Orangeburg Massacre of 1968
      Survivors, victims' families, college students, and the Orangeburg community of S.C. will congregated on the campus of South Carolina State University February 8 to observe the 40th anniversary of the infamous Orangeburg Massacre.
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Never sleep through a revolution
By John S. Rainey
      Editor's note:This commentary was published in TFheeb rCuoalruym 2b5,ia2 0S0ta5r. One of Dr. Martin Luther King's most thoughtful, articulate, and reasoned speeches was made almost two years after his more famous "I Have A Dream" oration at the Lincoln Memorial in R19e6m3...
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Explorers walk on Lake Marion
By Warner M.Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      The Santee Cooper lakes, Marion and Moultrie, are at their lowest level since constructed in 1939. Homes, graves, and even a town have recently emerged from the depths. Last Saturday, February 4, members of the Greater Piedmont Chapter of The Explorers Club ventured onto the dry lake bed of Lake ...
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Woodworkers extraordinaire
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      It's been 10 years since the Columbia Presbyterian Community added a workshop to its campus. On February 2 of this year, the handymen and crafters who use the equipment there put together a show of their handiwork. Items on display include a cradle, rocking chair, rocking horse, cabinet, table, m...
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