Oliver Gospel Mission helps men find their way
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      A homeless which is clean and orderly? A haven downtrodden men which looks good and offers hope? A chance at educational boosts and employment for those who never had it before? Oliver Gospel Mission has stood on the same corner in downtown Columbia for 120 years, bu...
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500 Midlands citizens attend RFB&D luncheon
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      In S.C., it is estimated that more than 55,000 schoolchildren suffer from reading disabilities. Because of blindness and/or dyslexia, they are unable to learn from the printed page, and thus fall behind in school progress very early.
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Junior Cotillion celebrates 14th Annual Dinner and Ball
Correction from March 28, 3008, publication
Photos and story by John Dixon
      On Sunday, March 16, 2008, the Downtown Marriott was the site of the 14th Annual Junior Cotillion Dinner and Ball. Second year students reviewed social etiquette and table manners as they feasted on fresh salad, Italian minestrone, teriyaki chicken on wild rice with green beans, lemon sorbet and t...
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