The State

The State: In Living Color - June 28, 2007

My first freelance article for The State. It's about a local couple who has their entire living room covered in red, white and blue.

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The State: Family Reconnects With Its Past - July 26, 2007

A freelance article I did for The State on a family reunion held at a recently-discovered slave cemetery.

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The State: Keenan Looks to Future - Oct. 4, 2007

A freelance article I did for The State on a local high school that held a rededication ceremony.

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The State: Student scores near-perfect on GED - Sept. 11, 2008

Katherine Crawford Stephens has dealt with expulsion, an eating disorder, and addiction to drugs and alcohol. But that, and the knowledge she had a child on the way, didn't stop her from ...

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Humane Society helps feed, spay pets - Oct. 8, 2008

With the economy tightening, many Midlands families are being forced to make hard choices, which sometimes include giving up pets they can no longer care for. But the local Humane Society...

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Young to focus on budgeting in new position - Oct. 9, 2008

William Clay Young, the new Kershaw County administrator, talks with The State about what he'll face in his new job and what the area has to offer.

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Drinking Liberally: A place for divergent views - Oct. 16, 2008

The Columbia chapter of Drinking Liberally, an offshoot of a national "informal, inclusive progressive social group," is a place for like-minded people to gather and discuss politics and ...

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Solving sudokus not so puzzling for national champ - Nov. 11, 2008

When Davis Borucki completes a sudoku puzzle, it's clear to see something deep is going on inside his head. He can recognize number patterns many can't, which helps him complete complicat...

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Sandhill gallery showcases Midlands art - Nov. 21, 2008

A long-vacant store from at Columbia's Village at Sandhill was recently turned into a gallery designed specifically to showcase paintings from local artists. Artists with work on display ...

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