage, educate and enable” the child. Prabhu engages the children and their caregivers with a “Caregiver Commitment Letter” to be signed by both adult and child, outlining expectations and behaviors for both. Proverbs 226 then will assign each child a mentor, an advocate who can guide the child toward available education advantages, such as a primary interven-
tion program (PIP) to help him get individualized attention if necessary. Later on, the children will meet specialists who can help with federal student loans for college. Throughout the process, the child will have opportunities to add to his college fund. Launched in Charlotte, N.C., where Prabhu works as a senior vice president for Bank of America, the program has expanded to work with children of Kershaw inmates in Charleston and Columbia – and now, Greenville and Spartanburg. Jackson will serve as the “City Champion” for the Upstate, helping to coordinate activities on the ground. “I really just want to do whatever I can to help,” Jackson said. “Because when I was there, people helped me and they kept my family intact and communicating, and I just want to give back.” Prabhu, who grew up in Chennai in India, experienced firsthand the hardships of having an absent parent. “When I was six months old, my father left my mom,” he said. “In India, if you have a child without the mother and the father living together, the child becomes illegal. Meaning the child doesn’t get any support from anybody.” Help from an Australian couple he never met, who sent him $35 a month in sponsorship money, inspired him to someday help others. “I’m doing this,” he said, “because somebody did this for me.” After completing college in India, another transformative experience happened a few months after Prabhu moved to the United States in 1993. An electronics store he was in was robbed at gunpoint, and soon the trauma of the event sank in. “I really wanted to go back home,” he said. “But I slowly turned from being
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With Proverbs 226, Cyril Prabhu wants to steer kids away from prison and into college
Jody Jackson, left, helps Cyril Prabhu outline the vision for Proverbs 226. Jackson, who just returned to the Upstate after eight years in Kershaw Correctional Institution, will be the "City Champion" for the area, helping coordinate the ministry's activities.
fearful to being very strongly convinced that I should do something. Because these kids don’t have resources, it’s their poverty that’s causing them to do this.” After several years of ministries within the prison system, Prabhu – who recently became a U.S. citizen – launched Proverbs 226 in January, and is currently working with about 400 children and their families throughout the Carolinas. “The best part is just the excitement of seeing the children, and their faces when we get to hand them the bags,” said Linda Jones, who has been with Proverbs 226 from the start. “It’s especially touching because these book bags have been packed by their fathers. And there’s a letter in there from the father to the child. These kids need that reassurance. They’re missing that. And they need to know that their father loves them.” To learn more about Proverbs 226, visit www.proverbs226.org. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@thespartanburgjournal.com.
Wofford begins search for Dunlap’s successor By CHarles Sowell | staff
Wofford College has named the Presidential Search Committee to find a successor for Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap, who announced his retirement effective at the end of June next year. The committee started work in late August. Dunlap is the 10th president of the college and will retain his appointment as the Chapman Family Professor in the Humanities. After a yearlong sabbatical, he will return to teaching at Wofford. The Wofford Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of these search 10 SPARTANBURG Journal | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
committee members: R. Michael James, a 1973 graduate and former trustee, who will serve as search committee chairman. He is a founding partner of WEDGE Capital Management in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Dr. B. Mike Alexander Jr., a 1973 Wofford graduate and a member of the Wofford Board of Trustees. He is a minister at Belin United Methodist Church in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Charles J. Bradshaw Sr., a 1959 graduate and a retired business executive from Spartanburg; Linville, N.C.; and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Dr. Ellen S. Goldey, the William R. Ke-
nan Professor of Biology and chair of the Department of Biology at Wofford. Laura Jackson Hoy of Myrtle Beach, S.C., a Wofford trustee. Dr. Joab M. Lesesne Jr., president emeritus of Wofford College. Ronald L. Norman, a member of the Class of 2013 and president of Wofford’s Campus Union student government organization. Corry W. Oakes III, a 1989 graduate and a trustee. He is a partner in OTO Development LLC of Spartanburg. Stanley E. Porter, a 1989 graduate and a trustee. He is a consultant with Deloitte & Touche in Chevy Chase, Md. The Rev. Dr. Ronald R. Robinson, the
Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Wofford and a 1978 graduate. Edward B. Wile, a 1973 graduate and a trustee. He is senior vice president for UBS Financial Services in Atlanta. Dr. Dennis M. Wiseman, the Reeves Family Professor of Foreign Languages and dean of the Center for Innovation and Learning at Wofford. Serving as an ex officio member of the committee is J. Harold Chandler of Kiawah Island, S.C., a 1971 graduate and chairman of the Wofford Board of Trustees. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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Pavilion, playground, basketball court included in $1.6 million renovation By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
