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September 14, 2007

Forest Acres teen wins championship

Jordan Anderson, 16, who races out of Forest Acres, is one step closer to driving in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series. Anderson recently won the ultra- competitive Summer Shoot- Out Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway, which is the Legends Car Pro Division's most recognized event in the country. NASCAR notables have run this series including Dale Earnhardt Jr. More...

You can have your cake and eat it too

Contributed by Davidson College

Greg Marcil, a Davidson College freshman from Columbia, placed second in the men's division of the 68th Annual Freshman Cake Race. Marcil finished with a time of 8:43 in 1.7- mile race, ahead of about 70 of his first- year classmates. More...

RFB&D works!

By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com

Last week at Alcorn Middle School in Columbia, educators and community leaders met in a Celebration of Education, specifically the two years of the programs furnished at Alcorn by an organization known as RFB&D. Their meeting also produced several announcements of good news for the future. More...

News

•	Director of SCDMH relates how mental illness affects S.C.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) State Director John H. Magill spoke to the St. Andrews Rotary Club on Broad River Road in Columbia September 4, 2007. He was accompanied by Rick Acton, Executive Director, Lexington County Community Health Center, and by Ronald Prier, M.D., Executive Director, SCDMH's inpatient operations. Mr. More...

•	High school students perform surgery

•	Attorney steps in as president of the Board of Directors of the S.C. Philharmonic

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Business

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Briefs

Creative Richard Florida, author of The Creative Class, is scheduled to speak October 10 at the evening meeting of EngenuitySC in the new Columbia Hilton Center. Plan on cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, and an hour's worth of Florida following dinner. At the University of Toronto, Florida is professor of creativity and business for the Rotman School of Management. More...

•	Greenville native delivers new shirt to Columbia

•	Star Profile

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Society

•	Family connection results in The Beacon

Many friendships fade over time, through the course of changes in life and location. But one friendship between two Midlands women has stood the test of time and is now the inspiration for a new book, which benefits a local non- profit close to their hearts, Family Connection. More...

•	USC September Concert Series begins

•	I now pronounce you... TOTALLY EXHAUSTED!

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Opinion

•	Thirty-something speaks

Oo-oo that smell

I've been a big fan of dogs since I got my first puppy on my sixth birthday, but there's always been one thing that puzzled me about them. I'm not talking about the way they say hello to fellow dogs by circling each other until one gets a good whiff of the other one's back end. While that does seem like an odd introduction, I get it. More...

•	Stolen gun worth more than holdup

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

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Sports

•	Falcons run by Raiders

A.C. Flora changed quarterbacks and offensive philosophy after a dreadful first half to overcome a resilient Keenan Raiders team, 21- 6 September 7. Second half runs by Otis Praylow and Carlos McCoy out of the double- wing formation powered the Falcons to their second consecutive victory. More...

•	GIRLS TENNIS

•	Skyhawks still soaring

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Education

•	Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business

She's brassy! She's sassy! And she's coming to the Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT) stage starting Friday, September 21. Yes, the wildly popular heroine of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones series is shaking things up at CCT as they presenJunie B. More...

•	Richland One dedicates five schools

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Travel

•	Pineville, a historic refuge

Part 25: A Tragedy of War

Pineville was devastated by the Civil War. Most of the homes were burned, most of the plantation owners left the area, and most of the freed Negroes wandered away. The rice and indigo fields returned to nature, and the cotton and corn fields fell to neglect. More...

•	The Amazing Eurasian Odyssey

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Events

•	It's happening right here in your community

ANIMALS Greyhound Lifesavers will be at the Harbison Petsmart Sat., Sept. 15, 11 am- 3 pm. Contact Judy Horton, 957-3866. ART The Thomas Cooper Library will displayVoices of the Great Warthrough Sept. 30. 777-5400. More...

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Government

•	Forest Acres City Council meets September 11, 2007

Forest Acres City Council met at 5:15 pm Tuesday, September 11, 2007. The flag was flying at half- mast at city hall in honor of the 29,074 people who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Those assembled were led in invocation by Charles Fetner and in the pledge by scouts Troy Shelton and Porter Rivers from Troop 4 of St. Martin in the Fields. More...

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Public Notices

•	Public notices

_____________________________ NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that C & R Shiv intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale off premises consumption of Wine and Liquor, at 841 Sparkleberry Lane Suite 3, Columbia, SC 29229. More...

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Nature's gym - perfect for walkers, runners, and bikers

Sesquicentennial State Park, one of South Carolina's 47 parks in the state park system, provides the ideal setting for health conscious individuals and nature lovers alike. More...

•	The Original Mystery Plant

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