Since May 2005
PRESORT STANDARD
Volume 15 Issue 26
Sullivan’s Island
Report on
accreted land
released
BY BRIAN SHERMAN
ISLAND EYE NEWS MANAGING EDITOR
T
he Sullivan’s Island Town Council
won’t take any concrete action
concerning the island’s accreted
land until the threat of the coronavirus
is gone and local residents are able to
voice their opinions on the subject in
person, according to Mayor Pro Tempore
Chauncey Clark.
However, the Council was scheduled
to hold a virtual meeting April 6, with
only one item on the agenda: giving
Biohabitats the authority “to prepare
a grant pre-proposal letter to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Federation for the
conceptual design of a back-dune ridge
and storm water retention infrastructure
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SI Council
lets grant
application die
A
t a special meeting April 6, the
Sullivan’s Island Town Council
considered a motion to move
forward with a pre-proposal grant
application to the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation.
The motion sought funds for a
feasibility study for: a thin-layer
sediment addition to the marsh to
the north; realigning beach and dune
topography to enhance protection;
restoring maritime wetlands and
natural flow patterns; using the
accreted land to reduce future flooding
from increasingly intense rainfall
events on the island.
The motion failed due to a lack of a
second.
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• Isle of Palms • Goat Island • Dewees Island
Life is a
beach
BY BRIAN SHERMAN
MANAGING EDITOR • THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
P
lanning on spending an hour or so
working out at your local gym? Highly
unlikely. Is taking care of your hair
at your favorite barber or beauty salon on
the schedule for this coming week? Not
gonna’ happen. Promised the kids you’d
take them bowling? You’ll have to break the
bad news to them that the fun excursion
has been canceled, and, even if you could
convince them that it would be a good idea,
you won’t be able to take a trip to a nearby
museum instead.
Don’t count on spending a day at the
beach anytime soon, either, at least until
COVID-19, the biological beast that has
infected well over 1.3 million people and
claimed north of 73,000 lives worldwide
– with those numbers rising dramatically
every day – is under control.
Between executive orders from Gov.
Henry McMaster and action taken by local
government entities, a long list of business
and other activities temporarily are no
longer permitted on Sullivan’s Island and
Isle of Palms, throughout the Lowcountry
and across the state of South Carolina.
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In an executive order dated March 30,
McMaster shut down all public beaches,
as well as public piers, docks, wharfs, boat
ramps and boat landings. Commercial
fishermen will be able to continue working
in South Carolina’s waters. As of 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7, a Home Work order
limiting movement to going to work,
visiting family and buying essential goods
or services, was scheduled to go into
effect. The order does not prevent outdoor
exercise. Both Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s
Island have posted signs indicating that the
beach is closed at all beach access points.
IOP Mayor Jimmy Carroll said people on
boats passing through the Marina would
be able to buy gas and shop at the store,
but he added that boat launches would be
closed, except to commercial fishermen.
“This is all because of people not paying
attention to social distancing,” Carroll
said. “It’s just been a zoo out there on the
waterway.”
Two other executive orders from the
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SERVICE
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2 April 10, 2020
Message from the Mayor: This is no ordinary time
Dear island neighbors,
In 1940, as WW II was underway in Europe and the United States
watched warily, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt captured the moment
and focused the attention of a national audience in five words: “This is
no ordinary time.”
Those words hold equally true now, on the island, in South
Carolina, in the United States and across the globe.
We face a national and global crisis of uncertain severity and
duration. One thing we know about this pandemic is that is has
caused crushing pain and loss and will continue to do so, to an even
greater degree in the near term. The only other thing we know for
certain about the future of this pandemic and its impact on us is that
we don’t know what it holds.
We have all seen that the situation remains very fluid, and therefore
the responses of governments at all levels, from Washington to Town
Hall, have had to change as circumstances change, sometimes
abruptly. What looks like ambivalence and indecision is very often a
response to a 180-degree change in outside factors.
