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May 5, 2006

Young people take a stand

Taking a Stand earned Columbia students from five schools opportunities to represent the Palmetto State at National History Day. The Columbia qualifiers will join students from all states and US territories for the week-long event at the University of Maryland in mid-June. More...

The written word is for everyone

By Tammie Maddock

Dr. Seuss forever changed reading in America by writing books that sparked imagination. He probably never imagined the pain his books would cause visually impaired people who could not enjoy them. More...

People hold vigil for the Invisible Children

By Rebecca Ridgill

For twenty years, Northern Uganda has been embroiled in a complex civil war. The Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA is a rebel group of soldiers led by Joseph Kony who claim to be fighting the government on behalf of the Acholi, Teso, and Langi. These are all tribes that make up a majority of Northern U More...

•	Feed the birds

•	Pop Smear star rocks Women's Caucus again

Opinion/Crime

•	It's not a criticism, it's an observation.

Winning and Losing

A friend of mine enjoyed shooting pool so much he joined a league. One night while he was practicing, a stranger approached and asked to play. Before breaking, the stranger asked Gene if he was any good. More...

•	Thirty-something speaks

•	Bullet meets bullet in deadly encounter

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News

•	First Presbyterian honors organist Ron Miller

Long-time First Presbyterian Church organist Ron Miller was honored during the 6 pm Sunday evening worship service, April 30. More...

•	Bob Knox and the Blue Serenade Orchestra woo community

•	Local Explorers hit national TV

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Government/Neighborhood

•	Columbia City Council Meeting+ May 3, 2006 + 9 am

Roll call City council convened for its work session Wednesday, May 3, at 9 am. All council members were present. More...

•	Cayce City Council Meeting+ May 2, 2006 + 7 pm

•	Richland County Council Meeting * May 2, 2006 * 6 pm

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Business

•	Star Profile

Clare Morris of The Morris Agency

Clare Folio Morris is a Columbia resident, a wife, a mother of two boys, and president of The Clare Morris Agency. Her work history starts and continues in South Carolina, but she picked up pieces of the world along the way. Greenville's Clare Morris worked at her father's dry cleaning business whil More...

•	Moore School awards alumni

•	Young Alumni Awarded

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Education

•	Author wears dog's teeth around her neck

Local author Lynn Floyd Wright is a pro at finding "just the right words." Students at Killian Elementary were mesmerized as she moved across the media room reeling in their attention with vibrant expressions and vivid tales about Flick the dog, the main character in her wildly popular series of cha More...

•	Glenforest School gets new head

•	St. Joseph's students receive honors from regional fair

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Society

•	Miss Rabon and Mr. DiMaria marry April 29, 2006

Kerrie Nicole Rabon and Vincent Andrew DiMaria were married April 29, 2006, at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. Rev. Timothy D. Tebalt, parochial vicar, performed the double ring ceremony. Music was provided by soloists Ruth Ann Ingham and Denis J. O'Neill and Trumpeter Andrew M. Loeffler. More...

•	Miss Coleman and Mr. Kunkle wed in Lexington, SC

•	Miss Demeter and Mr. Sosbee exchange vows April 8, 2006

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Sports

•	HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Falcons scale Blue Ridge

The AC Flora Falcons stayed alive in the Class 3A State Playoffs Monday, May 1, 2006, by shutting out the visiting Blue Ridge Tigers 3-0. More...

•	HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

•	HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS

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Events

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Calendar

ART USC's McKissick Museum will present an exhibit of photography by Michael Freeman through May 27 that portrays the land of the Sudan. www.meridian.org/ARTS/Sudan/welcome.html More...

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Travel

•	Slave Trade Expedition to Africa

Part 2: Arrival in Guinea

In order to avoid the bribery and red tape of the African bureaucracy, our Farenya Expedition Team made arrangements for friendly dignitaries to meet us at the Conakry airport at 8:30 pm January 8, 2006. We were whisked through customs and immigration, and soon checked into the Guesthouse of the Uni More...

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Public Notices

•	LEGAL NOTICE

The original Wills of the decedents listed below were delivered to the Richland More...

•	SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE MATTER OF ESTEL MALLOT LEFFEW CASE NUMBER: 06ES4000551

•	Notice of Application

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Stopping to smell the flowers Plantsman and musician

James Perry Thomason has been a farmer for 60 years. For 25 years he farmed land from Atlas Road to Lower Richland Boulevard in southeast Columbia. Perry recalls, he and neighbors Jack and Alfred Burnside "wore out more tractor tire on the road (Sumter Highway) than in the field." More...

•	The Original Mystery Plant

•	THE CLAWSSIFIEDS Puppies or kittens for sale?

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