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By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com The Columbia Rotary on Monday, April 30, at lunch heard from Roy A. Bernardi, deputy secretary at the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. He also was the 51st mayor of Syracuse, N.Y. More ...
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Dennis W. Shedd, native of Cordova, S.C., is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He talked to the Columbia Rotary Club immediately after HUD Deputy Secretary Bernardi. He was introduced by Jon Keith as a fair, faithful, and funny family man. More ...
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Frank Brunson, a politician since junior high school, is running again for mayor of Forest Acres. Brunson's first run for mayor, four years ago, pulled 81% of the vote. This time, there is no opposition. Brunson was born at Columbia Hospital at the corner of Hampton and Harde... More ... Briefs by John Temple Ligon Hedge funds, cont'd. Three years ago, managers of the top 25 hedge funds earned about $250 million each. Two years ago, they brought home close to $350 million each. Last year, managers of the top 25 hedge funds earned a total of $15 billion, which is about $600 million each. More ...
Paul Willis , dean of libraries at USC, will retire June 30. Willis oversees the operations of the Thomas Cooper Library and the South Caroliniana Library; the business, film, mathematics, and music libraries. More ... Warden wins $510,000 verdict Contributed by Cromer and Mabry A Federal jury late Friday evening returned a $510, 000 verdict in favor of Calvin Anthony, a former warden of one of the state's largest and top security prisons (Lee Correctional Institution) against the agency's No. 2 administrator Robert Ward and its former Inspector General, Cha... More ... Aging Issues and Answers: Resident's Rights Contributed by Lieutenant Governor André Bauer Question: What rights do people in nursing homes have? Answer: There's actually quite a bit of federal and state law supporting the rights of individuals who are being cared for in institutional care settings such as nursing homes. More ... |
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