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  • Soccer: Women win SEC title

    Losing to LSU in the regular season kept South Carolina’s women’s soccer team from the SEC regular-season championship.

  • Let's talk: Author Jan Brett

    Jan Brett, author and illustrator of more than two dozen children's books, is coming to Columbia Wednesday to promote the 20th anniversary of her book "The Mitten" and the new release of "Jan Brett's Snowy Treasury."

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Resolute Fort Hood soldiers ready for return

Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he's asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his scheduled January deployment to Afghanistan.

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Details on Calverts' disappearance emerge

A court order declaring John and Elizabeth Calvert dead provides more details pointing to Dennis Gerwing as their likely killer and lists several points that debunk notions that the couple might have vanished on their own.

State to seek funds for education reform

State Department of Education leaders said they will apply for a portion of $4 billion in federal stimulus money for school reform available to states, and they think they have a shot at getting it.

Creative learning

Fourth-grade teacher Yvonne Gadsden noticed a change in her son. Normally reserved and shy, Marcus Gadsden started to become more creative and outgoing. During summer break, he began to write stories and songs to occupy his time.

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