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City officials and hundreds of residents in the Highlands community came together to celebrate the rebirth of Edward C. Stewart Sr. Park last Saturday. The renovations came after Spartanburg city officials decided to take over management again from the Spartanburg County Recreation Department and launched a $1.63 million renovation of Stewart Park. Denny’s Corporation donated $20,000 toward the project and the city also got a $29,000 state parks grant. The renovated park now features a multipurpose field, a basketball court, a playground, a swing set and an interactive fountain with a sundial, along with a pavilion and picnic area. According to a biography of Stewart by his family, the community activist was a Seneca native. He met his future wife, Johnnye Code, while attending Benedict College. The pair married and had four children. Stewart received a master’s degree from New York University and became an educator and coach in Spartanburg School District 7, where he taught at Highland Elementary School, Cumming Street School, and Jenkins and Carver junior high schools, according to the biography. He also managed the Spartanburg City Pool, where Stew-
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Spartanburg City Council zones for video gambling By CHarles Sowell | staff
Spartanburg City Council took an adroit step in the statewide gambling wars this week, voting on Monday to set up zoning rules that would allow Internet gaming – provided the devices themselves pass muster with law enforcement. City fathers are betting there will be no flood of applications since the Internet cafes would be relegated to industrial zones with tough rules on incidentals like parking. “We could have a flood of applications once this takes effect,” said Kathy Hoefer McCabe, city attorney. “But we don’t think we will because of the other rules that go into effect.” The current temporary ban on Internet gaming will expire when the new rule takes effect. “You can only extend a temporary measure so many times, and the Legislature is not going to take this up again until after the first of the year,” she said. The chaos around the state on Internet gambling created by conflicting judicial rulings and the Legislature’s refusal to intervene with a clarifying law forced the city to move to protect itself, officials said. “We just don’t know when some judge or state lawmakers will make this legal or illegal,” said City Manager Ed Memott. The new law amending Section 512 of the Regulations for Video Casinos
and Poker Machines will force Internet gaming promoters into narrowly drawn locations with tough rules defining operation that include: Limiting locations to light industrial districts and heavy industrial districts with no cafe within 1,000 feet of the following: a religious institution or church; school or day care center; boundary of a residential district; a property line of a lot containing a structure having a residential use; public park or recreation area; hospital, doctor’s office or medical center; public building; nursing home; youth activity center; and any property listed on the National Register of Historic Places or listed as historic by the City of Spartanburg. Spartanburg city staff and the zoning commission were pressured into action in part due to conflicting rulings issued by Greenville County magistrates on Internet cafes. “There are so many types of these devices that we felt the need to act,” Hoefer said. “Law enforcement will show up shortly after a business of this type opens their doors and it will then be left up to police and the courts to determine the legality.” Other rules that will go into effect include a requirement that Internet gaming be the primary use of the business and that there will be no alcohol sales. Rules to ensure adequate parking are also included. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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art encouraged students to “strive for academic excellence.” Stewart died Sept. 9, 1996. As hundreds of area residents strolled the park, Stewart family members and city officials took part in the ribbon-cutting that marked the park’s official opening. The city hopes to connect neighborhoods with a string of parks around the city. The Highlands community suffered from high crime rates for years, as have surrounding areas. City officials said one of the purposes of the new park is to give the youths of depressed sections of town a place to gather and work out their problems in a positive way. The grand opening celebration was punctuated with a youth football game on the multipurpose recreation field.
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BI-LO, WinnDixie join charities
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Charity Classic golf tournament may alternate between Greenville and Jacksonville By DICK HUGHES | senior business writer
Meet the new bosses at Rosenfeld Einstein – same as the old bosses
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Eighteen months ago, Rosenfeld Einstein received a phone call much like so many others it had received over the years. The answer, as usual, was, “No, we are not interested in selling or merging. Thank you for calling. Goodbye.” An investment bank in New York wanted to introduce the family that has owned the Greenville insurance agency for 79 years to a new approach by an interested party. “They were just another person calling us on the phone,” said Howard Einstein, one of three family principals. “It was interesting, but they would not tell us what the model was.” But the bank kept calling back, and eventually, Rosenfeld Einstein
The Rosenfeld Einstein leadership team, from left: Dan Einstein, president; Nathan Einstein, co-founder and current chairman, and Howard Einstein, principal.