Through all this, the Town has been in frequent communication
with our fellow beach communities of Isle of Palms, Folly Beach and
Edisto Beach, and Charleston County leadership, especially Chair
Elliott Summey. The town administrators are in constant contact,
as are their public safety leaders and mayors. There have been daily
tri-county emergency calls so that all local governmental entities
can update each other on their status and receive daily updates
from DHEC. Our collaboration with Isle of Palms has been especially
productive. Thanks to the efforts of Mayor Carroll and his staff,
and our great staff, our joint checkpoints plan is working smoothly,
treating our two islands as one.
Apart from the long-term national and global effects of the
pandemic, in the moment, the impacts on daily life are numerous and
undeniable. In many cases, they would have been inconceivable just a
year ago.
The situation calls for adaptability, creativity, patience,
understanding and generosity. Or at least some of those! I personally
am shooting for three out of five at any one time and trying to improve
on that.
And although it may seem out of place in the midst of a widespread
threat to life, on a daily basis I would add a sixth useful quality: a
sense of humor. As a recent example, a couple in Mount Pleasant got
married a few days ago with scores of folks in attendance – on Zoom.
After the officiant pronounced them husband and wife, they of course
followed with…elbow bumps! Best wishes, Pete and Tina!
But let’s don’t try to skirt the fact that we all will have to sacrifice
in various ways, not just for our own health but for the greater good:
the health of our neighbors, friends and the entire community and
population. Nationally, we are called upon to stay home as much as
possible. Locally, for now we are asked to stay off the beach and out of
the parks and tolerate the usually minimal delays getting through the
checkpoints.
Speaking of the checkpoints, my usual aversion to social media was
reinforced by some of the comments posted in recent weeks about the
need to restrict access to the island. The Town’s decision was a matter
of numbers, crowd size and crowd behavior – not elitism. We on the
island are no less likely to carry the virus than to catch it, just like
everyone else. There have been some disturbing comments around
this issue, both by people who don’t live on the Island and those
who do – thankfully small numbers of each group. The vast majority
of us on the island understand that once we cross the Intracoastal
Waterway, we become “nonresidents” in someone else’s community.
I would like to thank the many islanders who have shown their
appreciation to our staff at the checkpoints and elsewhere. You have
no idea what a difference that makes! And please look for ways to look
after your neighbors and help folks in need elsewhere. While not a
substitute for hand sanitizer, kindness and generosity may be just as
important for the health of our community.
We must remember that much, much sacrifice is already being
required of many. For example, health care workers and first
responders are putting in extremely long hours at great risk of
infection. People are losing their jobs, their businesses, their loved
ones. More sacrifice will be required of many people going forward.
So whenever this is over, if the worst thing that has happened to me
is that I had to stay off the beach for a month or two, I will consider
myself very fortunate indeed!
Stay healthy! See you around the island…but in small groups only. ☺
P.S. The newspaper you are reading is of course one of our wonderful
island businesses, all of which are having very hard times. You can
patronize the restaurants that are offering takeout, but you can also
take out ads in The Island Eye News. Tell the islands about your off-
island business and what it offers! If you’re doing OK, how about a
happy birthday notice for your special person or an ad supporting your
favorite candidate in upcoming elections, or…use your imagination.
Pat O’Neil, Mayor - Sullivan’s Island
843-670-9266 | @oneilpm1 | oneilp@sullivansisland.sc.gov
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governor shut down a wide range
of venues where people might
gather in large numbers or be in
close contact with one another,
from nightclubs and bowling
alleys to fitness centers and
spas and hair, waxing, nail and
tanning salons. He later added
furniture, jewelry, department,
clothing, shoe, clothing and
shoe accessory stores, as well
as florists, sporting goods,
book, craft and music stores to
the list of businesses that are
required to close temporarily.
In addition, he eliminated
short-term rentals for people
traveling to South Carolina from
“hot spots” such as New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and New Orleans.
That includes potential guests at
hotels, motels, vacation homes,
condominiums, resorts and bed
and breakfasts.
