Columbia City Council meets Feb. 21
      Roll call Columbia City Council convened Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, at 9 am. Council member E. W. Cromartie was absent at the outset but he arrived in another hour. Other council members present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and ...
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That is the stupidest question!
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Linda and I were in line at the Convention Center at 4 o'clock to attend the Barack Obama rally last Friday. A local TV reporter stopped a distinguished elderly black man and positioned him before the camera. "Do you think Obama is black enough?" she asked.
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Richland County Council meets Feb. 20, 2007
By Mike Cox MWC423@bellsouth.net
      Roll call Joe McEachern, Val Hutchinson, Norman Jackson, Damon Jeter, Paul Livingston, Bill Malinowski, Mike Montgomery, Greg Pearce, Bernice Scott, and Kit Smith were present. Joyce Dickerson was absent.
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Forest Acres City Council meets Feb. 13
By John Dixon Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com Roll call
      Forest Acres City Council met at 5:15 pm, Feb. 13, 2007. Present were Councilmen Charles Fetner and Shel Suber and Councilwoman Ginger Dukes, Mayor Frank Brunson, Mayor Pro Tempore Curtis Rye, City Attorney Lee Holloway, and Business Manager Bob Massa who stood in for City Administrat...
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