Star Profile
Frank McMaster moves into environmental law
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Frank McMaster has expanded his practice into environmental law. He has worked with his brothers and father at Tomkins & McMaster for more than 20 years. McMaster's team is promoting itself as a fixture in the firm's winning tradition by taking in new talent and expertise on the environment.
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Hurricanes and global warming
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Dr. Christopher Landsea of the National Hurricane Center in Miami discussed the relationship between hurricanes and global warming inside USC's Calcott Building, Feb. 22. Landsea is the NHC's Science and Operations Officer.
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      The South The 11 states of the old Confederacy plus Kentucky and Oklahoma make up the South, where 70 years ago the average income was $314 a year, which in today's dollars would be $4,400. That was about half the national average. Today, the average income in the South is 91% of the national average, but the cost of living is similarly less than the national average.
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Folks about town
      Delores Saini was named grand prize winner of the Uniroyal Tire 2006 Win a Free Soccer Season Sweepstakes. Gov.
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