The pending Midlands Housing Alliance (MHA) request for taxpayer funding will be just the tip of the iceberg. The City already annually spends on homeless services more than its total deficit, yet MHA fails to listen to reason. More...

My father passed away just before Thanksgiving in 2003. At Christmas that year I visited my mother, who was living with my sister. My parents’ place had been emptied and put up for sale. A deal was forthcoming. More...

At the Richland County Council meeting on June 15, Julianne “Judy” Scott was honored with a resolution recognizing her and other female veterans. More...

State legislators returned to the General Assembly this week to take up another round of vetoes issued by Gov. Mark Sanford in relation to the state budget. More...

The S.C. House’s chief budget writer, Rep. Dan Cooper, is definitely not a man with a plan. More...

Each month, the faculty from Busbee Creative Arts Academy, in Cayce, selects three outstanding students from each grade level to win the honor of Student of the Month. More...

Blythewood Middle School seventh grader, Maggie Hair, had artwork selected for publication in the 2010 edition of the Richland County Public Library’s Kids in Print , a collection of stories, poems, and artwork submitted by students ages 6&nda More...

Richland School District Two’s Lake Carolina Elementary—cited earlier this year as one of the state’s 2010 Schools of Character—has now become the first South Carolina school to earn a National School of Character award. More...

One cold, dark, grey November day in 1984. I decided it was a lovely time for fishing. After all, fish hardly bite on blue bird days, and I had a fairly new ’84 Yamaha calling my name and a mutt named Tiffy was always ready for an adventure. More...

During a recent vacation at his family’s Edisto Island residence, nine–year–old Bryce Phillips landed what he believed to be a 7.5 pound spadefish. Bryce and his dad, Dr. More...

Columbia native and commercial realtor Captain George S. Meetze is a saltwater fishing enthusiast. As with most saltwater fishermen, George has had several boats over the years. More...

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