Stop puppy mills
By Pat McQueen, President PETS, Inc The Carolinas Humane Society
      In the past 16 years, we have been involved in helping pets taken from puppy mills and backyard breeders. We are amazed at the suffering these animals endured in order to provide a buyer with a tiny pedigree. Buyers often discover a couple of months later that the little Yorkie or Pomeranian they...
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Mayor's law firm advertises accomplishments after award of convention center legal work
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The case study is available on the Website published by the law firm Nexsen Pruet, where Mayor Bob Coble is a profit- sharing member. We are looking into this alleged competition- free award of significant legal work.
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Explorers paddle Congaree Creek
By Warner M.Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Members of the Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club, led by Stuart Greeter of SCDNR, paddled the historic Congaree Creek from 12th Street to Old State Road August 4, 2007. Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve, a 627- acre preserve managed by SCDNR, borders the Congaree River and Cayce. Ther...
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Sertoma names Chris Weston international director
Contributed by The Sertoma Club
      Chris Weston was recently elected the international director of Sertoma's Atlantic Coast Region, which covers more than 100 Sertoma Clubs and several thousand Sertoma members in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and part of Georgia.
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Columbia Sertoma honors charter members
Contributed by The Columbia Sertoma Club
      The Columbia Sertoma Club was founded on June 2, 1950, making it one of South Carolina's oldest and most successful charitable and civic organizations.
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