Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Clean air The Southern Environmental Law Center recently filed a letter of concern with S.C. DHEC over two 660- megawatt pulverized coal- fired burners planned for Santee Cooper near Kingsburg. In another month or so, DHEC should hold hearings on the new power plant and its adherenc...
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Mayor pushes retail
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Following lunch inside Seawell's last Monday, April 9, the Columbia Rotary Club heard from Mayor Coble on his plans for further development of downtown retail. Coble essentially picked up where Terry Brown left off last November at the Center Center Partnership.
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Myrtle Beach city-owned hotel improves performance
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The Myrtle Beach Convention Center's headquarters hotel is a 402- room Sheraton, formerly a Radisson that went under. The faltering Radisson attracted plenty of Midlands press in early 2004 because Columbia was about to seek the same fate.
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Star Profile
Pamela Hubbell, el Burrito restaurant manager
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      On August 21, 2000, el Burrito began serving diners Mexican food in the old Toddle House building at 934 Harden Street. The Toddle House started there in the early'40s, and after Toddle House the Five Points Café settled in for a few years until 1990.
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Rooftop Rhythms draws folks from Forest Acres
By John Dixon Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The Diesel Brothers from Charleston South Carolina helped kick- off the spring series of Rooftop Rhythms Thursday, April 5, at Midtown in Forest Acres. It was a light crowd, most likely due to Holy Week services, but the music was good and the audience mellow.
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Folks about town
      Margaret Barber , an employee with the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice, has been named Chief of Staff in charge of day- to- day operations for the agency. Columbia's Girl Scout Troop 1242 has been selected as an All- Health Team Winner for its Healthy ...
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Toucan Talk
How to stay above the fray in the investment jungle.
By Michael Oana mjo@teamoana.com
      Welcome to Toucan Talk! Toucan talk is a new biweekly column that I'm going to provide for your reading pleasure. My goal is to inform, educate, and enlighten conservative investors in the area. The toucan is the logo of our firm, hence the title of this column.
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