We are of Columbia, by Columbia, and for Columbia
By Warner M.Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      In Sunday's edition of The State , Chief Blogger announced the obvious - they are losing money and cutting staff. A result will be fewer pages with fewer op- ed pieces and fewer letters to the editor. From now on, these popular editorial items will be shifted to their Website.
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Thirty-something speaks
Nature's procreating, and I'm not laughing
Mike Maddock
      God really does have a sense of humor. How else could we explain the existence of slugs, ear hair, the duck- billed platypus, and Britney Spears? Why else would broccoli be good for you and ice cream make you fat?
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Real or fiction, I love baseball
Mike Cox
      I knew what was going to happen but couldn't stop it. Shoeless Joe Jackson and Terrence Mann walked toward the cornfield just after Moonlight Graham saved the little girl. It was time for Ray to play catch with his dad. My eyes started watering when the music changed. Then John Kinsella walked ov...
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Elwood and a bit of stupidity
      Two mechanics, getting ready to open for business, are sorting out tools on the work bench at The Muffler Shop. According to a Fox News report, a guy named Elwood walks into the shop through one of the open bay doors and announces, "This is a stickup; gimme the money!
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