Before the governor issued his
executive orders, Isle of Palms
passed even tougher measures
for those wishing to visit. At a
special meeting March 25, the
IOP Council almost unanimously
agreed to ban short-term
rentals of 29 days or less until
the end of April. Councilman
Ryan Buckhannon, who owns
rental property on the island,
did not vote. Visitors who were
already on the island were
able to complete their existing
reservations.
The Council, which voted
March 20 to restrict access to
the island between 7 a.m. and
7 p.m., took further action after
receiving input from Dr. Edward
O’Bryan, an emergency medicine
physician at the Medical
University of South Carolina.
“Dr. O’Bryan, one of the
leading sources of information
about the coronavirus, said 14
days is not enough,” according
to Carroll. “We needed to go
beyond that 14-day period
on the advice of medical
professionals. That was beyond
our expertise.”
He added that the ban on
short-term rentals could be
extended past the end of April.
“It all depends on what
happens between now and
then,” Carroll pointed out.
“We’re watching it on a daily
basis. This is scary. These are
pretty drastic measures. There’s
no doubt about it.”
Not everyone was happy
about the Council’s decision.
Mel Miles, owner of Exclusive
Properties, which manages
around 30 rental homes on Isle
of Palms, was disappointed that
the ban was extended into and
past Easter weekend.
“I know they are under a ton
of pressure from local residents.
Everybody is scared to death
of people coming down here
from ‘hot spots’ like New York
and New Jersey,” Miles said. “I
understand it. I would not want
to be in line in the grocery store
with someone who might have
the virus. But I wish we had
less-extreme measures. It seems
like it’s an overreaction.”
“This will be a huge revenue
loss for us,” he added. “We’ll
have zero income for the whole
month of April.”
Councilman Randy Bell,
a New Jersey native himself,
said keeping people who live in
“hot” zones from visiting Isle
of Palms is a prudent move for
the community, from a health
standpoint as well as financially.
“I can’t speak for the other
Council members, but for the
overall economy of the island,
it’s better to attack the virus
early and flatten the curve than
to let it accelerate and see a
longer-term impact,” he said.
“Our responsibility is to the
citizens and to their health.”
“There is no singular correct
answer to this,” he added.
“These are trying times. We’re
going to have to see what the
data and medical science tell us
Who says turtles have small brains? This one, on Ocean Boulevard, was
smart enough to wear a mask until the coronavirus pandemic is over.
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after the April 30 deadline.”
O’Bryan told Council members
that many of the people who
have tested positive for the
coronavirus in the Lowcountry
are travelers, and a good
number of those came to the
Carolina coast from the New
York area. When asked by
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ocial Security and
Supplemental Security
Income benefit payments
will continue to be paid on time
during the COVID-19 pandemic,
according to Social Security
Commissioner Andrew Saul. The
agency also reminds everyone to
be aware of scammers who try to
take advantage of the pandemic
to trick people into providing
personal information or payment
through retail gift cards, wire
transfers or internet currency or
by demanding cash to maintain
Social Security benefit payments
or receive economic impact
payments from the Department
of the Treasury.
“Social Security will pay
monthly benefits on time,
and these payments will not
be affected by the COVID-19
pandemic,” Saul said. “I want
our beneficiaries to be aware
that scammers may try to trick
you into thinking the pandemic
is stopping or somehow changing
your Social Security payments,
but that is not true. Don’t be
fooled.”
The Department of the
Treasury will soon provide
information about economic
impact payments under the
recently enacted Coronavirus
Aid, Relief and Economic
Security (CARES) Act. Treasury,
not Social Security, will be
making direct payments to
eligible people. Please do not
call Social Security about these
payments.
The agency continues to
direct the public to its online
self-service options whenever
possible. Local offices are closed
to the public but are available
by phone. People can find their
local field office phone number
by accessing the Field Office
Locator.
To allow available agents to
provide better phone coverage,
the agency temporarily changed
the National 800 number hours
on March 31. The hours will
change from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
local time to 8 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. local time. The agency is
experiencing longer than normal
wait times on the 800 number
and asks the public to remain
patient, use its online services
at socialsecurity.gov or call their
local office.
