Columbia's junior fencers look ahead to Summer Nationals
Inside the YMCA, a dozen or more young Columbians practice a centuries-old chivalrous sport. Fencing as a modern sport is only about 90 years old. More...
Senator Joe Biden sat with the Columbia press corps Tuesday afternoon in Gambrell Hall. He was the guest of USC%27s Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, the West Forum, and Modern Political Collections of the Thomas Cooper Library. The Columbia Star got in a few questions: More...
Betty Stockman gave her stage advice before every recital: "If your bow falls out of your hair, just keep dancing. If your shoe comes untied, just keep dancing. Whatever happens, just keep dancing." More...
Five USC students%27 will have little time to rehearse with five of the best dancers in America. The principals will arrive Thursday from the New York City Ballet. The USC dancers accompanied by the USC Symphony, will share the Koger stage with them March 31 as part of More...
Every informed American visitor to France or Belgium ends up envying the cheap electric power coming out of their nuclear plants. It%27s clean and reliable. How did America miss the boat? America tried to make it and failed miserably in a few notorious circumstances. More...
Augusta, Georgia, February 18, 1956. Atlanta boy, 1955 Citadel Regimental Commander, weds Furman graduate.
Dr. Edward Hugh Setzer and Patricia Mealing Setzer celebrated their 50th anniversary with a party hosted by their children: Ellen Setzer Suarez and her husband, Brent Obenour, and son, Alex Suarez of Falls Church, Virginia; Ted Setzer of Hilton Head and Leigh Setzer of Atlanta on March 11, 2006 at W More...
Mike Maddock My three-year-old son was playing a game with his two older sisters a few months ago when he crawled on the couch, stood tall with his chest stuck out, and commanded, "Bow to me!" My wife abruptly stopped whatever she was doing and gave me a horrified look as if to ask, "Did you More...
The good news for the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets is that goalkeeper Michael Allison had over a dozen saves in their game against the visiting Richland Northeast Cavaliers Tuesday, March 21. The bad news is the Cavaliers had almost 40 shots on goal and cruised to a 17-0 victory. More...
My objective, after following the Amazon 4000 miles from Cuzco to Belem, was to visit Devil%27s Island. This infamous prison had been the setting for More...
Arts Trenholm Artists Guild & City Art will present its 25th Anniversary Annual Juried Exhibition, March 30-April 16 at City Art Gallery, 1224 Lincoln St. An open reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 pm at City Art. More...
Roll call City council convened Wednesday morning at 9, March 22, for its work session. All council members were present: Tameika Isaac Devine, E. W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Sam Davis, and Daniel Rickenmann. More...
Notice is hereby given that Red Robin International, 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 247 Forum Dr., Columbia, SC 29229. To object to the issuance of the permit/license, More...
Join Carolina Wildlife Care (CWC) for its Annual Wildlife Baby Shower, Saturday, April 22, 2006, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, April 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm. More...
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