That's That

• A quiet county vet heals animals, helps create a community
  When the screen door slaps behind you at Dr. Fred E. Ducey Jr.'s veterinary clinic in Ridgeland, you have to blink your eyes. For a moment, you think you've stepped back into 1960.

• With format change at local station, sound of beach music grows fainter
  Put another scratch in the long record of beach music's struggle to be heard.

• Hugh and Nancy Pearson left Beaufort better than they found it
  Dr. Hugh Oliver Pearson Jr. and his wife, Nancy Fraser Pearson, weren't from around here.

• Don't judge Battery Creek High by its undeserved reputation
  Scott Conant went to Battery Creek High School in Beaufort to teach.

• Beaufort loses prolific poet, community fixture Walter Dennis
  Beaufort lost one of its characters when Walter Dennis was found dead Monday in his home at 905 1/2 Wilmington St.

• How one quiet woman made a big noise for customer service
  It sounds so simple -- customer service.

• Newcomer prompts a refresher in how some things are different in the South
  I had a date with a room full of women Thursday, and left with a new appreciation for the Lowcountry.

• Beaufort man's correspondence with Obama continues with family photo
  James A. Watson Jr. of West Street in Beaufort got mail Tuesday from the White House.

• Pastor's advice to Christians: Raise more hell on behalf of the poor
  Tony Campolo is a hell-raiser.

• Tough nut cracked! Science may have solved our squirrel problem
  Something squirrelly is going on at Clemson University, and it may be the salvation of the Lowcountry.

• Daufuskie residents have the perfect transportation solution -- mules
  Daufuskie Island writer Roger Pinckney raises a good question about mules.

• Howard Farmer: The passing of a Lowcountry legend
  Howard Farmer gave a speech to his Rotary club recently about his so-called career.

• Hilton Head Zonta was destined to be a powerhouse, given its founder
  To think that Hilton Head Island's fledgling organization to improve the lives of women might fail was laughable.

• Buckingham barber becomes a quiet angel for the holidays
  A lot of people know Joe Adams.

• Hilton Head man uses 'junk' to create real spirit of Christmas
  On one of Hilton Head Island's back roads, Santa Claus is already up on the roof, almost tripping over presents with both arms stuffed with stuffed animals.

• Christmas decorations have a decidedly Lowcountry flair
  What makes the perfect Lowcountry Christmas decoration?

• Religious following of state dog comes to town this weekend
  When it comes to South Carolina and dogs, there's only one real question: Can that dog hunt?

• Philandering men should work to be 'best man' in their own marriages
  Rumors were flying Friday that Tiger Woods, also known as the center of the universe, was right here in Beaufort County.

• Deployed troops gain new appreciation for golf, thanks to thoughtful duffers
  A little slice of the Lowcountry -- and we mean that literally -- has just reported for duty in Afghanistan.

• At last, Hilton Head takes a light approach to serious coyotes
  I've got good news and bad news for the Sea Pines coyotes.

• How will Hilton Head answer the call of the wild?
  Hours after it was reported that coyotes have slipped in behind the Sea Pines gates, someone spotted a T-shirt that says: "Save The Sea Pines Coyotes."

• Listen up! Radio Free Dove Street is on the air
  Radio Free Dove Street is on the air.

• Alston family has shown community how to succeed in Beaufort for decades
  The youngest of Mayme Eady Alston's "three angels" was at her side when she passed away at 1:11 a.m. Saturday in her Beaufort home.

• This season, turn fiction to reality the 'Wobegon' way
  All I want for Christmas is to live in Lake Wobegon.

• Book lays out the gory details of what Thanksgiving is based upon
  Warm-and-fuzzy images of Thanksgiving are actually a real hatchet job on reality.