BI-LO Charities, which has raised more than $63 million with its Charity Classic golf tournament, is being merged with the charity of Winn-Dixie, the Florida-based supermarket BI-LO acquired, the company confirmed. It is expected, but could not be confirmed at press time, that the BI-LO Foundation will be disbanded and administration of the combined charity will move to Jacksonville, Fla., where the merged company is headquartered. The company said the 30th anniversary BI-LO Classic will be held in the Upstate next year as scheduled, but under the combined foundation’s administration. “Going forward as one foundation, there will be one annual charity golf tournament for the company’s suppliers and vendors beginning in 2013,” the company told the Journal. According to BI-LO, “the inaugural tournament” of the combined charity will be in Greenville next June, but “the tournament location may alternate between Greenville and Jacksonville in future years.” More specific plans “will follow.” BI-LO continued on PAGE 18
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said yes. So it was that one of Greenville’s oldest continuously operated family businesses was acquired by the Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of global insurance broker Marsh Inc., which is a division of the $11 billion professional services conglomerate Marsh McLennan. The deal was announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed. Yes, Einstein told the Journal, the sale ends three generations of family ownership, and that outcome was the main – and only – argument against the sale. But he said the new approach MMA offered that the other suitors did not was this: “We get to keep all of our people. We get to keep our culture. We still get to run the business.” Rosenfeld Einstein will benefit from resources MMA offers to keep pace with a rapidly changing market ushered in by the Affordable Health Care Act, Einstein said. He is convinced changes brought about by the act will survive in whole or, if it is repealed, in part. MMA’s global resources also will benefit Rosenfeld Einstein’s growing list of foreign companies with operations in the Upstate and elsewhere in South Carolina, he said. “If a client doesn’t need the resources we have access to, then nothing changes. If they do, we can bring them to the table and meet them. Be a better partner. This is really what this is all about.” Serious negotiations did not begin until six months ago, the 48-year-old Einstein said. In the end, he, his father Nathan, 76, and his brother Daniel, 51, had to come to grips with “whether we can get over emotionally doing this deal. That was the only con.” He said the advantages for the business, employees and clients “kept growing and growing and growing. We have access to global markets. With health care reform, we get all their tools and resources with the changes that are coming.” What MMA gets is its first foothold in South Carolina with one of the state’s largest insurance agencies. Created in 2008, MMA is acquiring independent agencies in middle markets where the company has not had a presence. Einstein Rosenfeld is MMA’s 21st acquisition. “As a well-managed and growing enterprise with a strong platform of property/ casualty and employee benefits and a reputation for service excellence, Rosenfeld Einstein is a perfect fit to join MMA in the mid-Atlantic,” said Thomas R. Brown,
The current home of Rosenfeld Einstein on South Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville.
a senior MMA executive, in a statement. David Eslick, chairman and CEO of MMA, was instrumental in putting the deal together. He came to Greenville early in the negotiations to assure the Einsteins they would retain control under the MMA umbrella, Howard Einstein said. “That’s what is unique about it. They recognize that a lot of our clients don’t know who Marsh & McLennan is. We get to use their brand if we need it, but the
“The way they structured it for us, it is too lucrative to leave.” Howard Einstein, principal at Rosenfeld Einstein, on the family’s decision to stay on at the company after the merger with MMA.
reality is people know who we are, and we get to keep all of our people and all of our resources,” he said. “That is not typically what happens in a merger and acquisition.” MMA made sure the family stayed: “The way they structured it for us, it is too lucrative to leave,” Einstein said. As an indication of the priority MMA put on acquiring Rosenfeld Einstein, all MMA representatives traveled from their White Plains, N.Y., headquarters to Greenville for negotiations. “I didn’t need to go” to White Plains, said Howard. “They want to be part of this community; I don’t want to be part of theirs.” When the Einsteins brought employees
together to tell them about the deal, he said, their first concern was losing the company’s family culture. Before they agreed to the transaction, the Einsteins talked to five firms already acquired by MMA to determine if MMA’s model worked as advertised. “One thing that was common was all those cultures remained the same,” Einstein said. “What they do and how they manage their people.” Rosenfeld Einstein’s roots date to 1933 when William Rosenfeld started an insurance agency in Asheville, N.C., moving to Greenville five years later. His son-in-law Nathan Einstein joined the company in 1958, became president in 1974, and is now the chairman. Howard Einstein now holds the title of principal and oversees the benefits business. Daniel Einstein runs the property and casualty division, a $9-million business. The hierarchal titles at Rosenfeld Einstein are an irrelevant formality, with the three family members equal partners within a flat organizational structure, Howard Einstein said. “Our receptionist is just as important as my father,” he said. “I don’t have a title on my card; never have and don’t want one. My dad doesn’t have one either.” No one has a designated parking place, everyone eats in the same lunchroom and there are no executive bathrooms, he said. “That’s our culture, and this is our family. It is important that we treat people with dignity. We don’t have a lot of turnover.” The company has 50 to 55 employees. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@ thespartanburgjournal.com.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks South Carolina 39th in its annual index of the legal system’s fairness to business. The chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform, which pushes for businessfriendly legal changes across the country, noted no change in South Carolina’s environment since its last ranking in 2010. But it records improvement from 2008, when the chamber said the state had the 43rd worst legal climate. The 2012 index was released this week. California, Illinois and West Virginia have “some of the worst legal climates” and Delaware has the best, the chamber said. In 2011, the S.C. Legislature passed and Gov. Nikki Haley signed changes in the state’s civil litigation laws, putting a cap of $500,000 on punitive damages or three times compensatory damages. The law permits some exceptions. If a defendant’s actions constituted a felony, the punitive-damage cap rises to $2 million. If a defendant was under the influence of alcohol or drugs in committing the wrongful act, there is no cap. The tort law changes went into effect in January.
