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John Rushman wins the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Middle School Mathematics

The Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Middle School Mathematics Teaching were established More...

Dancers have a heart for LifeChance Ballet

By Rachel Haynie

For her pas de deux with Romeo in this weekend More...

Opinion/Crime

Photo

Bush
By Rea S. Hederman and Daniel J. Mitchell

At the Republican National Convention, President George W. Bush called for tax reform and a More...

Resuscitating the Democratic Party

By Walter Rolandi, Ph.D.

On the eve of another Republican presidential administration, the Democrats are in the midst of a crisis they do not fully seem to appreciate. The More...

Young politician follows Old School politics

By Warner M. Montgomery

State Sen. Joel Lourie is on the soapbox promoting a huge increase in the cigarette tax. He says, More...

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Government / Neighborhood

City Notebook

Columbia City Council work session

Roll call City council convened for its work session Wednesday morning around 9:05. All council members were present: Tameika Isaac Devine, Hamilton Osborne, E. W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Sam Davis, and Daniel Rickenmann. More...

Ten priorities for the City of Columbia for 2005

No. 3: Reduce secrecy at city council

Round up the usual suspects: Air South, Convention Center Headquarters Hotel, and CanalSide More...

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Education

Visually–impaired children enjoy the circus

By Natasha Whitling

It is the More...

AC Flora names Miss Falcon

By Amanda Taylor

Not all pageants are just about beauty. Some go a bit deeper. More...

MTC students tour Hendrick Motorsports Complex

Contributed by Midlands Technical College

The Hendrick Motorsports Complex in Charlotte, NC, gives NASCAR fans the opportunity to experience the race shops, cars, victory trophies, and legacy of the sport first hand. More...

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Events

Around the town

Art Columbia College Art Department Chair Stephen Nevitt will exhibit a one More...

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Travel

Warner M. Montgomery’s

Adventure Travel The Dabompa School

Part Two: A plan for improvement The Dabompa School is a poor school in a poor country. The founder, Ahmed Soumah, gave up the opportunity to live in America so he could work for the More...

Small SC town has growth spurt

By Amanda Taylor

The town of Elloree, SC, is in the middle of a quiet revival. This small, some would say idyllic, town in Orangeburg County is home to only 740 people, and, recently, nine new businesses. More...

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Columbia’s property taxes are twice Charleston’s

By John Temple Ligon

Locally published Carolina Living , a magazine targeted to entice retirees to move to the Carolinas, discloses in its current issue the comparative costs of living in selected cities. On the whole, More...

Visually–impaired children enjoy the circus

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Opera brings original desperate housewives to stage

By Rachel Haynie

While USC More...

News

USC Coach baseball coach speaks to Columbia Rotary Club

By Mike Maddock

Ray Tanner, head coach of the USC baseball team, spoke to business leaders at the Columbia Rotary Club this past Monday. Coach Tanner complimented retiring USC athletics director, Dr. Mike McGee. More...

Columnist is victim of his own success

Warner Montgomery, publisher of The Columbia Star More...

Sheriff speaks to AAUW

By Rachel Haynie

Sheriff Leon Lott said, More...

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Business

Business Briefs

For sale: 18 acres at CanalSide and 178 acres at State Hospital More...

USC’s Moore School of Business drops in rankings

By John Temple Ligon

Just wait until next year. Academics and athletic directors have the same approach to this year More...

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Society

Obituaries

Effie Stewart COLUMBIA Services for Effie Campbell Stewart, 89, were held Friday, January 21, 2005 at 2 pm in the Chapel of Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. More...

Miss Maloney and Mr. Fulton plan marriage for April 23, 2005

Mr. James Matthew Maloney and Mrs. Sandra Brown Maloney announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie Marie Maloney, to David Kenniston Fulton Jr. of Eliot, Maine. The bride More...

Miss Barrett and Mr. Todd plan to wed in Shandon Presbyterian Church

Danny and Candy Barrett announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Anne Barrett, to Mason Mansfield Todd. The maternal grandparents of the bride More...

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Sports

Athletes of the Week

AC Flora Girls More...

USC’s first lady lectures on health and nutrition

By Rachel Haynie

Donna Sorensen is a poster girl for women More...

Falcons begin to find groove

By Jim Seay

The way the season began, it appeared Coach Don Bell More...

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Public Notices

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that DNG Inc. Party Shop/DNG Inc. More...

Notice to Creditors

N OTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representa-tives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their clai More...

Public Notices

MASTER’S SALE 04-CP-40-2753 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of More...

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