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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Flyers call policy allowing small knives, baseball bats, golf clubs on planes 'common sense'

Monday, January 21, 2013  The amnesty period has run out for anyone owning a gambling machine in Richland County.

Friday, January 18, 2013  In what Oprah has called the most important interview of her television career, she couldn't be accused of burying the lead.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  A group on Folly Beach is launching an effort to bring limited drinking back to the beach southwest of Charleston.

Monday, December 31, 2012  A new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin banning Russian children from being adopted by families may prevent other orphans from ending up in good homes.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  A hearing on the firing of a former Columbia police chief deputy has been delayed after the city banned cameras from the proceedings even though the employee wanted them there.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  An online protest went public at Facebook offices in Austin, Texas and across the world Monday.

Thursday, September 22, 2011  Author Chris Crutcher, who has had several of his books about teenage angst banned by various States across the Nation continues to write about the experiences of teenagers who he regards as "under fire."

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Columbia City Council has passed the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would ban "bath salts" and synthetic marijuana. Should synthetic drugs like "bath salts" and synthetic marijuana be banned because of the health danger the pose, or should they be legal since they are marked "not for human consumption"?

Friday, August 12, 2011  Parent complained that "A Study in Scarlet" was derogatory to Mormons.

Friday, December 31, 2010  Michigan's Lake Superior State University has named "viral" as one of the words that needs to be banned from the English language. The school list a series of words each year to be banned because they have been misused, overused or have lost their meaning.

Friday, December 19, 2008  A South Carolina high school student newspaper was not distributed last month after students published an editorial advocating same-sex marriage without consulting administrators.