If you only knew: a letter by Bruce Smith, George Street 29401
All these people who don’t live downtown continually write the paper citing economic benefits of the cruise industry. I want them to listen to me: No one, not a single person, has proposed abolishing ...
Dismiss lawsuit against Carnival? That’s a fantasy- a Post &Courier editorial
Dismiss lawsuit against Carnival? That’s a fantasy, P&C, June 3, 2012, Editorial. For months Charleston Communities for Cruise Control (C4) has been asking Carnival Cruiselines questions ...
A response to “Cruise Critics Miss Boat”: “Regulate cruise tourism in Charleston” by Jay Williams in P&C-
Regulate cruise tourism in Charleston, P&C, May 21, 2012, Commentary, JAY WILLIAMS. It’s not about the past. Those favoring unregulated cruise ship tourism for Charleston want to discuss everyth ...
Stay home, Joe- A letter to P&C’s editor from President and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation: “Charleston can still fix its mistakes with cruise ships, and Savannah can avoid them altogether.”
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Post and Courier, May 20, 2012. Stay home, Joe On May 10 Mayor Joe Riley was in Savannah touting the benefits of cruise ships. In his remarks to the Downtown Business Associ ...
Cruise ships and putting lipstick on pigs- a Charleston Mercury editorial
Cruise ships and putting lipstick on pigs, Charleston Mercury, May 16, 2012 (online), editorial. The cruise ship debate continues with vigor, and we welcome the opportunity to connect some dots and ...
The future isn’t what it used to be- a guest editorial by Jay Williams in Charleston Mercury: “The array of evidence presented during the past year allows for only one conclusion.”
The future isn't what it used to be, Charleston Mercury, May 16, 2012, editorial. Mayor Joseph Riley and supporters of an unregulated cruise ship terminal at Union Pier advanced their key arguments ...
Ship Noise: a response to the “Cruise Critics miss the boat” commentary in P&C.
"Ship noise", P&C, May 10, 2012, letter to the editor. I wonder where Robert New and Pat Barber, authors of the May 7 “Cruise critics miss the boat,” reside. Their ignorance about the outrageou ...
Dana Beach’s letter responding to recent articles about shore power and clean fuel- “The cleaner ship fuel required by the new standards for 2015 would still be one hundred (100) times as dirty as diesel fuel that is currently available for use in trucks on US highways.”
Folks, For the past two years, the city of Charleston and the State Ports Authority have argued against shore power for cruise ships (allowing the ships to turn their engines off while they are in po ...
SPA thwarts efforts to pry info loose- an informative commentary by Katie Zimmerman.
State Ports Authority thwarts efforts to pry info loose, P&C, April 30, 2012, commentary, KATIE ZIMMERMAN. The Post and Courier’s recent series on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) highlight ...
Cruising back to reality- today’s first editorial in P&C: “…An independent economic analysis…passenger cruises using the port of Charleston do not create or sustain jobs.”
Cruising back to reality, Post and Courier, April 22, 2o12 Jobs, not snobs? Say “goodbye” to that snide slogan designed to promote the cruise industry in Charleston. An independent economic analysis ...