New Lab Tests Car Interiors
Clemson University officially opened a new laboratory Tuesday at its International Center for Automotive Research to test interior components built by Tier 1 suppliers to automakers. The new lab, which began operation in May, includes solar simulation and environmental, climate and vibration testing. Clemson built the lab at a cost of $2.2 million. “Some of the infrastructure in the lab will be the only equipment of its kind in the United States, and Upstate automaker BMW Manufacturing
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Innovation Award Finalists
The InnoVision advisory board has announced finalists for the 2012 InnoVision Awards. Finalists for technology development are Milliken of Spartanburg, Proterra of Greenville and Sealed Air Corp., which is based in New Jersey but has facilities in Duncan and Simpsonville. Milliken and Sealed Air also are finalists for technology application. Techtronics Industries, which has a plant in Anderson, is the third finalist. Clemson University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and its Social Media Listening Center are finalists in innovation in education. CardioMed, AssureFit, VidiStar and Zike are small-enterprise finalists. Finalists in sustainability are Climax Global Energy of Barnwell County, J.B. Martin Co. of Leesville, RockinBoat (Teknikem) of Laurens and The Technology Consortium of Greenville. Engenius and the Greenville County Library System are finalists for community service. Winners will be announced Nov. 7 at the 2012 InnoVision Awards Dinner.
The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course has been added to the rotation for the 2013 BMW Charity Pro-Am May 1419. The 7,112-yard course replaces The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, which has been on the rotation since 2008, and joins the Thornblade Club and the Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer in the rotation. “The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corp. has contributed greatly to the Upstate over the last 12 years, and The Reserve community and our members are delighted to join such a worthy cause,” said Chuck Pigg, community manager for The Reserve at Lake Keowee. The BMW Charity Pro-Am has raised $9.5 million for more than 150 charities in the Upstate since 2001.
Player Resumes Course Construction
Construction has resumed on the Gary Player golf course at The Cliffs at Mountain Park, where work was suspended when The Cliffs ran out of money. Construction was resumed as The Cliffs Club and Hospitality Group, which owned golf courses, clubhouses and other lifestyle amenities, came out of bankruptcy under the ownership of Silver Sun Partners. “I have a tremendous amount of optimism for the future of The Cliffs under the new ownership, especially our project at Mountain Park that will be open for play in the fall of next year,” Gary Player said in a statement. Scott Ferrell, president of Gary Player Design, said close attention was paid to ensure the Mountain Park course has firm fairways, uses less water and fertilizer and takes “full advantage of the natural characteristics of the land.” Player’s Black Knight International headquarters are adjacent to the course, as is the Gary Player Estates enclave and the 8,000-square-foot home Player uses when in South Carolina.
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Winn-Dixie is in the third year of holding a charity golf tournament. The 2012 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open takes place Oct. 15-21, 2012. It is a stop on the PGA’s “satellite” minor league tour sponsored by Nationwide Insurance. The tournament raised $1.6 million in its inaugural event in 2010 and $1.8 million last year. The more established BI-LO Charity Classic raised $5.1 million this year and has surpassed more than $63 million in donations since it began in 1984. The proceeds are distributed to charities in the four states where BILO has stores: South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. The BI-LO Foundation gave more than $1.3 million in grants to 85 Upstate charities this year. The company said that combining the separate charities as the BI-LO/ Winn-Dixie Foundation “will allow the company to combine best practices from both charitable entities and will enable it to make a greater impact locally.” Combining the charities minimizes overhead costs and maximizes “the dollars donated back to the charitable organizations throughout the united footprint, including here in the Upstate,” according to the company. The goal of the combined charity is to maintain similar levels of giving “to each of its communities.” Last December, Lone Star
Funds, the Texas private equity firm that owns BI-LO, announced an agreement to buy WinnDixie, a larger supermarket chain, for $590 million. After closing on March 12, the company said headquarters would be in Jacksonville, where Winn-Dixie had excess capacity and a larger infrastructure. Almost all of BI-LO’s operational divisions and personnel were transferred from Mauldin to Jacksonville, leaving behind a regional BI-LO administrative staff under Michael Byars, BI-LO president. Jacksonville and the state of Florida offered incentives totaling $6.6 million in taxpayer subsidies to make Jacksonville the home of the merged company. The value of the subsidies Greenville County and the state of South Carolina offered have not been disclosed, but are said to be “generous.” Prior to the consolidation, BI-LO had 450 employees in its Mauldin headquarters. The company has declined to say how many remain. The transaction created the nation’s ninth-largest supermarket chain by combining 206 BI-LO and 482 Winn-Dixie stores. In the years prior to the merger, both BI-LO and Winn-Dixie went through bankruptcy and emerged as leaner organizations under courtapproved reorganization. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@ thespartanburgjournal.com.
