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Saturday, March 30, 2013  Students still struggling to read by the end of third grade would be held back for extra help under a bill that aims to boost children's chances of success through early intervention.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A group that works to find solutions to social and economic challenges in South Carolina is getting a grant to expand its program to battle cardiovascular disease among blacks.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The Columbia Police Department is saying goodbye to the man that helps officers through tough times.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  James Island voters head back to the polls for a fourth time to decide whether they want to form their own community in the Charleston suburbs.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Idaho doctor-lawyer's strange strategy in lawsuit targeting anti-abortion laws raises eyebrows

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A three-judge federal panel is beginning a two-day hearing on a lawsuit challenging the way South Carolina House and the state's congressional election district boundaries were drawn.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the spring 2012 commencement address for Columbia College, President Caroline Whitson announced today.

Friday, January 27, 2012  The barefoot coaching movement is growing some legs in the Midlands.  Glenforest School coach William Knopf's challenge to every basketball coach in the state to coach one game barefoot this season is starting to pick up momentum.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  A Midlands high school basketball coach is going barefoot for a fourth season to raise awareness for a charity that helps children in need. Glenforest School athletics director and basketball coach William Knopf is upping his game this season to raise even more awareness for a charity called Samaritan's Feet.

Saturday, December 10, 2011  A top-ranking U.S. State Department official says South Carolina's tough new immigration law has not only damaged the country's reputation but could also endanger U.S. citizens abroad.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  A Columbia attorney has asked a Richland County judge to require Gov. Nikki Haley, her staff, and other state workers to preserve all electronic communications related to the Occupy Columbia protests and arrests.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Occupy Columbia protesters have declared a victory after their post-curfew protest resulted in no arrests, and the director of South Carolina's public safety agency called last week's 6 p.m. order to leave Statehouse grounds a misunderstanding. Nearly 200 people gathered Monday night at the Statehouse to challenge Gov. Nikki Haley's order to arrest anyone protesting on Statehouse grounds after 6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  Sixteen Latin American and Caribbean nations have asked to join the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against South Carolina's new illegal immigration law.  The federal government filed their legal challenge against the state's new law last week.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  Facing likely election-year ruling, Obama appeals health overhaul setback to Supreme Court