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Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose in the United States in 2015, and particularly in the South, according to new Centers for Disease Control data reported by The Economist. The uptick follows years of declines in the rate of sexually transmitted infections. Syphilis showed the steepest climb, with a 19 percent increase in the number of cases since 2014. Health officials cited several reasons for the overall change, including gonorrhea “showing signs of becoming drugresistant, making it harder to treat,” and a rise in condomless sex among gay men compared with a decade earlier — perhaps, according to the CDC, because effective HIV treatment has made people less fearful of catching the disease and thus less likely to wear a condom.

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Things were mostly quiet in Charleston this week as jury selection began in the case against Michael Slager, the white North Charleston police officer who shot and killed black motorist Walter Scott in 2015. There were a handful of protesters outside of the courthouse where potential Michael Slager jurors were to gather, but the day was free from any serious confrontation. — Chris Trainor

Absentee Voting Up 20 Percent More South Carolina citizens are set to vote absentee in advance of the Nov. 8 general election than in any year before. As of Monday, more than 256,000 people had voted absentee in South Carolina, according to The State.

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office in a lawsuit. According to The Post and Courier, the commission found Loftis violated ethics law by hiring lawyer Michael Montgomery to assist in a suit against Bank of New York Mellon. Montgomery received $2 million in legal fees for his work on the case. Loftis and Montgomery had served on a foundation board together in the past. Loftis was fined $500. He plans to appeal. — Chris Trainor

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A special state prosecutor may indict lawmakers in a long-running corruption probe by December, says The State’s John Monk, citing unnamed sources. What’s more, “two figures already named publicly as possible targets of the investigation — Reps. Rick Quinn, R-Lexington, and Jim Merrill, R-Berkeley — remain in play, the sources said.” Monk says he could not reach Merrill; Quinn “told The State newspaper he has done nothing wrong and has heard nothing from any law agency.” — Eva Moore

Obamacare Enrollment Begins; Only One Insurer Remains in SC Only one provider is offering health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in South Carolina for the 2017 open enrollment period, which began Nov. 1. According to The Associated Press, only BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina will offer coverage under the act in the Palmetto State; United Healthcare, Aetna and BlueChoice have left the market. Those covered under the ACA across the nation will face a 25 percent increase in their premiums next year. However, federal officials say, ultimately, 70 percent of people seeking coverage under the act will be able to get insurance for less than $75 per month. — Chris Trainor

Gamecocks Topple Tennessee The University of South Carolina’s football season got a major boost Oct. 29 when the Gamecocks outlasted then-No. 18 Tennessee 24-21 in front of a raucous nighttime crowd of more than 78,000 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

South Carolina got a solid performance from ascendant true freshman quarterback Jake Bentley, who was 15 of 20 passing for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Rico Dowdle — also a true freshman — rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. South Carolina is now 4-4 on the year and, improbably, in contention for a bowl berth. The Gamecocks will host Missouri at 4 p.m. Saturday. — Chris Trainor

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Local Business enterprise program with penny funds and accused the county of using insufficient procurement procedures in awarding contracts of penny work.

However, despite the fact the Department of Revenue and SLED’s investigations into the penny tax have been going on since 2015, they have not, to date, resulted in any formal charges that are directly related to the program.

The last headline-grabbing moves in the case came back in the summer, when Reames threatened to withhold penny funds from the county unless it came in line with his agency’s directives. However, a judge told the Department of Revenue in June it could not withhold that money. Then, in August, a judge released the three private companies that form the county’s penny project team from a Revenue lawsuit, though the judge did say the agency could continue its claims against the county.

In an August order, Judge Thomas Cooper noted that the Department of Revenue has a “level of statutory authority to oversee the county’s use of penny tax revenues.”

Thomas says the county has appealed that ruling.

County Councilman Jim Manning, a vocal critic of the penny probe, says the issue has been quiet recently.

“We haven’t heard anything in months,” Manning tells Free Times.

Bank President’s Son Arrested After Seizure of 40,000 Pills, Guns

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Remember the Richland Penny Tax Investigation?

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or the last several months, much attention has been paid — by citizens and the media — to the roiling controversy at the Richland County Recreation Commission, which has seen its director get indicted, arrested and then retire, while much of its board remains under fire from the legislative delegation and Gov. Nikki Haley.

the Richland County Transportation Penny Tax program.

However, Department of Revenue and law enforcement officials insisted to Free Times this week that the probe remains alive.

“The South Carolina Department of Revenue remains committed to ensuring accountability and to protecting taxpayers and their dollars,” department spokeswoman Ashley Thomas says.

