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By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency for President Bush (#43), was at the Moore School of Business Monday afternoon to discuss nuclear power as the putative green path to adequate electric power. She is co- chair of the Clean... More ... Briefs by John Temple Ligon City restructuring A 14- member commission looking into alternatives to the structure of Columbia's city government met Monday, November 19, 34 months after reading its mission statement. More ...
Rick Simons of I. Pinckney Simons Gallery By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com With two locations and one name, I. Pinckney Simons Gallery shows contemporary paintings and sculpture by local artists such as Stephen Chesley, Mike Williams, and Boyd Saunders. The gallery is also well known for its antique works, paintings from all over the world and far into the past. More ... Benjamin Simons Benjamin Simons fled France for the Netherlands shortly after King Louis XIV declared the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Louis XIV effectively said Protestants couldn't expect to live much longer in Catholic France, and Benjamin Simons was a Protestant - actually, a Huguenot. More ...
Stuart Andrews received the Charles Dorsey Award from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association for his service to the equal justice community. One Eared Cow Glass was selected as the Columbia Regional Visitors Center's November Artist of the Month. More ...
Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance Provided by Michael Oana mjo@teamoana.com Most of us have a soft spot in our hearts for one or more charities. For some, it's an alma mater, a local hospital, or a valued church, synagogue or mosque. For others, it's a national research organization like the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association. More ... |
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