From Cluj, Romania to Columbia
By Sydney Kornegay
     On Sunday, August 27, 2006, a group of students left their homes in Romania and came to Columbia. By Thursday, they could have passed for native South Carolinians.
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Midlands Technical College honors top employees
     Midlands Technical College recently honored its Employees of the Year for 2006. The award ceremony was part of the college's annual Fall Inservice. The college employs more than 600 full-time employees.
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Student reports on U.S. Congressman's opinion on the state of public education
By John Dixon
     Congressman Joe Wilson is "just plain folks" and seems comfortable wherever he goes and with whomever he's with. The Columbia Star caught up with him on the evening of August 29, at the Mid Carolina Gun Club where he was being honored for his support of a strong America and the Second Amendment righ
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