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Members of the media tour Graham Plaza, the new public park-like gathering spot in front of the Peace Center.
Peace Center renovations unveiled First fall outdoor concert showcases $22.8 million update to 22-year-old facility
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Hagood Mill hosts South Carolina State Fiddling Championship By Cindy Landrum | staff
Bands and fiddlers had to be imported from western North Carolina in order for the Hagood Mill to have a full slate of musicians for its first old-time music festival 16 years ago. Times have changed. On Saturday, Hagood Mill will host the South Carolina State Fiddling Championship as a part of its 16th annual Ole Time Fiddlin’ Convention. “Old-time music wasn’t being appreciated as much back then,” said Dean Watson, a fiddler and one of the organizers of the first Hagood Mill fiddling conven-
tion. “But there were only a couple of old-time fiddlers in the Upstate. I think we’ve restored interest in old-time music.” The South enjoys a rich traditional musical heritage, and the Upstate has been a hotbed of tradition. One of the last of the official old-time fiddling competitions in the Upstate was held in 1924 at Tillman Hall on the campus of what was then known as Clemson College, Watson said. Many non-musicians equate bluegrass music with old-time music, Watson said. But it’s not the same. “Bluegrass is older than pop music, but it didn’t get its start until the 1930s
and 1940s,” Watson said. “Old-time music is pre-Civil War to 1930.” The main difference between bluegrass and old-time music is the way the banjo and fiddle are played, he said. Bluegrass banjo players use the threefinger roll popularized by Earl Scruggs. Old-time banjo players use the claw hammer, a high rhythm style, Watson said. Old-time fiddle players use a shuffle bow style. “They both have a distinctively different sound,” Watson said. “At MerleFest, the largest on the East Coast, the music is so differentiated that they have a different stage for each. Old-time music is more of fiddling continued on page 20
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Peace Center concertgoers got a taste of the completed renovations at the performing arts center this week during Vince Gill’s outdoor concert at the TD Stage that kicked off the 2012-2013 season. The Peace Center launched a capital campaign in 2010 to update the exterior and create a more open public space. Requiring a little more than a year to complete, the renovations include a revamped lobby area, a new plaza facing Main Street, an updated amphitheater and a patron’s lounge. The familiar brick columns at the front of the building are now integrated into the design of the lobby, which creates more room for crowds waiting before shows and during intermissions, said lead architect Mark Timbes of the Garvin Group. In addition, a fire lane was removed Peace continued on page 20
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and a new public plaza facing Main and Broad streets added seating walls and will soon host outdoor events in collaboration with the city of Greenville, said Peace Center president Megan Riegel. The plaza features donor-named stones, adding to the feeling of community investment, she said. Transparent structural glass surrounds what once was the façade of the building, creating a “clear veil” designed to allow passersby to see what is going on inside, said Timbes. This design adds approximately 14,000 square feet to the lobby area and “makes it truly a community asset and link to the river,” he added. Last week, Genevieve’s Lounge, named for a donor and member of the Peace family, hosted its first event for patrons. This week, the lounge hosted a crowd during the Vince Gill concert. The high-ceilinged space overlooks the amphi-
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At 11:45 a.m., the banjo competition will be held on the main stage, while the wildcat open adult competition will be held on the second stage. At noon, the state Legislature resolution honoring the Pickens County Cultural Commission for recreating the South Carolina State Fiddling Championship will be presented. Competition gets going again at 12:30 p.m. with the string band competition on the main stage and the junior fiddle competition on the second stage. At 2 p.m., the adult fiddle competition will be held on the main stage. The sec-
theater and has a moveable wall for opening onto a terrace. Sound from the concert stage Megan Riegel will be piped up to the patron lounge and the terrace, which Riegel dubbed a “giant skybox.” The terrace was built on the former Japanese dogwood lane. The reconfiguration of the performance space behind the Peace Center includes a slight rotation of the stage, a translucent canvas roof and stone seating walls. Scott Garvin, principal in charge at the Garvin Group, said the area will seat approximately 1,200 people. Concertgoers can bring blankets, folding chairs and seat cushions for the show. Identifying unused or underutilized space in the Peace Center has yielded a chance to create areas where those attending shows can linger and
Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum @thespartanburgjournal.com.
