Civil rights leader announces new career path
Contributed by USC
      Civil- rights activist Dr. Cleveland Sellers announced plans to retire as director of the African American Studies Program at USC on June 30. Sellers, known internationally for his work in the civil- rights movement and as an advocate for social justice, will become research professor of African ...
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Leaders attend 40th anniversary off Orangeburg Massacre
     Photo by Jim Covington Reggie Floyd, newly appointed director of SLED, Judge Matthew Perry, and Dr. Cleveland Sellers, director of African America Studies at USC, attend the remembrance ceremony of the Orangeburg Massacre at S.C. State University in Orangeburg, S. C. February 8, 2008.
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West Columbia City Council meets February 5, 2008
By Ben Higgins higginsb2@yahoo.com
      Call to Order Mayor Bobby E. Horton called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm. Council members Eric L. Fowler, L. Dale Harley, Jack L. Harmon, Boyd Jones, Marsha Moore, B.J. Unthank and Mayor Pro- Tem Tommy Parler were present. Councilwoman Cathy Shannon was absent.
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Good people of Columbia, I need your help
Letters to the editor
By Ricky Mollohan , owner of Mr. Friendly's Southern Cafe and Soltice Kitchen and Wine Bar
      Sorry to bother you all, but I have a dilemma I would like as many of you as possible to be aware of. Tuesday, February 12, 2008, around 11:30 am while in the kitchen waiting for lunch service to begin, we were visited at Mr.
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Cockfighting should be treated as a minor crime
By Jensan Louis, Edgemoor, SC
      This is directed to every South Carolinian & American from every walk of life. Whether a school teacher, housewife, public official, politician, CEO, animal rights activist, animal fighting proponent, retiree, vegetarian, meat lover, city slicker, or country bumpkin'.
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