Visit the agency’s COVID-19
web page at socialsecurity.
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information and updates.
 Paid parking on
Sullivan’s Island won’t
happen this year
BY BRIAN SHERMAN
ISLAND EYE NEWS MANAGING EDITOR
P
lans to establish a
system of paid parking
on Sullivan’s Island
apparently have been put on the
back burner until 2021.
Sullivan’s Island Council
Member Tim Reese, a supporter
of paid parking, has indicated
that there is not enough time to
implement the plan this year.
“We had originally said from
an operations perspective,
if we were going to try to get
something in place this year,
it would have to be well ahead
of the beach season to get
messaging out, get people used
to it and work the kinks out,” he
said. “At this point, there is no
realistic way to do that, and that
doesn’t include the whole public
process with comments, the
Council process and a vote.”
A special Council meeting
held March 2 to discuss the
issue of paid parking drew
a large crowd, and all who
addressed city officials were
opposed to the plan, mostly,
they said, because it would
change the character of the
island and adversely affect
local businesses, especially
restaurants.
Bill Dunleavy, the owner
of Dunleavy’s Pub on Middle
Street, was among the most
vocal opponents of the paid
parking plan. He pointed
out that it would hurt local
businesses and thus reduce the
taxes taken in by the town.
Despite opposition from local
residents, the Council voted by
a 4 to 2 margin to move ahead
with a watered-down version
of the plan. Council members
Greg Hammond, Kaye Smith,
Chauncey Clark and Mayor
Pat O’Neil voted to keep the
possibility of paid parking
alive, while Bachman Smith
and Sarah Van Buren Church
opposed the motion to proceed.
Councilman Tim Reese was not
at the meeting.
April 10, 2020
PA L M S H O N O R E D B Y T H E C I TA D E L’ S K R A U S E C E N T E R
J
ohn Palms, Ph.D., a resident of Isle of
Palms and a member of The Citadel
class of 1958, is the 2020 recipient
of the prestigious Krause Center Award
for Distinguished Service, Leadership and
Ethics.
The honor normally is announced at
the Krause Center’s annual Principled
Leadership Symposium, which was canceled
due to COVID-19.
“An internationally recognized scientist
and academician, national security advisor,
eminent educator and public servant,
distinguished Citadel graduate and tireless
advocate for humanitarian causes, Dr.
Palms exemplifies to the highest degree the
ethos of the Krause Award and the essence
of servant-leadership,” Darin Zimmerman,
Ph.D., dean of The Citadel’s Swain Family
School of Science and Mathematics, wrote in
his nomination letter.
Palms graduated from The Citadel as
a distinguished Air Force ROTC cadet,
receiving a commission into the U.S. Air
Force. After earning a master of science
in physics in 1959, he began serving as a
nuclear weapons officer. Following his Air
Force active duty, he completed his Ph.D.
in physics at the University of New Mexico
and joined the faculty at Emory University,
where he served for 23 years, first as
BY ZACH WATSON
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
Dr. John Palms.
an assistant professor and later as the
university’s chief academic officer.
Palms later was the president of
Georgia State University before becoming
the president of the University of South
Carolina, where he served for almost 12
years.
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“Despite his numerous accolades and
many top-tier administrative and advisory
roles, Dr. John Palms is a humble human
being who thinks of others before himself
and who sees and seeks the good in his
fellow man. His lifelong pursuit of excellence
with integrity, exemplifying our core values
of honor, duty and respect, qualify him
as the ideal recipient of the 2020 Krause
Center Award for Distinguished Service,
Leadership and Ethics,” according to Col.
Tom Clark, executive director of the Krause
Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Palms has published more than 60
scientific and technical papers and reports,
and he holds honorary degrees from
The Citadel and the University of South
Carolina. In 2012, USC named a building,
the John M. Palms Center for Graduate
Science Research, in his honor.