So you know: What: South Carolina State Fiddling Championship at the 16th Annual Ole Time Fiddlin’ Convention Where: Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens When: Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 864-898-3963
that the public can use, Riegel said. “Greenville has changed so much in the more than 20 years since the Peace Center opened, people used to leave immediately after a show,” she said. Now they have spaces for gathering, she said. In addition to opening up the outdoor spaces for the public, Riegel said that the venue wants to continue to offer $10 tickets for many shows and add free performances at the TD Stage. The improvements are the result of a $21 million fundraising campaign that finished with $22.8 million, said Riegel. Approximately 44 individual, corporate and foundation donors contributed $19.3 million of the funds raised, including several members of the Peace family. The City of Greenville committed $2.5 million and Greenville County added $1 million to the pot. The campaign went so well because the Peace Center means so much to the commu-
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a Blue Ridge Mountains type of music.” That makes sense, since the mill is located about 100 yards up the Twelve Mile River, marking the beginning of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Dark Corner area of Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties. Although the competition doesn’t begin until Saturday at 10:30 a.m., musicians will begin arriving Friday and will participate in a “Musicians’ Gathering” on Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, awards and cash prizes will be given to the top three performers in each of the following categories: string band, guitar, “wildcat” open (anything musical), junior fiddle, junior open and fiddle. The winner of the fiddle competition will be named the 2012 South Carolina State Fiddling Champion. On Saturday, J.C. Owens, who was one of the last winners of the South Carolina State Fiddling Championships in the early 1960s when it was held at Greenville Memorial Auditorium, will perform at 10:40 a.m. The guitar competition begins at 11 a.m. on the main stage. At the same time, the junior open will be held on the stage behind the rock art building.
ond stage will feature an open stage for youngsters and the Pickens High School Bluegrass Band. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., playoffs between the top three guitar, banjo, wildcat open, fiddler and string band entries will be held. The schedule is subject to change based on the number of registered competitors. The Hagood Mill is an 1845 waterpowered gristmill that will be running throughout the day. Fresh stone-ground cornmeal, grits and wheat flour will be available for purchase. Hagood Mill also holds a monthly Third Saturday event. Hagood Mill is three miles north of Pickens off U.S. Highway 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road.
The stage pavilion and amphitheater behind the Peace Center on the Reedy River have been completely redesigned.
nity, Riegel said. Conceived in 1985 and named after the family that spearheaded the capital campaign, the Peace Center was constructed when Main Street was littered with vacant lots and empty storefronts. Now it sits among expansive development and brisk commerce, creating an annual economic impact of $22 million on its own. The renovations will continue into the Huguenot Loft and the center’s education center. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@ thespartanburgjournal.com.
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The Converse College Visiting Writers Series presents a reading by Robert Olmstead on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. in the Bain Room in Wilson Hall. Olmstead’s most recent book, “The Coldest Night,” was published in April. Olmstead has six previous books that span several genres: short stories, fiction and nonfiction as well as a book on writing, “Elements of the Writing Craft.” Recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and an NEA grant, Olmstead is a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University as well as a faculty member in the Converse College Low-Residency MFA program. For more information, visit www.converse.edu.
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On Sept. 27, 7-8 p.m., the History Hub of the Spartanburg County Historical Association goes on location to the Cowpens National Battlefield to learn about this pivotal battle of the American Revolution. Park staff will answer questions and share this wonderful site. The Spartanburg History Hub is a network of individuals and organizations committed to Spartanburg County history. For more information, call 864-542-ARTS.
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The Spartanburg Repertory Company opens its 2012-13 season with the off-Broadway success “Little Mary Sunshine” on Oct. 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in the David Reid Theater at Chapman Cultural Center. The show features light-hearted parodies of the musical theater and operettas of such greats as Gilbert and Sullivan, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein. Spartanburg native Michelle Dover is directing the show, with Converse graduate students Scarlett and Maurice Hendricks playing the roles of Little Mary and Captain Jim, respectively. Season tickets are still available through www.spartanburgrepertorycompany.org. Single tickets can be purchased by calling the Chapman Cultural Center box office at 864-542-2787 or visiting www.chapmanculturalcenter.org. Ticket prices are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors (over 55), $5 for children or students and $28 for a family package (two adults and up to four children). Send us your arts announcement. Email: spartanburgarts@thespartanburgjournal.com
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Families of students who are deaf-blind can learn more about job opportunities, educational programs and special equipment at a weekend seminar Sept. 21-23 at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind in Spartanburg. The seminar will be led by adults who are deaf-blind and professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation. Student participants should be 14 to 21 years old, still enrolled in school, and deaf-blind. Cost is $20 per family and includes food, lodging and materials. For more information or an application, contact Elaine Sveen, project manager, at 864-577-7770 or by email at esveen@scsdb.org. Angela Duckworth, special education teacher from the McCarthy Teszler School, has been selected as the 2012-2013 Spartanburg School District Seven Teacher of the Year. Duckworth will represent the school district as the nominee for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year program. Other teachers of the year from schools in the district include: Alice Scoggins, Jesse Boyd Elementary; Crystal Weathers, Chapman Elementary; Robin Chandler, Cleveland Academy of Leadership; Sherrie Jeffries, Houston Elementary; Susan Woodham, Pine Street Elementary; Lichelle Jones, Mary H. Wright Elementary; Likeisha Kelly, E.P. Todd School; Lisa Dawson, Carver Middle; Kimberly Colón, McCracken Middle; Susan McAbee-Plonski , SHS Freshman Academy; Shari Byers, Spartanburg High School; Gladys Jeter, Early Learning Center at Park Hills; and Becky Littlefield, Whitlock Flexible Learning Center.
