Eleven-year-old defends his castle
      Editors note: This column has been checked a ruling from the vice legal counsel at the S.C. Police Academy You've been hearing and reading about home invasions. News of that sort makes homeowners feel uneasy. Just remember that the law requires you to retreat from trouble away from your home.
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Thirty-something speaks
Parental intelligence varies with age
Mike Maddock
      Some wonder why teenage kids often believe their parents are (to put it nicely) slightly less than intelligent. My kids aren't in their teens yet, but I can speak from experience when I say that teenagers think their parents are a couple cards shy of a full deck, because those teenagers have no reason to think otherwise.
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The Nightmare
It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Mike Cox
      I know better, I really do. My insides are too old to eat a spicy dinner, dessert, a couple of drinks, then graze from the fridge just before bedtime. The midnight scramble for Tums signaled a long and uncomfortable night. I had a nightmare around three. I was myself, living among familiar people and places, but everything was crazy. A real Bizarro World.
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Fireworks factoid
      Fireworks may not be purchased in the City of Columbia; however, fireworks may be discharged in the city. Wondering about Jim Casey's fireworks? His business is in Richland County.
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