The Citadel’s Krause Center for
Leadership and Ethics creates and
advances collaborative programs, ethics
education and community engagement
to develop principled leaders. The
Center creates opportunities for leader
development through structured courses,
ethics bowl competitions, leadership
conferences and service learning and civic
engagement programs for Citadel cadets,
students, faculty and staff.
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Accreted land continues from page 1
in the accreted land.”
The ridge, running almost the length of the entire
island, was among the recommendations included in
a report released by Biohabitats March 27. The report
followed a March 10 public meeting where most of the
residents who voiced their opinion opposed much of the
plan.
“The whole idea is to have experts look at our land and
to have any meaningful input is troubling,” he said. “I just
want people to have their voice heard.”
“This is not the way a government should operate,” he
added. “You do not shut out the people. You do not force
through a proposal related to a controversial topic that State parks closed more grandparent scams
through the end of April
has consumed the island for years. This is not the time to
do that.”
Susan Middaugh, who served on the Council from 2013
to 2017, said the controversy over the island’s accreted BY LISA WEINTRAUB SCHIFFERLE
land and maritime forest has always been about front BY DAWN DAWSON FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

give us their opinion about what we need to do to provide
a balanced ecosystem,” Clark said. “There will be time
for discussion on all the ideas, and everyone will be able
to put their two cents in. We’re going to wait until the
“G
beach homeowners wanting an unimpeded view of the FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
Atlantic Ocean. She pointed out that Hurricane Hugo randma: I’m sick in the hospital; please wire money right
away.” “Grandpa: I’m stuck overseas; please send money.”
removed most of the vegetation in 1989.
“They want the ocean view they had when the land Grandparent scams can take a new twist – and a new sense
of urgency – in these days of the coronavirus. Here’s what to keep in
was put into a land trust in 1991,” she said. “Right after

pandemic is over, open it up for discussion and decide
what parts we want to move forward on and what parts
we don’t want to move forward on.”
Clark pointed out that authorizing Biohabitats to
prepare the pre-proposal will simply “get us in the queue”
for the possibility of receiving the grant.
Fellow Councilman Bachman Smith had questions
about the report, and he was unhappy about having to
vote on any aspect of it just four days after its release.
“I’m not comfortable with a special meeting to discuss
something that I received on Thursday, in the middle of a
global pandemic,” he said. “Life as we know it is a little on
hold, and we’re being asked to talk about something that’s
been a highly-controversial, hot-button issue for this town
for a long time.”
Two of the major concerns Smith had about the report
were recommendations to funnel storm water from the
streets of Sullivan’s Island into the accreted land – which
he referred to as “pretty shaky” – and creating a dune that
would also serve as a walking and running trail – which
he called “pretty heavy manipulation of topography.”
“This is not crucial to do right now. To touch on
Hugo, people could sit on their deck and see nothing but
sand and ocean. The vegetation came back, and it’s been
growing and developing since.”
She added that from 2013 to 2017, she and her fellow
Council members focused on establishing a transition
zone between homes and the maritime forest, where up
to 100 feet of land could be partially cleared. Smith, a
Council member since 2015, agreed that doing too much
to manage the accreted land might be a mistake.
“I’m a strong believer in the resiliency of the natural
world,” he said. “I’m a strong believer in a light touch.
What has been proposed is not a light touch.”
Clark, meanwhile, said the Council is looking for a
way to strike a balance between those who want a view
and those who want a forest. He said the Council is still
seeking input from the public, possibly through letters
and emails until actual meetings are possible again.
“Right now, we’re only doing the things the town needs
to do to continue to function,” he said. “Non-essential
items will be pushed back.”
The complete report prepared by Biohabitats is available
A
ll state parks in South Carolina were closed March 28
and remain closed through April 30 to support the state’s
response to COVID-19. The closure is designed to keep
visitors and employees as safe as possible by mitigating the
spread of the coronavirus.
Visitors who were occupying campsites and cabins on March
28 were permitted to remain through the duration of their rental
reservation, as long as they continued to practice the state’s
recommendations for social distancing. All new reservations were
canceled, and refunds were issued.