“We haven’t heard anything in months.”

— Richland County councilman Jim Manning on the investigation into the Tranportation Penny Meanwhile, another controversy that had wracked the county for a year has quietly slipped from the public’s radar: the state Department of Revenue’s long-running probe of

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The Transportation Penny was approved

by Richland County voters in a contentious 2012 referendum, with hours-long waits and a dearth of voting machines at some precincts on Election Day. The penny tax is set to collect more than $1 billion in the next two decades, to be used for various road and transportation projects.

For example, the county announced last week that work is set to begin on repaving more than 100 roads throughout the county as part of the penny program. That particular repaving initiative is set to take a couple of years to complete.

For more than a year, state Revenue director Rick Reames has been sharply critical of the Richland Penny, saying he has concerns about possible public corruption and fraud in the program. He has said that his agency’s probe into the penny “uncovered millions of dollars of potential fraud, waste and abuse.”

The department director lambasted the county for awarding $3 million in contracts to a pair of firms for “public relations” work, as well as paying out $900,000 to additional firms for public relations. He called into question the county’s funding of the Small twitter.com/freetimessc

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olumbia police spent three months looking for the son of a bank president after discovering one of the largest caches of illegal pills in city history near the University of South Carolina campus.

The seizure in May worked, police say.

Incidents involving mood-alerting drugs like Xanax have dropped at USC since discovery of nearly 40,000 pills at a storage unit inside the Aspyre at Assembly Station apartments at Assembly and Whaley streets.

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And Matthew Ryan Garnett, 23, was arrested on drug possession charges after he was nabbed in a Five Points-area scuffle last week, Columbia Police Narcotics Investigator Anthony Branham tells Free Times.

The son of NBSC President Chuck Garnett was released on $15,000 bond, Branham says.

After receiving a tip in May, police found 29,139 alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax) pills, 10,421 marijuana pills and 100 grams of hashish at a storage unit. The pills and narcotics had an estimated street value of $200,000, police say.

They also recovered more than $10,000 in cash and several firearms, including an AR15 rifle and two TEC-9 pistols.

Police believe college-age students were the main customers for the drugs seized.

Garnett is listed in USC’s directory as a student at the College of Social Work.

While police are seeing fewer incidents with drugs like Xanax, pain medicines and stimulants remain issues at USC, Branham says.

Columbia police are not looking for any other suspects tied to the drug and gun seizure at Aspyre, says Branham, who adds he has never heard of such a large drug bust in his two decades of working in Richland County law enforcement.

Two months after the seizure, arrest warrants were issued for Garnett in July when Richland County Sheriff ’s Office confirmed the pills were alprazolam and synthetic marijuana, Columbia police say.

Branham says he spoke to Garnett’s mother and family attorneys each once but did not speak to them again while officers’ search continued.

Court records show Garnett received a traffic violation in September while Columbia officers were searching for him.

Garnett, whose address according to public records is his parents’ home in the upscale WildeWood neighborhood, was charged with reckless driving by a S.C. Highway Patrol trooper in Richland County. Court records indicate he pleaded guilty to that charge on Oct. 4 and paid a $355 fine.

Columbia police say the warrants for Garnett’s arrest were entered into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database.

After being arrested by Columbia police for disorderly conduct after the Five Points fight on Oct. 21, Garnett was charged with intent to distribute hashish, synthetic marijuana and Xanax, Columbia police say.

Efforts to reach Matthew Garnett and Chuck Garnett, who has led the Columbiabased bank for 13 years, were not successful.

Columbia-Area Governments Exploring Transit Hub

Center in Columbia that would serve the Midlands area.

An intermodal transportation center is a building where several transportation modes — trains, buses, light rail, vehicle parking, pedestrian walkways, bike trails — come together to create a hub of accessible, connected transportation.

Such a project would take at least five years to complete, according to organizers, and would be a major undertaking comparable to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta and the Charlotte Area Transportation System (CATS) in Charlotte.

CATS is the largest transit system between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., with over 70 local and regional routes, a light rail line, a historic trolley, services for the disabled and vanpools. More than 26 million trips are taken each year.

Much like the MARTA and CATS, Columbia’s center might combine several transportation modes radiating from one location to several other locations across the Midlands as well as the nation.

According to materials provided by the Council of Governments, such buildings often include passenger waiting areas, restrooms, ticketing and travel information, storage areas for bicycles, coffee shops, retail and meeting rooms and can attract other nearby development.

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a Regional Intermodal Transportation Center Wednesday, Nov. 2, 5-7 p.m.

