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Alexzena Irving Furgess laughs after finding a photograph of herself as the 1962 Miss Booker T. Washington, during the dedication ceremony for the Booker T. Washington auditorium renovations. University of South Carolina. Former students and staff were among those in attendance at the event which recognized upgrades made to the only remaining building of what used to be the Booker T. Washington High School. The school was Columbia's only school for African-Americans.

This week's best staff photographs, June 17, 2013

A collection of this week's best photographs from The State's photography staff.

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A still frame from video provided by the Richland County Sheriff's Dept. of a fight at Gonzales Gardens on May 16, 2013.

VIDEO: Richland sheriff searching for women involved in Gonzales Gardens fight

COLUMBIA, SC A fight at Gonzales Gardens that was filmed with a cell phone and posted online has caught the attention of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

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SC Politics

State finds ‘questionable statistics,’ funding errors, and low board participation in S.C. First Steps review

A state audit released Tuesday on S.C. First Steps reported the agency used questionable statistics to show the agency’s impact, over- and under-funded county partnerships due to an accounting error, has poor board participation and needs... 3 hours ago

Sports

Deshaun Watson passes the ball Friday during the Palmetto State Showdown 7-on-7 tournament hosted by Byrnes High.

DeShaun Watson says Clemson football fans have nothing to fear

Touted quarterback commitment says visit to Auburn did not sway him from commitment to Clemson

Business

A frame from video of EA's Madden NFL 25 game, showcasing graphics touted as "better than ever."

Video: Sneak peek at Madden 25

Fox Sports brings us this preview of the latest iteration of Electronic Arts' Madden NFL, Madden 25.

Living

How to use herbs in recipes

Come summer, it’s the query herb experts get asked the most: “I have so much (insert name of home-grown herb here). What can I do with it?” So before you surrender — or resort to zucchini-esque measures — we thought we’... 19 minutes ago

Opinion

Scoppe

Scoppe: What Rainey v. Haley tells us about ethics reform

The Supreme Court did not exonerate Gov. Nikki Haley on ethics charges last week; it tossed the case on a technicality. But she would have won on the merits — which says more about the problems with our ethics law than about her ethics.

Military

Scott Heisler

USCG Auxiliary appoints South Carolina legislative liaison officer

US Coast Guard Auxiliary District Commodore John Tyson has appointed Auxiliarist Scott Heisler as Legislative Liaison Officer for South Carolina (LLO) on June 3, 2013.

Nation/World

FILE - This June 9, 2013 photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. The Guardian newspaper says that the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet café in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The Guardian cites more than half a dozen internal government documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as the basis for its reporting on GCHQ's intelligence operations.

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide...

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