Columbia Fire Department burns a new label
By Michael Orr
      On May 17, 1951, the Columbia Fire Department opened the doors to its brand new headquarters at 1001 Senate Street. The station was rumored to be the largest fire station in the country at the time with eight bays and the most advanced control room yet seen. The new building stood on the corner of...
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Food Not Bombs
By Caroline Judson
      When I saw Tom Turnipseed dishing out cooked collards from a huge pot it got my attention. A quiet orderly line of about 100 or more people were standing with paper plates and a ticket in hand. This is the Food not Bombs group that is celebrating five years in Columbia this month.
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Correction
      The TV program filming Chad Sloan is Flip That House, not Flip This House as was printed in The Columbia Star October 5, 2007.
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Stand Up Geologist stuns Explorers
By Warner M.Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Members of the Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club were honored with an extremely humorous and scholarly presentation by Dr. Christopher Kendall of USC October 12, 2007. After being introduced by Dr. Jon Leader, S.C. State Archaeologist, the audience realized the laptop containing the ...
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Canine- Americans and fall foolishness
By John Dixon Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Despite their advancing age, with the passing of the Autumnal Equinox, the Canine Americans at my house have become a trifle frisky and more than a little bit foolish. They are emerging from their lairs with more frequency and considerably more energy than during the summer months. The things they...
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Columbia City Council meets October 17, 2007
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Roll call Columbia City Council convened for its regular session around 9 am October 17 in City Hall. Mayor Bob Cole was absent, but all other council members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III.
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Forest Acres City Council meets October 9, 2007
By John Dixon Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Roll Call Forest Acres City Council met Tuesday October 9, 2007. Attorney Holloway, Councilwoman Ginger Dukes, Mayor Pro Tempore Curtis Rye, Mayor Brunson, Councilman Fetner, Councilman Shell Suber were present. Bob Massa stood in for Mark Williams who was at an International Administrator's Conf...
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Richland County Council meets October 16, 2007
By Mike Cox MWC423@bellsouth.net
      Roll call Chairman Joe McEachern, Vice Chair Val Hutchinson, Joyce Dickerson, Norman Jackson, Damon Jeter, Paul Livingston, Bill Malinowski, Mike Montgomery, Greg Pearce, Bernice Scott, and Kit Smith were present. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Girl Scout Troop 2216.
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Try a massage for $25 or become a massage therapist
Contributed by Midlands Technical College
      Could you use a little stress relief? Then make your appointment for a stress- relieving, 50- minute massage from Midlands Technical College massage therapy students. The sessions only cost $25, but time slots will fill quickly.
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