Richland Library, 1431 Assembly St. free midlandstransportation center.com

The Council of Governments is working with a consultant on a site selection study, spanning October 2016 through April 2017, to identify viable locations for the center, features and transportation modes the center might include, and how the center might serve various modes of transportation and impact development.

The study is a first step in the process set out by the Federal Transit Administration for advancing public transportation facility projects. A Nov. 2 public meeting will be the first opportunity for the public to get involved.

Members of the public can attend a meeting to learn more about regional intermodal transportation centers, see examples of other metropolitan cities’ transportation hubs, ask questions, and give feedback on the potential project. The meeting will be a drop-in format with representatives from the Council of Governments and its consultant to answer questions and receive comments.

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hat was my view at the beginning of the presidential campaign as the South Carolina Democratic and Republican primaries were about to take place. I urged voters of both parties to cast aside the 1980-2016 period, in which either a Bush, a Clinton or both had run for president or vice-president in nine of those 10 elections.

The only exception was 2012, when Hillary couldn’t challenge President Obama and Jeb lacked the guts to try.

I felt both parties and the American people needed to move on, that it was an embarrassment that we as a nation had become so politically lazy that we just wanted a brand we knew, rather than making way for new leaders with different family names.

Our government is supposed to be a republic, not a rerun.

Of course, South Carolina Republican primary voters did just that in terms of cleaning house, leaving the GOP establishment reeling, setting Donald Trump on his way to the nomination and officially ending the Bush campaign (he quit the next day).

Not so the South Carolina Dems, as they looked askance at Bernie and voted again for Bill, er, Hillary. Of course, the Vermont senator never had a chance anyway, as the Democratic primary system was indeed rigged against him — not in the sense of Trumpian hyperbole but rather in the mode of Clintonian corruption.

Indeed, the Democratic superdelegates are corruption prima facie, specifically designed to let the establishment determine the outcome of a contested race for the nomination and to do so at the expense of the people’s right to choose.

And the superdelegates did exactly that, giving Hillary an initial 500 delegate advantage before any votes were even cast.

Further, Wikileaks would later reveal bias against and unfairness toward Sanders by the Democratic National Committee so blatant and reprehensible that it led to the forced resignation of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the day when the party’s national convention began.

While the Democratic Party establishment either didn’t get it or refused to accept it, there was hunger among their voters for something different, rather than being force-fed leftover Clinton. The party establishment has paid for that arrogance with twitter.com/freetimessc

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a nominee who is an unending embarrassment when it comes to trust and honesty, so much so that she hasn’t even been able to put away the most self-defeating candidate in American political history.

Speaking of unending embarrassment, we move now to The Donald. He turned out to be the man who caught the mood of much of the country — or perhaps the man-child would be a more apt description.

It is astonishing that with the presidency of the United States at hand, Trump still could not put a fi lter on Trump. Had he refrained from shooting himself in the foot (and leg, arm, gut, head et. al.), I believe he would now be winning handily.

Regardless, Trump may still win. Oh, how the angst and blood pressure of editorial writers and establishment types, both local and national, will spike upon reading that heresy. After all, those folks have spent their long and distinguished careers fighting against the great unwashed — even unwashed billionaires.

The establishment wants establishment figures in charge, period. That is their world, and they can’t imagine it any other way. But their contempt for Trump is itself contemptible, their fear of him hysterical.

Donald Trump is over 35 and a natural born citizen of the United States. As such, he has the right to run for president. He defeated 16 other contenders in the Republican presidential primary, including a dozen major national figures.

While the establishment of both parties and the media still cannot believe that, it happened. To say Trump is unthinkable as a potential president is to say you do not believe in American democracy.

I make no excuses for Trump, nor for Hillary; we’ve ended up with Nurse Ratched vs. Dennis the Menace. But one of them is going to be the next president of the United States. Whichever of these deeply flawed people you favor, by all means go cast your vote.

Who will win? Forget about the polls, it comes down to this: If there is a “Brexit” vote in the U.S., Trump will win.

If not, Hillary will be victorious. And just as in Britain, there is no way to know that until election night.

Fisher is president of Fisher Communications, a Columbia advertising and public relations firm. He is active in local issues involving the arts, conservation, business and politics.

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epublican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson stands on a stage in front of the Korean Community Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbia, clutching a microphone. He just took a tour of the church’s new building, he says, and it looks great. He mentions his trips to South Korea as a member of Congress and expresses his hopes for Korean reunification.

on infrastructure funding and other issues.

