Spending a weekend with my yoga guru, Baron Baptiste, was an amazing experience.  Twelve hours a day of power vinyasa yoga has a way of cleansing the body and mind of many distractions and helps clear away the cobwebs.

A Beaufortonian living in Japan reflects on the country she’s grown to love as its people cope with overwhelming tragedy.

On September 11, 2001, I was driving to my job at a local newspaper in South Carolina. On the radio, I heard that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers. I thought it was just a horrible accident, and when I arrived at work went into the Editor's office and told him the news.

Within thirty minutes, my life, and those of all Americans, was changed forever.

 We love springtime in Beaufort, and one of the reasons is that the “Voices” of Beaufort High will once again shower us with song.  This year, however, these talented students also will present us with moral quandaries, humor and satire --- Mark Twain style.  In addition to 3 sets of diverse and beautifully executed choral music, this spring show will conclude with a staged medley of “Big River.”

Taken from Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the hit musical “Big River” first appeared on Broadway in 1985, combining Twain’s wit and story-telling with Roger Miller’s musical genius.

Dear L. A. Plume,

What is the etiquette for unfortunate cell phone redial moments? The other day I was talking to a business associate and when we finished talking, he must have hit the call button by mistake. The result was that I was privy to a conversation he was having with his wife on speakerphone, which without going into detail, was something I really didn’t need to hear.  The gist of it is that now I will not be comfortable in her presence.  Should I let him know what happened?

Mark