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IronAnn

Triathlete Ann Ross does carpool and 2,000 pool laps a week
By Tammie Maddock
Ann Ross began her 34th birthday alongside 2,100 other athletes plunging into the ocean for a 2.4 mile swim through breaking waves and jellyfish. Once out of the water, she biked 112 miles and then finished the day by running 26.2 miles. More...

Opinion/Crime

Thirty–something speaks

No more wasted youth

When I was in high school my mother once asked me what I was doing with my life. I smiled and told her I was making memories. More...

It’s not a criticism, it’s an observation.

Illegal spying

When we think of terrorists, Timothy McVeigh seldom comes to mind. The word usually conjures up images of people different from us, way different. They hate freedom, our lifestyle, and worship a different, evil God. More...

Nuf sed

The first part of Dreher High School to be demolished was the science building, the newest part of the school. More...

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Business

State executives plan economic strategies

By John Temple Ligon

In the legislation creating the Coordinating Council for Economic Development: More...

SC Quick Facts

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Star Profile

Charles Austin of the City of Columbia
By John Temple Ligon

As city manager for the City of Columbia, Charles P. Austin Sr. is as familiar with the condition of the city as anyone can be. Last Monday, he shared his point of view with the Columbia Rotary Club at its meeting at Seawells. More...

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Society

Contra dancing keeps tradition on its toes

Dancer says contra dance is like an amusement park ride we make for ourselves.
By Rachel Haynie

If speed dating has an ancestor, it could be contra dancing. More...

Miss Westmoreland and Mr. Stewart plan to wed May 27, 2006

Mr. and Mrs. Derrell Wayne Sipes of Irmo are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessa Taylor Westmoreland, to Heath McAlvin Stewart III. More...

Captain John Chappell Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century meets

Contributed by Captain John Chappell Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century

On Saturday, January 14, 2006, the Captain John Chappell Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, met at the Spring Valley Country Club. Mrs. Yvonne Russell was hostess. Mrs. Phyllis B. Gale, president, called the meeting to order at 11:30 am. More...

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Travel

Travels in Madagascar

Part 3: Destruction and tragedy
Story and photos by Janet Ciegler

Editors note: Janet Ciegler, a member of The Explorers Club, lives in West Columbia. She is a leading expert on beetles about which she has written a number of publications. More...

Shades of Irish

Story and photo by Jessica Cross

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Beauty in the Backyard

What’s growing in Columbia

Camellias love the cool temperatures of a SC winter. An evergreen plant, the camellia can grow from four More...

Landscaping can save energy

By Bob Polomski, Clemson University

I was reading a newspaper article that listed a variety of energy More...

The Winter Garden

Stopping to smell the flowers

Arlene Marturano The best tour guide to any scent in my garden is my dog, Brittany. Her French ancestry coupled with the canine More...

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Rug hooking, green dorms, and a barbershop quartet

By Cindy Thompson

Tom and Pollyanna Davis are an innovative couple whose lives have more twists and turns than a motocross racetrack. More...

Not run of the mill

By Anne

Whether you enjoy going out to eat or cooking in the comfort of your own home, you can get the best ingredients for good old More...

News

Columbia native returns to dance in LifeChance

By Rachel Haynie

Mathias Dingman More...

Girl Scouts send cookies packed with love to soldiers in Iraq

By Rachel Haynie

A local Girl Scout troop added personal letters, prayers, and small gifts to its shipment of cookies headed to patriots serving America overseas. The girls expected nothing in return. More...

Wofford president, Dr. Bernie Dunlap, receives honorary degree from Sewanee

Contributed by Wofford College

Wofford College President Benjamin B. Dunlap received an honorary degree from his alma mater, Sewanee (The University of the South), on Tuesday, January 24. More...

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Government / Neighborhood

Richland County Council Meeting • January 17, 2006 • 6 pm

By Mike Cox

Roll Call Members present were Anthony Mizzell, Joyce Dickerson, Valerie Hutchinson, Damon Jeter, Paul Livingston, Joseph McEachern, Michael Montgomery, Greg Pearce, Bernice Scott, and Kit Smith. Doris Corley was absent. More...

Forest Acres City Council Meeting • January 10, 2006 • 5 pm

By John Dixon

Roll Call Mayor Brunson called the meeting to order at 5:18 pm. Council member Dukes and Mayor Pro Tempore Curtis L. Rye were not in attendance due to work related out More...

Columbia City Council Meeting • January 25, 2006 • 9 am

By John Temple Ligon

Roll call City council convened Wednesday, January 25, at 9 am in City Hall for its work session. Council member Anne Sinclair was absent due to business urgencies, but all others were present: Tameika Isaac Devine, Hamilton Osborne, E. W. More...

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Education

Student leader brings diversity to dance club

Story and photos By Sydney Kornegay

He More...

AC Flora holds Miss Falcon contest

Story and photo by Sydney Kornegay

Five minutes before the start of the Miss Falcon Pageant, an event organizer appeared backstage and whispered the bad news. More...

Zig the Pig makes second round

Contributed by Leo Burnett, USA

Leo Burnett, a top international advertising agency, has chosen Zig the Pig to continue into the final round in its Packaged Good effort. More...

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Sports

Snowman runs for 25 years

Story and photos by Pam Clark

Caughman Road Park held its 25th Anniversary Snowman Run January 21. The run consisted of an 8K road race and a youth fun run. Every year the Snowman Run T More...

Team work pays off for Falcons

By Sydney Kornegay

The Falcons were expecting a tough game Friday night as they faced Blythewood, a team they barely beat in double overtime a month ago. However, Tiara Knott More...

No Jones. No problem.

Three Diamond Hornets score in double figures to lift Lower Richland over Spring Valley
Story and photos by Mike Maddock

Lower Richland standout and future Syracuse Orangeman Mike Jones watched from the bench with an injury while Kenny McFadden came off the bench to lead the Diamond Hornets to a 66 More...

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Public Notices

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that Danyel Wright, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale on premises consumption of Beer, Wine, and Liquor, at 10320 Farrow Rd., Blythewood, SC 29016. More...

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that Connoisseurs Corner, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale on premises consumption of Beer, and Wine only, at 320 Long Pointe Lane, Columbia, SC 29 More...

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that King and Brewer Enterprises LLC dba Pavlov More...

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