Nobody Free Times spoke with thinks Bjorn — or indeed, any other Democrat challenging an entrenched Republican in South Carolina this year — is going to win on Nov 8.

But the competition this cycle is more visible. And that could pay off in years to come, especially for the Democratic minority.

It’s the city’s 11th annual Korean Festival, and the eight-term congressman is showing his face around the district as the Nov. 8 election draws near.

Arik Bjorn, Wilson’s Democratic opponent, works the crowd while Wilson speaks.

“He lied about voting for the Violence Against Women Act,” Bjorn tells a pair of people bent over their udon and spicy pork.

“The other day on ETV.” This is Bjorn’s issue of the week: knocking the incumbent over his 2013 vote against a bipartisan bill that renewed and expanded resources for fighting domestic violence, including new protections for LGBT people and expanded tribal authority to prosecute domestic violence cases on reservations.

Wilson said he voted for an alternate version of the bill, one proposed by the House GOP. A Wilson spokesperson says the congressman voted against the final version because he had “constitutional concerns” that the bill might unlawfully extend the authority of tribal courts.

To those outside the state, Wilson’s best known for shouting “You lie!” at President Barack Obama during a Capitol Hill speech in 2009. To those back home, though, he’s your basic Chamber of Commerce Republican, into constituent service and parades and the like.

Bjorn, a progressive in the Elizabeth Warren-Bernie Sanders mode, has run a fierce (if ill-funded) campaign, not just touting his own belief in affordable health care and education, but knocking Wilson on his votes

Two years ago, nobody even ran against Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford — a highprofile former governor from Charleston — in the general election. Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former Spartanburg prosecutor and head of a special committee probing the Benghazi terrorist attack, was challenged only by a Libertarian in 2012.

This year, however, every congressional seat in South Carolina is being contested by not just the opposing major party but some third parties as well. Sanford had a primary opponent, too. He’s not vulnerable, but he’s being forced to defend his votes in Washington.

There’s even one semi-competitive race this year in the 5th Congressional District that covers northern part of the state including the bedroom communities outside Charlotte.

Incumbent Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney faces Fran Person, a former aide to Vice President Joe Biden and a former University of South Carolina football player, who’s managed to raise some significant money.

Compared with four years ago, there are about 200 more candidates running for election in South Carolina, from local soil and water commissions to U.S. Senate — 1,550 candidates in 2016 compared with 1,350 in 2012.

It seems the state may have recovered from the 2012 episode Free Times dubbed “Ballot Bomb,” when more than 200 candidates were thrown off the ballot over a paperwork technicality.

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for democracy. But all candidates face the fact that South Carolina is largely a one-party state, with Republicans holding all state-level offices and dominating both houses of the Legislature.

The state remains very red: South Carolina is the 11th most Republican leaning state in the nation, according to a Gallup survey.

Entrenched Majority South Carolina’s Republican majority is going nowhere anytime soon.

When the state legislature redraws district lines based on census data every 10 years, they tend to do so in a way that benefits incumbent politicians and the party in power. That means not just that Republican seats are safe, but that Democratic seats are, too — the lines are drawn such that voters are packed into districts with people like them, whether racially or otherwise.

“The dumping one way or the other has practically done away with competitive districts in the general election,” says Neal Thigpen, a retired Francis Marion University political science professor.

Even this year, where the chaotic presidential race makes it seem like anything could happen, there’s not really much of a chance for Democrats in South Carolina.

Columbia Democratic pollster Carey Crantford says Donald Trump’s polling numbers (which are much lower than those of past Republicans in South Carolina) may have created some unreasonable expectations here in South Carolina that the presidential race — and hence some down-ballot races — could be close.

“I don’t know that the needle is going to move,” Crantford says. “It’s not just South Carolina — we’ve seen decades of the triumph of gerrymandering which has helped to harden the one-party system. Once you throw in a little racial polarization in terms of the parties, then you’ve got a situation set in stone and very hard to move.”

The State Is Changing As entrenched as South Carolina politics currently are, political observers agree it’s going to change before long.

At an Oct. 20 forum at the University of South Carolina School of Law, GOP state chair Matt Moore said changing demographics mean a more competitive future for South Carolina politics.

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H more that South Carolina will be a state like i North Carolina, where there are competitive p general elections again. Politics are a pendul lum. Politics swing back and forth. Our party has to be at the forefront of appealing to all n voters, not just some voters.” r Moore also suggested he’d support a h change to having legislators draw districts. r “We need more competitive general election races in this state,” Moore says. “The c problem is, the fox guards the henhouse. To create changes to the legislative maps, it takes t legislators to create the maps and pass the maps.” o Phil Noble, a tech entrepreneur and prol gressive critic of the state Democratic party, says change is inevitable for several reasons, r including more people moving to South Caror lina from other states. fi “We have the second highest rate of inmigration after Washington state,” Noble says. “A lot of these people are young, who are traditionally Democrats, or they are older … and say, ‘I used to be a Republican back home, but I ain’t one of these crazies here.’”

