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David Travis Bland

The State

David Travis Bland is The State’s editorial editor. In his prior position as a reporter, he was named the 2020 South Carolina Journalist of the Year by the SC Press Association. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2010.

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‘Like a trap.’ Did police march on and use tear gas at a peaceful Columbia protest?

June 17, 2020 2:58 PM

More people are dying of drug overdoses in SC as pandemic limits treatment options

July 17, 2020 2:44 PM

The ‘forgotten little girl:’ Family reconciles memory of the Midlands’ oldest cold case

January 3, 2019 11:32 AM

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