More than 40 Law Enforcement Agencies in South Carolina carried the Flame of Hope from their respective towns and cities to Main Street, Columbia Friday, May 11. The convoy made its way from North Main Street, ran down Main Street, and ended on the steps of the statehouse. Businesses and companies along Main Street lined the street to cheer on […]
Cosmic collection finds new home
The personal archive of South Carolina astronaut and retired NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. has found a new home at the University of South Carolina. The Charles F. Bolden Jr. Collection documents the career of the Columbia native and 1964 C.A. Johnson High School graduate whose distinguished military service and training led to his selection for the U. S. […]
Oldest graduate from Midlands Technical College shares her story
Annie Dillard, age 92, graduated from Midlands Technical College with her associates degree on May 9, 2018. A trailblazer who serves as an example for many through her lifelong love of learning, Dillard has had to overcome many odds, discouragements, and discrimination in her willingness to put her efforts, energy and time to continue to grow as a student her […]
Columbia College graduate to hold talk on new book
Join Dr. Alice Elizabeth Malavasic, Columbia College graduate and author of The F Street Mess: How Southern Senators Rewrote the Kansas- Nebraska Act (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017), for a talk and book signing from 6–7 p.m., Tuesday, May 22 at the Seibels House. The focus of this talk will be on Senator Andrew Pickens Butler of […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capitial City
Forest Acres Forest Drive: Police were called to a gas station/convenience store at 8:30 p.m. Monday after a man stole two cases of beer. When the officers arrived, the cashier told them the middle-aged man came in and immediately went to the beer cooler and grabbed the two cases. He then walked straight out of the store without paying but […]
Serious about protecting the taxpayers? A few nuggets of advice
Over the next several weeks, men and women aspiring to elected office will likely be filling up your mailbox and knocking on your door. Many will talk of “protecting the taxpayers,” or offer some similar claim in pursuit of your vote. Of course, “protecting the taxpayers” can mean any number of things, and candidates tend to offer scant details. The […]
Abandoned Animals
ASK US AT THE STARWhy do we see more notices in the spring about stray dogs and cats being found without a collar or ID? In the spring, when romance is in the air, more dogs and cats are likely to roam in search of a partner, but there’s also a more worrying tendency for some college students to leave pets behind, because they […]
Over Hyping Life
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationI remember a television commercial from my childhood for a soap called Zest. Not sure if its still around but they had a great slogan: For the first time in your life, feel really clean. That’s some serious hype. That memory popped into my head while watching an episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate, a TV show on […]
One Man’s Trash
I’m just saying...“Julia, what did you do with the trash?” This question was delivered by my husband Marty one day last week after I had taken it upon myself to empty out all the cans in our garage since it was trash pick-up day and he was limping from a bad bruise on his heel. And it wasn’t delivered in a friendly […]