While state polls show a Republicandominated state, Noble says, they also show South Carolina voters drifting more toward the Democratic position on issues like marriage equality, education spending and gun regulations.

“They haven’t started voting like Democrats yet partly because we haven’t ever given them a decent candidate,” Noble says.

Crantford agrees, saying Democrats need to get it together.

“Statewide the Democrats haven’t really mounted an aggressive party in opposition of [Gov. Nikki] Haley,” Crantford says. “And I think they need to get more focused. The problems South Carolina faces are the problems South Carolina has faced for decades. It’s kind of amazing that the party in opposition has not found a very effective way to hold the party in power accountable for the things that have been ignored.”

In fact, the rift Trump seems to be creating in the Republican Party could presage a shift in how voters align themselves with the parties.

One thing is sure: As the state continues to change, we’re likely to see even more candidates representing major and minor parties stepping up to challenge incumbent politicians.

And in that way, 2016 may be a nod to the future.

Chris Trainor contributed to this story.

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The Bare-Knuckle State Senate 22 Race

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ne plays hardball, one plays softball.

That, in a nutshell, describes the Senate Seat 22 race between Democrat Mia McLeod and Republican Susan Brill — opposites who approach politics from entirely different perspectives.

Since 2011, McLeod has served in the S.C. House of Representatives, where seizing an issue and making it your own is very much a part of the game. She has proved herself a political extrovert in a strongly male-dominated system — freely criticizing opponents while never shying from the spotlight on issues ranging from Medicaid expansion to women’s health. Her “Viagra bill,” which would have required a 24-hour waiting period for men seeking help with erectile dysfunction, received national attention last year.

Brill, by contrast, is a moderate conservative who has served on Richland County Council and, for the last decade, on the board of Richland County School District Two — local bodies where the goal is generally unity above all. Brill has continually stressed her role as a consensus-builder, someone who reaches across the aisle, doesn’t offend and can find a solution agreeable to everybody.

The race began over a year ago with the an-

nounced retirement of longtime Democratic Sen. Joel Lourie. But over the last few months, it’s been gloves off for both candidates.

Brill has attacked McLeod for taking contract work with the City of Columbia, stressing in turn, her own promise to keep the Senate as her only job.

McLeod has said that the contract between the city and her consulting firm, McLeod Butler Communications, was legal and ethical — and that Brill has never had to work outside of the home.

A McLeod supporter also filed an ethics complaint against Brill, charging she used the Richland Two phone system to send a

recorded message to parents announcing her candidacy.

Brill said she paid for the automated messages herself. A district spokesperson said the calls were not made through the school system.

McLeod presents herself as a champion of women’s and worker’s rights who is unafraid to do battle — noting that she took on the Richland County Election Commission’s 2012 voting machine debacle (barely three months into her first term) and that she was, most recently, out front in calling for the wholesale removal of the Richland County Recreation Commission over corruption allegations.

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For Brill, there could be few things worse than being called “controversial.” Despite her reticent demeanor, she has continually pointed out that she’s the nice one.

“My temperament makes me the better choice to represent citizens of Senate Seat 22,” she told The State in a recent interview. She added: “I am not an angry person; rather I am patient and caring.”

Although long considered a safely Democratic district that covers an area from Forest Acres into Northeast Richland, the race has become highly competitive, with a recent poll commissioned by the Senate GOP caucus showing McLeod leading by only three percentage points.

Whomever wins will become part of a small but growing Senate minority. South Carolina has the second lowest percentage of women in the state legislature in the nation, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, with 22 House representatives and only two state senators among the 170 lawmakers.

The November election will change that, if only slightly. With the addition of Sandy Senn, who is running unopposed in Senate District 41, the winner of the District 22 race will be one of two new women to the S.C. Senate, bringing the total to four.

Finlay, Gregg Joust for District 75 House Seat

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ne of the more intriguing general election races in the state House of Representatives is in the politically moderate District 75, where a political veteran — former Columbia City Councilman and incumbent two-term Republican state Rep. Kirkman Finlay — faces Democratic newcomer Tyler Gregg, a Columbia attorney.