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Spartanburg author Michel Stone signs copies of her book for students at Converse. Stone’s widely acclaimed first novel, “The Iguana Tree,� from Hub City Press, was selected for the annual freshman reading program. The award for best student essay on the book was given during the event. Right: Spartanburg author and Converse alumna Michel Stone reads from her book, “The Iguana Tree,� during a recent visit to the school.
First-year Wofford students enjoyed The Summit at Camp Greystone in Tuxedo, N.C. There they swam, canoed, did rock climbing and other outdoor activities while getting acquainted with each other during the orientation program.
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Across 1 Venomous African snake 6 Slants 11 Actor Keach 16 Martes, por ejemplo 19 Pan Am rival 20 “Delta of Venus” author Nin 21 Actor/public speaker who often began “Unaccustomed as I am to speaking ...” 22 Before, in ballads 23 Where there’s no rest for the weary? 26 And not 27 Exhibit presenters, briefly 28 Swedish imports 29 Some Deco collectibles 30 Agent Scully on “The X-Files” 31 Consider judicially 32 Old Clevelandbased gas company 34 Got burning again 35 Word from a crib 38 Precinct high jinks? 43 Multiple choice options 45 Rural “What if ...?” 46 “Damn Yankees” role 47 Adman’s demo reel? 50 Mason’s jobs 55 Fruity wine concoctions 56 Rifleman’s aid
57 “Permit Me Voyage” poet James 58 NBC sketch series 59 Staircase shape 62 Sports venue 63 Engross the financial district? 69 __ d’Alene 70 Can’t-miss 71 Links target 72 Yank or Jay 73 Whomp, biblically 75 Learning period 80 Cadenzas in concertos, say 82 Court defense team? 85 Soccer great who wore #10 86 Court conclusion starter 87 Home of Oral Roberts University 88 Where meteorologists relax and talk shop? 95 Draft picks 96 Birds named for a Greek titan 97 Big name in wrap 98 Turkic tent 100 Utopia 101 __ Cup: classic candy 103 Extremely tiny 105 Actress Farrow 108 Large expanse 109 Overpromotion of a Stephenie Meyers fantasy novel series? 113 Elevator compart-
ment 114 German wine region 115 Glacial ridge 116 Port-du-__: French cheese 117 Prince Valiant’s boy 118 Puppeteer Lewis 119 Epic accounts 120 Bobby pin target Down 1 California college Harvey __ 2 China setting 3 __ media 4 Flickable lighter 5 Materialized 6 Jaunt through the jungle 7 Turning point? 8 Aardvarks have long ones 9 Quipster 10 Sound of a leak 11 Zhivago portrayer 12 Skin tones? 13 Singer India.__ 14 Navy NCOs 15 Hither’s partner 16 Highest North American peak, to natives 17 Like “Big deal!” 18 Do a worm’s job 24 Hat-tipper’s word 25 Giggle 30 New Jersey/Pennsylvania border river 31 What a gal has that a gent doesn’t?
