It’s hurry up and wait at the doctor’s office
I’m just saying...I don’t rush for doctors’ appointments anymore. There have been far too many times that I have practically broken my neck to get to a doctor on time and then have been made to sit in the waiting room for half an hour, only to be moved to the examining room to wait another half an hour to spend five […]
Traffic Apocalypse
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationMy father drove his entire life fearing hoppedup semi drivers and young, distracted girls in red sports car. He felt sure one of those would lead to his demise in a fiery automobile crash. As it turned out he lived over 80 years and succumbed to pancreatic cancer in bed. My traffic fears are much more rational. I’m convinced we’re […]
Freedom and the flu
40–SomethingAs I was lying in bed with a 103–degree fever feeling generally like someone who had been dropped from a second story window then kicked and beaten by a USC football player coming from Five Points, a strange feeling came over me. It was a feeling that reared its head between my shivers and bouts of nausea. The flu hit […]
Councilwoman Dickerson selected to lead elected women nationwide
Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson (D-Columbia) was installed as president of The Order, the membership arm of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) during the Foundation’s recent Annual Conference, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia. NFWL’s president and CEO, Robin Read, joined together with elected women from across the country to honor Councilwoman Dickerson’s many accomplishments and laud her commitment to the foundation’s […]
Myra Baucom McIntosh
Funeral service for Myra Baucom McIntosh, 90, were held 11 a. m. Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. The family received friends from 10 until 11 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. McIntosh died Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Born in Detroit, […]
eMagazines arrive at Richland Library
Richland Library customers can now access nearly 300 magazines from anywhere in the world—be it their local library, the comfort of their own home, or the other side of the globe. Part of the library’s recent service enhancements, the new eMagazine collection is free and available to customers in downloadable, digital magazine formats for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, and PC […]
The Assembly holds its annual ball December 28, 2012
The Assembly, established in 1889, held its annual Ball Friday, December 28, 2012, at seven thirty o’clock in the evening in the Columbia Ballroom of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Guests were received by Mrs. Michael McNulty Beal, president, and Mr. Beal; Mrs. William Ray Weston Jr., presidentelect and Mr. Weston; and the debutante daughters. The debutante daughters of the […]
A.C. Flora advances on Howard’s buzzer beater
With one shot, the legend of Matt Howard grew, and A.C. Flora broke its three-game losing streak knocking off the Hillcrest Rams 66-64 on the opening day of the Chick-fil-A Classic at Richland Northeast High School. “I wanted to fade away to the baseline because I’ve practiced that shot a million times,” Howard said. “I knew I’d made it.” Howard, […]