This was the third limited-access directive the Park Service
made in March in response to public health advisories. Earlier,
state parks canceled all large-group gathering reservations and
suspended all interpretive programming and special events. Picnic
grounds, lake fronts and trails will be closed through April 30 as
well.
The Park Service continues to be engaged with its fans and
followers by hosting Facebook Live events regularly. Follow @
SC.State.Parks on Facebook for more information on live events. For
more information, contact Dawn Dawson-House at ddawson@scprt.
com or 803-467-0202.
mind.
In grandparent scams, scammers pose as panicked grandchildren
in trouble, calling or sending messages urging you to wire money
immediately. They’ll say they need cash to help with an emergency –
like paying a hospital bill or needing to leave a foreign country. They
pull at your heartstrings so they can trick you into sending money
before you realize it’s a scam. In these days of coronavirus concerns,
their lies can be particularly compelling. But we all need to save our
money for the real family emergencies.
So how can we avoid grandparent scams or family emergency
scams? If someone calls or sends a message claiming to be a
grandchild, other family member or friend desperate for money:
• Resist the urge to act immediately – no matter how dramatic the
story is.
• Verify the caller’s identity. Ask questions that a stranger couldn’t
possibly answer. Call a phone number for your family member
or friend that you know to be genuine. Check the story out with
someone else in your family or circle of friends, even if you’ve been
told to keep it a secret.
• Don’t send cash, gift cards or money transfers – once the
scammer gets the money, it’s gone.
If you get a scam call, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at

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something so controversial without the public being able by visiting the Town’s website: sullivansisland.sc.gov. ftc.gov/complaint.

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Christ. Even those who are not followers of Christ can identify with the

Separation
Isaiah 53:1-6
1
Who has believed what we have heard?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been
revealed?
2
He grew up before him like a young plant
and like a root out of dry ground.
He didn’t have an impressive form
or majesty that we should look at him,
no appearance that we should desire him.
3
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
he was despised, and we didn't value him.
4
Yet he himself bore our sicknesses,
and he carried our pains;
be we in turn regarded him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
5
But he was pierced because of our rebellion,
crushed because of our iniquities;
punishment for our peace was on him,
and we are healed by his wounds.
6
We all went astray like sheep;
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished him
for the iniquity of us all.
messages that are being communicated during this time of year and
especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Garden of
Gethsemane, Jesus is alone praying to the Father, agonizing over
what he was to endure physically and emotionally for mankind
(including you & I). In the scripture below, from Isaiah 53, it states that
he is a man of suffering. Jesus understands what it means to be
separated and to suffer; it's what allows him to relate to what we
endure in this life and uniquely now as many of us are separated and
some are suffering. He is qualified to comfort a weary and burdened
soul. Have you considered praying in this time of uncertainty? What
keeps you from reaching out to God in a simple prayer, asking for
comfort, help, wisdom and greater understanding?
What's incredible about the Christian Gospel is that it is good news!
That's what the word gospel means - GOOD NEWS! Although there
is great separation and suffering at the Cross of Christ, there is good
news to follow. The great preacher S.M. Lockridge once wrote a
beautiful and moving poem that drew from the pain of Jesus's death,
but stirred hope as he boldly declared "It's Friday...but Sunday's
Coming!" (A good listen on YouTube: S.M. Lockridge - Sunday's
Coming.) On that Easter Sunday morning there is a glorious light that
shines out of the tomb and as the sun's radiance fills the land, the
Son's glory was shining brightest. Jesus has defeated sin, death and
the devil - He is victorious! What does this mean for us today, you
may ask? It means that Christ's victory proves that He is the only one
that can give us forgiveness of our sins and provide us grace for this
life and eternity. The story of the man of suffering who came back
from the dead has changed billions over two millennia. Could this
Good News be for you today?
Know that I am praying for our island people, leadership and many
others. If I can serve you or your family, please feel to reach out. In the
mean time, Happy Easter, He is Risen - He is Risen indeed!
