Make Your Bed
April 29, 2016
By Landon Poe Landon Poe is a finalist in a scholarship essay contest to raise awareness for Mesothelioma Cancer among US veterans – https://www.mesotheliomahelp.org/scholarship-contest/make-your-bed/ In small-town USA 1965, Dewey Poe…
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How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Infographic
April 28, 2016Infographic created by Morningside IP .
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How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Infographic
April 28, 2016Infographic created by Morningside IP .
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Don’t You Hate that Limpy Shirt Collar
April 28, 2016
By L. Paul Cline How much do you spend on a quality shirt? $100? $150? The point is they’re not cheap. Quality is a priority at that price point.…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16
April 26, 2016By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/26/16
April 26, 2016
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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A competition deficit?
April 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…
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A competition deficit?
April 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too…
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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy
April 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…
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Karma tastes rich in new, humane economy
April 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As the human circus of presidential politics has plodded along for what seems a decade now, a revolution has been taking place in the ever-more-dignified animal…
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Columbia City Council meetings
April 20, 2016
By Temple Ligon Hospitality Taxes At a recent meeting of Richland County Council a destination-class water park, once costing $20 million and in the end, $18 million, was voted…
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South Carolina REALTORS® release March market reports
April 20, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) released its March housing market data. The reports show buyers are increasing, but their options are limited. New listings were up nine percent…
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Is Physical Inactivity the New Smoking in South Carolina?
April 20, 2016
By Daniel Bornstein, Ph.D. Second phase of U.S. Physical Activity Plan released on April 20, but there’s no SC plan in sight If smoking isn’t tolerated in South Carolina…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16
April 20, 2016By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/20/16
April 20, 2016
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends,…
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South Carolina business community letter to General Assembly regarding S.1203
April 19, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, South Carolina Economic Developers Association, South Carolina Hospital Association, and the Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Greenville, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach, North…
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South Carolina business community letter to General Assembly regarding S.1203
April 19, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, South Carolina Economic Developers Association, South Carolina Hospital Association, and the Charleston, Clemson, Columbia, Greenville, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach, North…
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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
April 19, 2016
By Ashley Hunter SENATE FINANCE DEBATES THE STATE BUDGET The Senate Finance Committee met this past week and addressed some of the funding for the K-12 Education, Higher Education and Criminal Justice state…
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State House Report: Top Three Things You Need to Know
April 19, 2016
By Ashley Hunter SENATE FINANCE DEBATES THE STATE BUDGET The Senate Finance Committee met this past week and addressed some of the funding for the K-12 Education, Higher Education and Criminal Justice state…
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Leaving NATO is not the way to save money
April 18, 2016By Bill Connor Among a number of bold, some would say outrageous, pronouncements made by Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, none has been more dangerous than his…
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Brazil’s nightmare
April 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Woe is Brazil. As the summer Olympics approach in August, Latin America’s largest country — with a population of 206 million and an economy that…
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Brazil’s nightmare
April 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Woe is Brazil. As the summer Olympics approach in August, Latin America’s largest country — with a population of 206 million and an economy that…
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Pope Bernie
April 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Imagine emerging from a rocky political week only to announce, as Bernie Sanders did, that, oh, by the way, the Vatican called. Actually, it was the…
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Pope Bernie
April 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Imagine emerging from a rocky political week only to announce, as Bernie Sanders did, that, oh, by the way, the Vatican called. Actually, it was the…
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Leaving NATO is not the way to save money
April 18, 2016
By Bill Connor Among a number of bold, some would say outrageous, pronouncements made by Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, none has been more dangerous than his…
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Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Hoppenings
April 13, 2016
1006 people have already attended our virtual public meeting about our efforts to begin extending the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail East through the communities of Poe Mill, Brutontown, New Washington…
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Trumpanomics: fantasies over facts
April 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Trumpanomics doesn’t compute. The media keep piling on Donald Trump, because he keeps saying things that are controversial, impractical, undesirable and — in some cases…
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Trumpanomics: fantasies over facts
April 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Trumpanomics doesn’t compute. The media keep piling on Donald Trump, because he keeps saying things that are controversial, impractical, undesirable and — in some cases…
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The people’s race
April 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The spectacular strangeness of this presidential election may require a new display in Ripley’s Odditorium of believe-it-or-nots. Among the exhibits, curators might place the History of…
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The people’s race
April 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The spectacular strangeness of this presidential election may require a new display in Ripley’s Odditorium of believe-it-or-nots. Among the exhibits, curators might place the History of…
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2016 South Carolina Chef Ambassadors selected to be featured chefs at upcoming James Beard House Dinner
April 8, 2016The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism will host a media outreach initiative at the James Beard House in New York City this August, featuring the 2016 South…
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2016 South Carolina Chef Ambassadors selected to be featured chefs at upcoming James Beard House Dinner
April 8, 2016The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism will host a media outreach initiative at the James Beard House in New York City this August, featuring the 2016 South…
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Columbia City Council
April 6, 2016
By Temple Ligon Transitions Delivers Positive Report Craig Currey, CEO of Transitions, Columbia’s homeless shelter at the corner of Elmwood and Main, reported to city council Tuesday night, April…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/06/16
April 6, 2016By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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National Defense Briefs – 04/06/16
April 6, 2016
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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Solving the productivity mystery
April 4, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson A paradox of our time concerns productivity. We are awash in transformative technologies — smartphones, tablets, big data — and yet the growth in labor…
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Solving the productivity mystery
April 4, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson A paradox of our time concerns productivity. We are awash in transformative technologies — smartphones, tablets, big data — and yet the growth in labor…
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What now?
April 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker So what are we to do? This is a familiar question to opinion writers. Translation: You’ve told us what’s wrong with everything — and we agree.…
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What now?
April 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker So what are we to do? This is a familiar question to opinion writers. Translation: You’ve told us what’s wrong with everything — and we agree.…
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City Manager’s Spotlight
April 4, 2016
By Teresa Wilson The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The…
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Richland County Month in Review: March
April 1, 2016
The following are highlights from Richland County Government in March: Richland County established a new contact for flood-related issues. A monitored email account, [email protected], was set up for residents to…
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PR Week’s 2016 Communicator of the Year Award given to Senator Clementa Pinckney
April 1, 2016
Barry Caldwell Waste Management’s Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer penned the attached letter in hopes of making our community aware of an award bestowed to…
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Senator Clementa Pinckney receives PR Week’s 2016 Communicator of the Year Award
April 1, 2016Barry Caldwell Waste Management’s Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer penned the attached letter in hopes of making our community aware of an award bestowed to…
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Getting Stains Out – Part 4
March 31, 2016
By L. Paul Cline The right product applied the wrong way can make the stain set worse. Never Apply Direct Force. Dab gently or soak indirectly. Do not scrub…
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National Defense Briefs – 03/30/16
March 30, 2016By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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National Defense Briefs – 03/30/16
March 30, 2016
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series produced by National Defense Consultants, LLC, aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates,…
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Types of Solvents (And the Stains They Remove) – Part 3
March 29, 2016
By L. Paul Cline Water: Universally safe on basically everything. It is effective as an immediate treatment to prevent stain setting. Needs prolonged soaking to have much effect on…
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We’re not a poor country, Donald
March 28, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The…
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We’re not a poor country, Donald
March 28, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The…
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Earth Day cleanups are part of the problem
March 25, 2016
By Rudy Socha CEO Wounded Nature – Working Veterans Annual litter cleanups add an additional 12 million plastic trash bags to landfills every year. Wounded Nature – Working Veterans…
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