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May 23, 2008
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High school shows off Fools
Story and photos by John Dixon
It has been three years since Patrick Boos took over as head of the Cardinal Newman drama department. This spring, he finally hit his stride when the Card Players presented their rendition of Neil Simon's Fools May 15- 17. Earlier productions, while good, have been plagued by inexperienc... More...
Local trial lawyers celebrate in New Orleans
By Warner M.Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com

The Southeastern Region of the American Board of Trial Advocates (SEABOTA) was formed in 2004 to unite the members of 12 local American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) chapters in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia... More...

The pits graduate from obedience school
Contributed by the Humane Society/HSPCA

Two of the eight pit bulls rescued by the Humane Society in early February will celebrate their graduation from obedience school with a Pit Bull Graduation party Saturday, May 24 at noon at the Three Dog Bakery in Five Points. The event is open to the public (and their pooches) and will have delic... More...

 News
•Solid Waste Schedule for Memorial Day Holiday
Solid Waste Collections Residential solid waste collection will be suspended on Monday, May 26, 2008, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. All routes will be delayed one day that week. More...
•No more senior fraud
•Art as Therapy
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 Business
•Can Columbia's transit catch up with Charlotte's?
Can Columbia's transit catch up with Charlotte's? Probably not. We old- timers remember when Charlotte and Columbia were about the same size in the 1950s. Since then, Charlotte has taken public transit seriously, and Columbia has not. Since then Charlotte has taken off, and Columbia has not. More...
•Briefs
•Nailed back in production
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 Society
•Ariail Chapter of the Columbia College Alumnae meets
The Ariail Chapter of the Columbia College Alumnae Association held its fourth regular meeting of the year at the home of Jewell Powell Hill, '60, April 9, 2008. More...
•And they're off... at Still Hopes
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 Opinion
•Thirty-something speaks
Parents just don't understand
My youngest daughter, the second grader, has a new favorite expression. It's something I would expect to hear from a teenager, not from an eight- year- old, but I guess it's just a sign of the times. Kids are growing up faster and faster, and that apparently means parents are getting less knowledg... More...
•An intensive investigation
•It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
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 Sports
•Bearcats dethrone Falcons to take state championship
Class 3A Baseball State Championship • May 12 & 14, 2008
Game 1,May 12, 2008 at Brookland- Cayce Brookland Cayce 7 A.C.Flora 6 Eight Innings O.B. Johnson made an incredible running catch in deep left- center field in the top of the eighth inning and then singled home the eventual game- winning run to give Brookland- Cayce a 7- 6 eight inning victor... More...
•Viking rule comes to an end
•Final SCHSSCA Rankings
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 Education
•Congratulations
Brittany Powell, a senior graduating this year, has been accepted to the Chowan University Graphics Summer Camp, an affiliate of The Kreuger School of Graphic Communications June 22-27 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Only 24 student applications are accepted from students in the Southeastern Unit... More...
•Three principals visit The Columbia Star
•Students study math in the dirt
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 Travel
•Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 60: Pineville cemeteries - Thomas Walter
Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have. - Benjamin Franklin Cemeteries are records of the past. Gravestones are expressions of love and affection engraved in history. More...
•High in the Andes he found Mars
•Explorers hike Broad River Trail
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 Events
•It's happening right here in your community
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-ART Columbia Museum of Art is offering a variety of summer camps for children ages 4- 14. 343-2163 City Art Gallery presents School's Out VI: Emerging Artists of the Southeast April 24- May 31. www.cityartonline. More...
•New Wildlife Camp allows children to explore nature hands on
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 Government
•Forest Acres citizens express concerns about traffic
The May 13 meeting of Forest Acres City Council was called to order at 5:15 pm. Attorney Holloway, Councilwoman Ginger Dukes, Mayor Pro Tempore Curtis Rye, Mayor Brunson, Councilman Fetner, Councilman Shell Suber, and City Manager Mark Williams were all present. More...
•Richland County Council gets transportation plan
•Council spends unnecessary money and impedes business
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 Public Notices
•Public Notices
REQUEST FOR BIDS A private, non-profit health care agency is seeking vendors to upgrade its IT system. Interested parties should fax a letter of interest and 3 references to the IT Director at (803) 733-1395 by May 30, 2008. More...
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 Beauty in the Backyard
•Annual Butterfly Count at Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park is seeking volunteer "citizen scientists" of all ages to assist with the park's annual Butterfly Count, which will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Volunteer counters will meet at 9 am at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center. The count will last until 3 pm, weather permittin... More...
•Mountain Laurel in the Midlands
•S.C. parks go wireless
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