Christmas in Italy
Conclusion: A trip to the crossroads
By Sydney Kornegay skornegay@hotmail.com
      "Are you sure you want to go?" my mother called after me. "You can still turn back if you're scared!" I rolled my eyes as I walked through the security check. Of course, I wanted to go.
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My Encounter with America
Part 8: Traveling light caused me problems at the airport
By Zadok Ekimwere zomwere@hotmail.com
      I have now visited America three times. But I don't know whether it is by design or by some divine act that my visits happen roughly every decade. As readers of this column will recall, I first came to the U.S. in 1980 and was mesmerized by everything I saw. My second visit was in 1991 af...
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Fund planned to bring S.C. troops home on leave
      A fund has been started to raise $40,000 to bring S.C. Army Reserve and National Guard troops home on leave in April. "We're going to bring our soldiers home for 10 days with their families before they deploy to Afghanistan," said Sen. Jake Knotts (R- Lexington), who is establishing th...
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