Charleston

It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

Although the solar eclipse will be total, lasting about two minutes, in a narrow path across North America that includes Nashville and Charleston, for people in Portland and Chicago, for example, the eclipse will only be partial.

Thirty years ago, a deadly hurricane ripped through the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina, destroying many of its historic homes and buildings.

Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, Charleston is a thriving coastal city.

Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, Charleston is a thriving coastal city. But should disaster strike again, members of its artisan community are well prepared to help rebuild and restore.

"There's a very negative connotation about rats, which is kind of sad," she said during a recent visit to her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.

College of Charleston school president Andrew Hsu is proud of Cutright and what she has accomplished, both in school and in her job, and said she is a good example of the kind of success stories his students and graduates have experienced.

Born in the Philippines, my maternal grandmother couldn't speak good English, as for "Charleston Heston," she would pronounce "Char-less-ton Heston." Meanwhile, my paternal grandmother was the proud head of the English Department of a high school in Batangas, Philippines.

Students have built seats and shelters for local bus stops, created giant pizza ovens, and restored the ironwork on gates created by Philip Simmons, renowned Charleston ironwork artisan and one of the founders of ACBA.