Who's in charge?
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
     S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford spoke to the Columbia Rotary Club Monday, October 2, at lunchtime. He opened his speech with a citation of Thomas L. Friedman's
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Star Profile Karla Chickering of Hampton Jaguar
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
     Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, on the lake and close to the Indiana line, Karla Chickering grew up a closet car buff. After earning the requisite honors in high school, Chickering scored a seat in Duke's freshman class.
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
     Yuan more time China wants to eventually allow its currency to float, to allow for a market value in the yuan. But for now an under-valued yuan suits the Chinese trade imbalance just fine. A Senate bill put together by S.C.'s Sen. Lindsey Graham and New York's Sen. Charles Schumer threatened
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Watch out, Mrs. Stewart, there's a new Martha in town
     By Sydney Kornegay Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com Martha and her sister Mary may just have the corner on Columbia's cookware.
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Folks about town
     David K. Stewart is the new chief financial officer of the Providence hospital system. As the new chief financial officer, Stewart will be responsible for the hospitals' financial operations including general accounting, revenue cycle (admissions and billing), HIMS, managed care, information sys
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