It was George Bernard Shaw who famously wrote, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” What Shaw forgot is that teaching is doing. And if you’re looking for a group of people whose unlimited dedication is matched only by their extraordinary skills, I suggest you look no farther than public school music teachers. To me, these teachers are heroes.

"S" is for "South Carolina on My Mind." State song. “South Carolina on My Mind” became an official state song in 1984. The ballad was composed by Hank Martin and performed and recorded by him and his partner Buzz Arledge. Both were native South Carolinians and professional musicians in Nashville and New York City. Martin was inspired to write the state song in part by the poem “A Carolina Love Song” written by his father-in-law, the Reverend Riley Munday—a Baptist minister, humorist, and sometime poet-in-residence at Columbia College.

You may have heard our recent interview with the US Small Business Administration about how they assist small businesses in procuring contracts with the federal government. Local government also offers this type of assistance, helping local companies find contracting opportunities at the city and county levels, and our next guest is hosting an information event on this topic very soon.