February 1, 2008 RSS feed / Opinion/Crime

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An audience's delight

LifeChance "Gala of the Stars"
By Trisha Fickling
There was a lot cheering and applauding going around Columbia Saturday night, especially from the Barack Obama supporters and the Columbia Inferno fans, but nothing could have outdone the cheers coming from the audience at the Koger Center. More...

Men total 79 years of income tax

By Jackie Perrone Jacper@juno.com

The dreaded 1040 tax form is a piece of cake for these guys. Dick Clark, John Stinton, and Jack Wilson have logged, between them, an awesome 79 years of doing other people's tax returns, strictly volunteer, as AARP Tax Aides. More...

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

Whom would Jesus elect?
Mike Cox

Just before the S.C. Republican primary, I got a phone call from William Murray. Not the Saturday Night Live guy; the conservative Christian son of atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Murray called to alert me about David Silverman. More...

USC's Daily Gamecock turns 100!!

USC's Daily Gamecock, the student newspaper, turned 100 January 30. The student journalists will produce a special edTihtieo nD atoil ym Gaarkm tehceo mckilestone. More...

Nuf Sed

Seen riding on a cooler scooter down Queen Street are Photos by Pam Clark Drew Davies, junior at USC, and Brian Hickerson, freshman at USC. More...

Artistic director gives gunshot victim a life chance

Letter to the editor
By Mimi Cirio (mother of Lia and Jeffrey Cirio)

I just wanted to give you an outsider's perspective of LifeChance. By way of background, my son, Jeffrey Cirio, and I met Radenko at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss. in 2006. Jeff was a competitor. More...

The Columbia Star hires new security guard

Deuce Montbee has recently been hired as the new security guard at The Columbia Star. His duties include sniffing new customers and barking at persons of interest.He keeps a check on incoming squirrels and rodents. More...

Thirty-something speaks

It's Independence Day at my house
Mike Maddock

Independence is a tricky subject when it comes to children. As a parent, I want my children to be as an independent as humanly possible. For starters, it's good for them…the added bonus is I don't have to do as much. More...

Adventures of a late night shopper

It's 11 o'clock, and Hayes walks down to the corner IGA to pick up a loaf of bread so he'll have toast for breakfast. There's a short line when some guy wearing a ski mask and brandishing a 9mm pistol swings open the door. More...

Correction

Correction: In the January 25, 2008 issue of The Columbia Stari the article about the Snowman Run incorrectly stated Recreation Asst. Director Samuel St. Louis handed out awards. More...


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