Compared to many House races in heavily gerrymandered South Carolina, contests in the district that includes southeast Columbia and a portion of Forest Acres have been at least somewhat competitive in recent years. In 2012, Finlay, son of popular late Columbia Mayor Kirkman Finlay Jr., defeated Democrat Joe McCulloch by just 308 votes. However, when the two rematched in 2014, Finlay won more decisively, downing McCulloch by nearly 800 votes.

Gregg has run an aggressive shoe-leather campaign in recent months, saying he has knocked on more than 8,000 doors in the run-up to Nov. 8. As he has talked to potential voters in the district, Gregg says the same two topics have come up again and again.

“The first and foremost thing is roads and infrastructure across the state,” Gregg says.

“That’s the No. 1 issue I hear about. The second big issue is education. People are always concerned about public education, not just in District 75, but in South Carolina across the board.”

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Gregg says he supports an increase in the state’s gas tax to create extra funding for the state’s dilapidated roads. Finlay also has voted for a gas tax increase.

During his two terms at the State House, Finlay has been noted for introducing legislation to change ethics laws and for his work as the chairman of the House Legislative Oversight Committee’s subcommittee on law enforcement and criminal justice. An avid outdoorsman, he also recently picked up a Coastal Stewardship Award from the Coastal Conservation League.

“I think I’ve been able to maintain a pretty conservative voting record, while reaching out on issues that interest me and seem very important to me,” Finlay says. “I’ve been able to find a lot of middle ground.

As for education, Gregg pledges to ad-

dress the inequities in a state where some districts — such as the poor rural districts included in the long running Abbeville County School District, et al. v. The State of South Carolina lawsuit — continue to lag behind more prosperous districts.

“I don’t have a silver bullet for it,” Gregg says. “I do know that, if elected, I would apply the best judgment that I have and I would try to attack every single problem we have in our educational system in South Carolina.”

One of the key unknowns is how the caustic presidential showdown between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton might affect the race in District 75.

Gregg says that moderate Republicans and independents could be turned off by Trump’s continued incendiary rhetoric.

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“I don’t know, at the end of the day, how much of an effect it will have,” Gregg says.

“There’s a certain line of thought that it could benefit Democrats down the ballot. But you never know what will happen.”

Finlay also acknowledges the presidential race could have an impact if there is “an enormous turnout on one side or the other.”

The representative says the national race has clearly been on the minds of voters.

“It’s a very different political feeling,” Finlay says. “Of 20 voters who come up and talk to me, 16 or more are asking me about the national political deal.”

In a recent conversation with Free Times, Gregg dove toward the political middle, saying he wasn’t a fan of “party politics.”

“There’s no doubt there’s challenges, because you are running as a Democrat, but I think most people see that I’m a real big moderate. I’m middle of the road,” Gregg says.

While he is touting himself as a centrist candidate, Gregg did recently pick up an endorsement from a Planned Parenthood political action committee. He says he had no fear of political blowback in a comparatively moderate district from accepting such an endorsement.

“Listen, you are never going to please everybody all of the time,” Gregg says. “A woman’s right to choose, and women’s health, that’s a core belief of mine.”

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Richland Races a Referendum on County Government

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ne thing is certain: Richland County Council will look different next year.

The general election on Nov. 8 will determine just how different with two partisan County Council races on the ballot.

In District 8 stretching from Forest Acres into parts of the northeast, two-term incumbent Democrat Jim Manning is facing Republican challenger Todd Phillips.

Meanwhile, in District 7 covering the north central part of the county, Democrat Gwen Kennedy, a former member of Council, is facing Republican Micheal Greene. Current District 7 Councilman Torrey Rush, the body’s chairman, did not seek re-election. He failed in a Democratic primary bid to unseat John Scott in the state Senate.

Phillips, a sales manager with Staples Business Advantage, is a political newcomer.

However, the married father of five says he has always watched local politics closely and notes the state Department of Revenue’s probe of Richland County’s Transportation Penny Tax program led him to join the race.

State regulators and law enforcement have been probing the penny program, approved by voters in a controversial 2012 election, for about a year. Revenue officials expressed concern there could be “public corruption and fraud” in the program. Department officials also questioned the fact that the county awarded a pair of firms — BANCO Bannister

Greene is a retired former assistant general manager for Richland County Public Works.

He says he thinks the county should change certain budget practices, including spending money at the end of the fiscal year just for the Co. and Campbell Consulting Group — $3 sake of exhausting departmental budgets. He million in contracts for public relations. Analso says he would work to make sure county other $900,000 has been paid to other firms for resources are fairly dedicated to various neighadditional public relations work. borhoods in the county.