God’s Love to you & Happy Easter,
Paul
paul@deepwaterchurch.cc, 843.708.4970
Glory
John 20:11-18
11
But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she
was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
12
She saw two angels in white sitting where
Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and
the other at the feet.
13
They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told
them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
14
Having said this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was
Jesus.
15
“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you
crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir,
if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve
put him, and I will take him away.”
16
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic,
“Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”
17
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I
have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them that I am
ascending to my Father and your Father, to my
God and your God.”
18
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the
disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told
them what he had said to her.

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Brownstein seeks state House seat

BY DANIEL BROWNSTEIN
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

D
emocrat Daniel
Brownstein officially
launched his campaign
for the District 112 seat in
the South Carolina House of
Representatives March 30.
With a passion for helping
others and finding solutions,
Brownstein pledged to be
engaged and communicative
with the residents in his district,
which includes Mount Pleasant,
Sullivan’s Island and Isle of
Palms.
“I am running to be a fresh
voice in Columbia,” he said. “I
will serve my district with the
utmost integrity and work to
solve the very real problems we
are facing.”
He said that although many
residents may not be focusing
on local elections as they grapple
with the COVID-19 crisis, the
current situation only reaffirmed
his desire to run for public
office.
“We are used to hurricane
scares that shut things down for
a week or so, but I am concerned
about how the disruption of
losing an entire season is going
to impact our workers and small
businesses,” he said. “When this
is all over and we are able to
resume our daily lives, we need
to make sure we aren’t leaving
anyone behind.”
Brownstein, 38, works as
marketing director for Mount
Pleasant-based law firm
Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook
and Brickman. He lives in Mount
Pleasant with his wife, Pamela,
a freelance writer and graphic
designer, and his two children
– Wolfe, 8, and Selah, 6 – who
attend Whitesides Elementary
School.
Having lived along the coast
of South Carolina for most
of his adult life, Brownstein
understands the issues that
threaten the way of life so many
value in the Lowcountry. He
worked as a reporter for The
Island Packet in Bluffton and
Hilton Head Island, where he
won awards for his dedication to
public service and investigative
reporting. His experience also
includes more than five years as
communications director for the
14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office,
where he secured more than
$1 million in grant projects for
some of South Carolina’s poorest
counties. He worked with
Solicitor Duffie Stone to develop
a data-driven statewide budget
to fund 104 new prosecutors in
order to reduce case backlogs
and ensure that every county
in the state has at least one
Daniel Brownstein.
full-time prosecutor. The
state Legislature approved the
measure in 2016.
Brownstein feels strongly
about criminal justice reform.
He recently served on the
Charleston County Criminal
Justice Coordinating Council, a
countywide board of community
members and public officials
that manages a MacArthur
Foundation grant aimed at
making improvements to the
criminal justice system.
He also cares about the most
vulnerable members of the
community, and his actions
reflect his beliefs. While working
for Solicitor Stone, Brownstein
was instrumental in lobbying
the General Assembly for
South Carolina’s anti-human
trafficking legislation, which was
signed into law in 2012. He also
sits on the board of directors for
the nonprofit South Carolina
Coalition Against Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault.
Other top items on his agenda
include education reform that
benefits teachers and students,
protecting the environment
and improving transportation
infrastructure East of the
Cooper.
Brownstein’s educational
background includes an MBA
from the University of South
Carolina’s Darla Moore School of
Business and a bachelor of arts
degree in communications from
Otterbein College in Westerville,
Ohio.
Pragmatic and engaged,
Brownstein exemplifies qualities
not typically associated
with politicians. His sincere,
straightforward approach puts
the interests of the citizens first.
“I am ready to roll up my
sleeves and show the rest of the
state how we get things done in
the Lowcountry,” he said.
For more information about
Daniel Brownstein’s campaign,
visit danielbrownstein.com or like
his Facebook page at facebook.
com/daniel.s.brownstein.

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