Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Science and the law Nobel Prize- winning scientist Eric Kandel will discuss the mechanics of memory and the science of the mind in this year's Charles W. Knowlton Lecture, February 20 at 5 pm in the Law School Auditorium.
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S.C. is a flower waiting to bloom
      Now is the time to move toward making South Carolina a truly competitive player in that most sustainable of economic arenas - tourism and hospitality - Michael MacNulty
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Kevin Fisher of Fisher Communications
      By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Kevin Fisher was born in Hickory, North Carolina, a town of about 20,000 at the time. His father was in the retail furniture business, and his mother was a manager in the local department store, something similar to Tapp's. Fis...
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Johns exhibition draws South Carolinians to Washington
      Enjoying lunch last Saturday, February 3, in the Lafayette Room at the Hay- Adams Hotel overlooking the White House are Columbia architect Michael Kohn's daughters (l- r) Marta in hat, Jocelyn, and Morgen. Australian Roland Karnatz, boyfriend of Kohn's sister Melanie, sits to the right.
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By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Meetings took place under the general heading of the Governor's Conference on Tourism and Travel Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (February 5,6,7) in Spartanburg. The tourism action plan was detailed by international consultant Michael MacNulty and Chad Prosser, head of S.C. Parks, ...
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Folks about town
      Dr. Laura Dougherty has opened Allergy & Asthma Care, LLC. The office is located at 7045A, St. Andrews Road. Dr. Dougherty is welcoming new patients and treating all types of allergies. 407-0385. John T. Lay, Jr. , a shareholder of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, P.A. Atto...
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