Columbia City Council meets Jan. 23, 2008
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Roll call Columbia City Council met at 9 am, Wednesday, January 23. All council members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III.
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Another point of view
Democrats debate
By Jessica Cross crossja84@gmail
      The economy was the Democratic debate opener January 14, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. But the debate didn't take long to turn into a clash between Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, brought on primarily by Clinton. Sen. John Edwards emerged unscathed.
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Santee Cooper's coal plant is wrong
      Editor's note: This was sent to Joe Eller, Engineering Services Division Bureau of Air Quality, DHEC from Ben Gregg, executive director of the S.C.Wildlife Federation This letter is in response to DHEC's request for comments pertaining to Sante...
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Richland County Council meets January 22, 2008
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.
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