“After seeing what has happened with the Greene says he has always appreciated “Repenny tax, where those funds have gone and publican values.” However, he acknowledges not gone, I’ve really become frustrated that District 7 is largely Democratic. we haven’t seen the fruits of that [program],” “I would say, in my district, it’s probably Phillips told Free Times. “I finally decided that, 80 percent, if not more, Democrats,” Greene if I’m going to make an impact, I need to step says. “I never have been a party runner. I don’t up and quit griping and be part consider myself a politician. I’m of the solution.” a hard worker. I work for the Manning, a social worker who people and I like helping them has represented District 8 since with their problems. My wife 2008, has been an outspoken says if I’m elected they’ll run critic of the DOR penny probe me to death, and that might be from the outset, saying the detrue. I’ll let them. I like doing partment has tossed around a lot it.” of innuendo but hasn’t come up There are already several with definitive “findings.” fresh faces already lined up When asked how voters can for County Council. Yvonne trust the penny tax program McBride (District 3), Chip after a year’s worth of negative Jackson (District 9) and Dahli Jim Manning Todd Phillips Micheal Greene headlines, Manning said they Myers (District 10) all won can look at the road and transportation imtheir Democratic primaries and are not facing penny tax controversy, as well as some issues provements that are underway or completed. general election competition. Myers is already that are just out of County Council’s reach, “What we are doing to give them that seated on the Council since she won a race for such as the widely reported Recreation Comtrust is we are building the projects,” he says. the unexpired term of former Councilman mission scandal.

“You can go down to the University [of South Kelvin Washington. She then won a DemoIn the District 7 race, Free Times’ attempts Carolina] and see what’s being done on a joint cratic primary for the upcoming four-year to reach Kennedy were unsuccessful. Kennedy project with the city, the university, the state term. held the Council District 7 seat from 1990-97, and the county with the penny. You can look Incumbent District 2 Councilwoman Joyce then again from 2009-12. Her first term on at the Lincoln Street tunnel greenway. You can Dickerson is running unopposed.

Council was memorable for a reported $3,000 look at any number of roads that have been trip she took to a conference to Hawaii on the repaved under [the program]. … People are Let us know what you think: Email editor@free-times.com. county’s dime.

Top 2016 Races in SC, Around Columbia U.S. Senate Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is unusually popular for a Washington politician, and he represents the kind of union of business interests and conservative Christian values that the modern GOP is built on — “cutting Washington red tape” and opposing abortion, per his website. Democrat Thomas Dixon, a Charleston pastor and community activist, is running as a fusion candidate, which means he’ll also appear as the nominee of the Green and Working Families parties. He’s pushing for gun reform, expanding Medicaid and sentencing reform. Bill Bledsoe, also a fusion candidate, will represent the Libertarian and Constitution parties on the Senate ballot.

He’s an open-carry enthusiast who’s concerned about protecting civil liberties and limiting federal power. And Rebel Michael Scarborough, the American Party candidate, wants to “be a voice for the people, not political puppets.” — Eva Moore

Second Congressional District U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is a traditional Republican — hawkish, anti-abortion and very much in line with the pro-business wing of his party. Democrat Arik Bjorn is running on a progressive ticket, allying himself with the

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reform-minded politics of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; he also represents the Green Party. American Party candidate Eddie McCain, meanwhile, knocks both his fellow candidates on government spending and free trade. — Eva Moore

S.C. House District 79 Three are vying to fill the seat that has been held by Democratic Rep. Mia McLeod, who is exiting the northeast Richland seat to run for state Senate. Democrat Ivory Thigpen, a pastor and chiropractor, has campaigned on replacing the state’s aging school bus fleet, promoting rehabilitation over criminalization for drug abusers and expanding Medicaid, among other issues. Republican Donald Miles, an administrator at the University of South Carolina, has proposed comprehensive ethics reform for the Legislature, and says he would encourage “responsible incentives” to stoke economic development in the Palmetto State. Also running is Libertarian Victor Kocher. Kocher has sought public office several times previously, most recently in 2014, when he ran for U.S. Senate. Lindsey Graham won that race, but the Libertarian Kocher picked up about 34,000 votes statewide. — Chris Trainor

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seeing it happen now.”

Manning says he continues to hear constituents’ complaints about traffic in parts of the northeast Richland. He says a plan to use the penny funds to widen and make improvements to Hard Scrabble Road, from Farrow Road to Kelly Mill Road, could alleviate some of that traffic congestion.

