October 30, 2009  / Opinion/Crime

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Closures threaten safety of citizens

Mayor Coble and Members of Council; More...

It’s not a criticism; It’s an observation

The last goodbye

By Mike Cox

The shiny black vehicle eased up to the starting line and waited. A crowd of spectators rose in expectation. As the staging lights moved through their sequence, the driver raced the motor. More...

What’s for supper?

There’s a young couple living in Texas who still have a lot to learn about give–and–take in an adult relationship. It’s too late now to repair the break–up because the cops got involved in the couple’s dispute. More...

Why is new healthcare system being held ’til after elections?

I find it very curious that Obama’s ill–advised destruction of our health care system as we know it will not begin until 2013. More...

Medical doctors are not the only answer

Years ago, I was diagnosed with a crippling form of arthritis. The pain was really bad and did not stop. The diagnosis for the future was that I was not going to get better. Three different medical doctors said they could only monitor me. More...

Thanks for the memories

Thanks for reprinting the article about Katherine Dunlap in the October 23, 2009 edition of The Columbia Star. Katherine was known by many who had an occasion to work with the Governor’s office...more about that later. More...

Forty Something (begins)

Living in the Petri dish

By Mike Maddock

I’ve had a rough October. I turned the big 4–0, and my family won’t give me time to wallow in a well–deserved midlife crisis. More...

Who are we?

Where is The Columbia Star? Our office is located at 723 Queen Street, just up the hill from Five Points. Our newspaper is free on over 260 stands throughout Richland and Lexington Counties and is mailed to over 600 subscribers weekly. More...