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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Columbia Star - Columbia's locally owned weekly newspaper since 1963
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Mike Cox

    Saving the world a slice at a time - Columbia Star (opens the original)

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    As I began reading about a New York pizzeria owner accosting a homeless person going through his garbage can, I expected an escalation and possible day in court. Those are the stories we usually see these days. Confrontation makes money. So I braced myself for the confrontation. New York is a tough town. I’ve visited the city. New Yorkers don’t take crap from nobody. So in this current mess we’re living in I expected a New York style argument. Instead, I was misty-eyed before I read a complete s

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Story and Photo by Mike Cox

    Saluda Shoals Riverwalk opens - Columbia Star (opens the original)

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    In 1992, the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission purchased 265 acres of land from South Carolina Electric & Gas ( SCE& G) to establish a riverfront park. From 1996-98, public planning sessions shaped the park layout, and official construction began later in 1998. The Hope Ferry Landing opened as the first completed section for public use in 1999, and in 2002, Saluda Shoals Park celebrated an April grand opening drawing 3,500 visitors to the new Environmental Education Center, River Center, and tra

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Mike Cox

    Change has always offended some - Columbia Star (opens the original)

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    I first became interested in college football in Demopolis, Alabama, late one Saturday night. I was listening to a hand-me-down radio searching for anything to quiet my inquisitive mind so I could doze off. Suddenly this howling noise erupted from the red plastic, followed by the confusing discussion between two excited men. It was an LSU football broadcast in the fall of 1960. Paul Dietzel was the coach, and they were good. The sold-out crowd was howling. I was deeply interested. The following

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · By Mike Cox

    The CLT’s Urgent Task - Columbia Star (opens the original)

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    In 1992, seven individuals and like-minded people throughout central South Carolina committed to conserving the natural and scenic lands, farms, waterways, forests, and open spaces that sustain them by forming The Congaree Land Trust (CLT). Their commitment to protecting property spans 15 counties where the mountains and sea meet—Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Sumter, and Williamsburg. The Cowasee Basin

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Mike Cox

    Keeping My Man Card - Columbia Star (opens the original)

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    I was on my way to O’Reilly Auto Parts, scared half to death. O’Reilly’s is convenient and I used it while valiantly and unsuccessfully trying to keep my ancient Highlander operating. She was well past her Use By date, 447,000 miles and two decades into service and still trying to hang on. I kept thinking about my Man Card. I know we rapidly shed manhood when we start aging, and since all old codgers age at different paces, it’s hard to know when to throw in the towel, grab a golf cart and wheel

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