Brian Hicks
Post & Courier
Charleston, SC, United States
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Hicks: Book banning is conveniently back. Ray Bradbury would be horrified.
It’s a good thing Pat Conroy books don’t include illustrations, otherwise somebody might try to ban him. → Read More
Former SC Governor, U.S. Senator Ernest F. 'Fritz' Hollings dies at 97
Ernest Frederick “Fritz” Hollings, the charismatic and quick-witted former U.S. senator and South Carolina governor who became one of the state's most important national political figures, died early Saturday after → Read More
Hicks column: Selective history lessons are little more than Propaganda 101
South Carolina is doing the same thing as Texas, selectively teaching history and social studies to public school students. → Read More
Berkeley County is going to pot(ty) over school district transgender stance
You just knew this Berkeley County schools policy on transgender bathroom use would not pass unnoticed. → Read More
Race is far from the only consideration in jury selection
Calling someone a racist is about the worst label you can stick on someone these days. → Read More
With backs against the wall, school board shows some backbone
The Charleston County School Board was skewered, lambasted and called dirty names by a standing room-only crowd at 75 Calhoun Monday night. → Read More
RIP Lincoln High School, 1954-2016?
The Charleston County School Board is going to close Lincoln High on Monday, if they can withstand the pressure from angry McClellanville residents and the NAACP. → Read More
West Ashley bridge bike lane fails the test
That bike lane on the T. Allen Legare Bridge has gotten a reprieve — Charleston City Council won’t scuttle this traffic experiment next week. → Read More
Put yourself in the shoes of a Burns Elementary teacher
The students at Burns Elementary are in for big changes next year. → Read More
North Carolina, we’ve got a Bright idea for you
Just a few years ago, no one would have dared dream we might one day be considered the sane Carolina. → Read More
Charleston makes state a 526 offer it can’t — or shouldn’t — refuse
On Friday, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg planted himself firmly in the middle of the fight to save 526. → Read More
A few less $2,500 Mount Pleasant apartments? Good
Nobody was more surprised by Mount Pleasant’s decision to put a six-month moratorium on new apartments than Councilman Joe Bustos, the man who suggested it. → Read More
Wilson v. Pascoe: Drawn-out Justice
Only one thing is clear in this bizarre, precedent-setting legal spat between Attorney General Alan Wilson and Solicitor David Pascoe. → Read More
Exploring inside the Hunley, one more time
If there are any last remaining secrets onboard the Hunley, they will be out soon. → Read More
From Clemson to Cuba: Partnership could see study, historic preservation of buildings, culture
Charleston may soon export some of its experience and expertise in historic preservation to a place even older than the Holy City: Cuba. → Read More
Attacks on The Citadel’s Confederate flag misplaced
If you saw that crazy story out of The Citadel last week, you might have thought it was from a Pat Conroy novel. → Read More
Charleston's last call for alcohol?
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McConnell may have the last laugh in his final political act
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