32 Visit Amazon.com, say 33 Seine tributary 34 Part 35 Meteorology tools 36 Hocus-pocus opening 37 Full __ 39 Retired jets 40 Tax prep pro
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51 Usage fee of a kind 52 Molding style 53 Monthly expense 54 New Zealand parrot 56 Ladies of Sp. 59 Windex targets 60 Pulitzer journalist killed in combat in 1945 61 1945 battle setting, familiarly 62 Collar 63 Links shirt 64 Angler’s favorite dance? 65 From the Continent 66 Part of BTU 67 An article may be written on it 68 Get under control 69 __ in Charlie 73 Pamplona parlor 74 C-ration successors 75 In __: as found 76 Crouch down 77 “Aqualung” band Jethro __ 78 Fluency 79 Dietary amts. 81 Muscle mag display 82 Cornstarch brand 83 Ten up front? 84 Brandy label letters 86 Undercover, for short 88 Diet Squirt alternative 89 Worrywart’s words 90 Gain again, as trust 91 Mutt, vis-à-vis Jeff 92 “Fighting” college team 93 Pedals 94 Fling 99 Rudely awaken 101 [Air kiss] 102 Elton John/Tim Rice musical 103 Video file format 104 Little bit of Greek? 105 Wide margin 41 Hardly a jolly good 106 Debtors’ letters show 107 Hill workers 42 Bread in a skillet 109 Conan’s network 44 Screen blinker 110 Isn’t without 48 POTUS’s alternate 111 Vocal syllable title 112 Road crew’s supply 49 Soft mineral 50 Fish feature Crossword answers: page 25
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THE SYMPTOMS BY ASHLEY HOLT
All hail the King of Stain My dream for the house had always been new wall-to-wall carpet. This seemed luxurious, yet essential to me. I’ve spent a good deal of my life on the floor – writing, drawing, playing guitar, sleeping off a bender – and quality carpeting had padded my cheeks through these low-level adventures in my youth. So I was spoiled. Forget fixing the faulty plumbing, the gas leak, or the refrigerator that sometimes catches fire. I wanted new carpet. The problem was Petey, the miscellaneous dachshund/terrier the wife and I had inherited from her parents. Petey, a squat, nervous mutt, was not the sort of dog who could retrieve the newspaper, catch a Frisbee, or do anything a dog owner might consider useful or sporting. What Petey could do, with the expert craftsmanship of a true professional, was throw up on the floor. It wouldn’t necessarily indicate any serious illness or even minor stomach flu. There was just a 50/50 chance any given day that breakfast or dinner might make a return engagement. A floor show, if you will. And since we spent so much time toweling up after Precious Pete, I was certain that no amount of Stainmastering could stand up against the onslaught of this hairy little fire hose. I decided my new carpet was a dream deferred. I’d have to wait until Petey’s demise. But Petey, true to his disobedient nature, would not die. Even after going blind and deaf, even after losing much of his mobility to arthritis, he staggered
on. Even after developing liver cancer and thyroid dysfunction, which caused regular seizures that might take down a racehorse, Petey would merely shake off the disorientation, lose his lunch, and blindly stumble on with his day. We thought for sure his advanced wobbliness would do him in at age 14. By age 19, it seemed the dog would live to be drinking age. He already had the stagger and spew for it. The irony in his longevity was that, at one point or another, everyone wanted to kill this dog. In his younger days, frisky and full of manic anxiety, Petey whined incessantly. Not only whined, but yowled in terror and anticipation at nearly anything out of the ordinary, no matter how ordinary. He flipped out when the car made a left
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turn, he spazzed when someone walked out the door, he freaked if someone on the right side of the room moved slightly to the left. He yelped as if being waterboarded during a bath and, had he been able to speak (he certainly tried), he would have given up the secret location of the guerrilla freedom fighters at the first threat of a nail trimming. He was, by far, the most nerve-wracking dog I have ever encountered. Petey got by on his looks. He had a furry little terrier face, with what Melissa referred to as his “60 Minutes” eyebrows. He had shaggy ears like a spaniel and, protruding from the center of his skull, a perfect, natural Mohawk of blond hair. He was, by all accounts, adorable. And this is why we did not kill him. This is why he was allowed to mature into a mellow, stumbling old age. We effectively rewarded Petey for nearly 20 years of daily aggravation by scrubbing his spills, keeping him clean, trimmed, free of ticks and stickers, medicating his ailments, and feeding him the preferred dog food, treats and occasional French fries that we’d see again later. And we did all this because, in spite of our sandblasted nerves, we loved Petey. It’s easy to love an adorable puppy that licks your face, snuggles peacefully in your lap, and brings nothing but joy. It’s no trick to show kindness to the infinitely cute (well, unless it’s Zooey Deschanel). But our real humanity is revealed when we love and care for those we’d much
rather bludgeon with a 9-iron (like Zooey Deschanel). When we refrain from killing those who constantly whine and complain and stink up our homes, and instead provide them with the affection that allows their annoyances to thrive, this is how we know we are civilized people. And so, in this spirit of tolerance, after giving up the idea that this 19-year-old irritant was ever going to go to Doggie Heaven, I purchased my wall-to-wall dream carpet for the little mongrel to stain persistently. And stain he did, for nearly a year, until the day came when the spews outnumbered the meals, and we knew the indestructible little heaver would finally wobble no more. Just a few days ago, Petey went to that great padded, cut pile flooring in the sky. I have my carpet all to myself now. It’s held up well under the constant scrubbing. I like to sit on the wellcushioned floor, sketching, eating, picking at scabs, enjoying the comforts of a hurl-free environment. But I sit very still, as is my conditioning, so as not to upset Petey. Ashley Holt is a writer and illustrator living in Spartanburg. His neurotic quirks and extreme sensitivity to broad social trends are chronicled in The Symptoms, an illustrated blog. Check out his website at www.ashleyholt.com.
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