From the Editor: A Need for Speed

I have always loved bicycles. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting…
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Ex Libris: A Farewell to Arms

My first encounter with Ernest Hemingway was in Dr. Paul Ragan’s 10th grade…
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Basil: King of the summer garden

“Pounding fragrant things — particularly garlic, basil, parsley — is a tremendous antidote…
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Living Dinosaurs

I now live surrounded by American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Kiawah Island is home…
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Hidden Gems

Can you keep a secret? We can’t, so we are excited to share…
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Leo’s Landing

One of Columbia’s coolest playgrounds just got a whole lot more exciting. In…
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A Poet Reborn

It all began in August 2006 when a New Mexico disc jockey, Scott…
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Trading Palmetto Trees for Coconut Trees

Julie Hayne is a self-professed product of Richland County who has wandered quite…
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A Recipe for Rehabilitation

Life in prison is often characterized by dull routines, strict rules, and a…
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Mountain High

Kit Smith remembers the first time she and her husband, Joel, heard about…
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A Perpetual Cycle

How it started: No training wheels and a feeling of freedom. A summer…
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Prost!

In case you missed it, Columbia is a brewery town. Breweries of every…
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