Thirty-something speaks
Fond memories don't come on a flat screen
Mike Maddock
      I don't think anyone looks back on his or her childhood and says, "Man, I sure wish I'd watched more T.V. growing up!" Back when I was a kid, we had four channels that seemed to have nothing on but news, Lawrence Welk, soap operas, and Hee Haw. Given those choices, it's no wonder why my generatio...
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
A romantic day
Mike Cox
      February 14 is a special day for guys. The romance comes alive in many of us and thoughts of new beginnings and dreams coming true take over. It's the day pitchers and catchers report; the official start of professional baseball season.
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Pickpocket alert
      A woman from York County reports her husband's pocket was picked as he got off the elevator at a hospital in the Piedmont section of South Carolina. In the York case, Harry and Sara were getting off the elevator at the hospital when another passenger dropped his cell phone.
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     Photo by Jim Covington The hawk featured in February 8 issue of The Columbia Star's Beauty in the Backyard was seen again near Trenholm and Adger Roads.
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