LIVING WATERS - By LeAnn: Inner City Mission Journal Moments .

There are moments when I simply need to adopt a sidekick or sister in the gospels and separate them that we can help fulfill all their needs. However, the welfare plan of the Almighty doesn't work that way. There are so many things to measure and do before help can be received. I suppose you could say there is about red tape. At least the red tape isn't quite as taxing as the Government's.

The Place and Courier, Charleston SC .

When other cities were tearing down aging inner-city buildings and erecting towering new ones, Charleston resisted. It often was more hard to adapt old buildings for new uses, but Charleston continues to prosper because of those extra efforts.

Similarly, since 1999, Charleston has benefited from the play of the city's Commercial Corridor Design Review Board, which has reviewed the architecture of 850 new projects and 5 times that many minor changes like new signs or landscaping.