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    OUTDOORS

    Duck Season Was One to Remember

    Cold weather is the number one factor on South Carolina duck hunting success, it would seem. Duck habitat is a chief concern but recent history has shown migratory waterfowl do not utilize that excellent habitat if they don’t migrate this far south. With an unusually cold December in North America, strong numbers of migratory birds arrived in the Lowcountry.

    Fishing Report for the Coastal Lowcountryof South Carolina

    Hooked and Edited by Jeff Dennis

    A Charleston Sportsman Finds Adventure in Panama

    After a frightful rainy season in November that created mudslides and flooding for inland areas, coastal Panama is back to its usual 80- to 90-degree weather each day. Clear skies and low humidity make it an ideal winter getaway, and few know this better than Charleston’s Fleetwood Hassell, Jr., who is spending his second winter in Panama City.

    OPINION

    Helping Those When It Really Matters

    We have mentioned frequently how much we admire the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy and its team and how we believe this is an organization that deserves your most generous support. The only way to appreciate fully what this fine group does is to hear from someone blessed by their caring services. David Richardson, a CCC board member, will never forget the day of his son’s accident, September 23, 1999, when he stepped out of the ambulance and met Chaplain Dewey for the first time in the emergency room at MUSC.

    South of Broad Passions to Protect Quality of Life

    The word around Charleston for nearly a year, as one might have

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