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By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Republican Rusty DePass preceded Tenenbaum's lunchtime speech to the Columbia Rotary Club last Monday, Feb. 26. DePass shared his extraordinarily positive estimation of Democrat Tenenbaum's performance during her eight years as South Carolina Superintendent of Education. DePass ... More ...
Dr. Kelly Hynes of 20!20 Vision By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Kelly Scott Hynes was born in Columbia at Providence Hospital. Her father was the second employee hired by the Wilbur Smith headquarters office in Columbia. Her mother worked at the Five Points Sears, what became the Food Lion site on Harden Street. They lived on Monroe... More ... Briefs by John Temple Ligon Duke expects tighter emissions standards Charlotte- based Duke Energy is working with Southern Co. to build a $6 billion emissions- free nuclear plant in Cherokee County, S.C. Duke is spending about $50 million a year on energy efficiency. More ... Exports reveal expansion and opportunities in S.C. Contributed by the S.C. Department of Commerce The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced Feb. 27, 2007, the state's 2006 exports totaled more than $13.6 billion in goods sold to 197 countries around the world. The state's top ten export industries last year were vehicles, machinery, plastics, rubber, organic chemicals, paper a... More ...
Master Patrol Officer Beatrice Fields was named Police Officer of the Year. Maria Reyes was recognized by the S.C. State Senate as the Senior of the Day, Feb. 22. Rainbow Radio has been named the recipient of the 2007 Human Rights Campaign's Carolinas ... More ... |
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