From the Editor: A Very Merry Christmas

“So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, a…
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Ex Libris: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Full disclosure: I have a dog named Brontë, so this review will be…
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It’s a Ruff Life

Is there anything more welcoming than being greeted at a store by an…
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Christmas Cards that Sleigh Me

Even in this age of “digitalized everything,” I still get actual paper-and-envelope Christmas…
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Chasing the Fox

“I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice.” — Linda…
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The Sheriff’s in Town

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lawson Lott, Jr., made history this year — not…
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Fröhliche Weihnachten!

For the 18th Century Deutsch — or German — settlers of the fork…
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From Struggle to Strength

Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont “Chris” Christian normally does not spend much…
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Dressing the Table

Southerners know that the table makes the party, especially during the holidays, when…
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Onward and Upward

Increasingly Columbia is an attractive hub for young adults to continue education, establish…
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Dialing in on Duck Dogs

Robert Chester Ruark was in many senses a miserable excuse for a human…
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There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays

Sometimes fate plays a large part in finding a dream home, as was…
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