While he recognizes he has a climb in a district that leans Democratic, Phillips thinks citizens could be ready for a change.

“I think it can come back to Republican mainly because I think a lot of the citizens of Richland County are very frustrated with our government right now,” Phillips says, citing the

S.C. Senate District 26 The incumbent in this race, Democrat Nikki Setzler, has been in the Lexington County seat literally since the first Star Wars was released in 1977. Setzler, who despite being a lifelong Democrat touts himself as a “caring conservative” on his campaign signs, has been a proponent of raising the gas tax to address the state’s crumbling roads. He says finding “recurring funds” for the state’s infrastructure is one of his top priorities for the next legislative session. Republican Brad Lindsey, who works in risk management with an insurance company, says he will push for term limits and says senators should serve no more than three terms. Lindsey is a social conservative who says marriage should be between one man and one woman and that he will “never compromise on this issue.” — Chris Trainor

S.C. House District 89 Lexington County will be breaking in a new House member in District 89, as longtime Republican state Rep. Kenny Bingham, who was the chairman of the House Ethics Committee, chose not to seek re-election. Republican Micah Caskey outlasted Tem Miles in June’s GOP primary. A prosecutor, Caskey has said he’ll push for reforms to help fix the state’s dilapidated roads. Democrat Rosemounda Peggy Butler, a former member of West Columbia City Council, is vying for the seat. twitter.com/freetimessc

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She indicated in a Q&A with The State that job creation is one of her top priorities. Robert Lampley is seeking the seat for the Constitution Party. Lampley says on his campaign Facebook page that he is “against the crony capitalism and clandestine control of our government by wealthy elites.” — Chris Trainor

Lexington County Coroner If you want intrigue, this down-ballot race is for you, replete with dueling Facebook posts and a hit website. Incumbent Republican Margaret Fisher, who won her seat in 2014 after the incumbent died, was a sheriff ’s deputy and trained as a nurse before becoming coroner. Challenger Frank Barron was Richland County’s coroner from 1978 to 2000 before losing to current Richland County coroner Gary Watts. He’s running this time as a Constitution Party candidate, and knocks Fisher for everything from staff resignations at the coroner’s office to “stripping bodies” in public, an allegation Fisher denies. Both accuse the other of misrepresenting their education and training; they’ve taken to posting images of their own degrees and certificates on Facebook. Meanwhile, Watts has crossed party lines to endorse Fisher, saying Barron waged a “negative and dishonest” campaign against him 16 years ago and “is doing the same thing to Margaret Fisher.” — Eva Moore November 2-8, 2016

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also the 46th annual Revolutionary War Field Days, which takes place on Nov. 5.

Organized by Historic Camden, the event features battle reenactments and living history demonstrations and other activities on the historic battlegrounds located at 222 Broadway St. in Camden. The festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, although you’ll want to be sure to be there for the battle reenactment which takes place at 1:30 p.m. each day. Head to historiccamden.org to fi nd out more.

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SUNDAY 6 Daylight saving time ends! The cruel gods (or a bizarre timekeeping tradition) steal away an hour of your life! But seriously folks — take it easy this Sunday. Change your clocks back. Prepare for the darkness that comes for us all.

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8 Days admires hustle, which is why we’re such fans of the fine folks over at Soda City Stand Up. These comedians are indefatigable, both in their jokes and in their promotion of the stand-up scene here in Columbia. Part of that relentless zeal can be seen in their Invasion series that brings in out-of-town talents to Pearlz Oyster Bar Upstairz. Their latest talent, Huntsville, Alabama’s Scott Eason, is himself a tirelessly witty and wittily tireless comedy purveyor through his tours, podcasts, showcase promotions and festival appearances.

The free show kicks off at 8 p.m., and Soda City regulars Jenn Snyder, Zach Kennedy and Wayne Cousins also perform. More info at sodacitystandup.com.

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The first Thursday of the month always has a ton going on thanks to the monthly First Thursdays on Main art crawl, and the November edition is characteristically bursting at the seams. In between the outdoor music offerings and food and drink deals, though, the series is showcasing the diversity of arts offerings in our city, with everything from Billy Guess’ botanical creations at Anastasia & Friends to the opening reception of Zote Kuhusu Rangi’s) art exhibition at City Hall, which features African-American artists from around the country. Plus, the former features live music by the conceptually rich folk-rock

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troupe The Restoration, while the latter offers performances by reggae and roots singer-songwriters THE Dubber and Saraph Sunman. For more details, head over to firstthursdaysonmain.com

FRIDAY 4 You know that scene in Pretty Woman when Richard Gere takes Julia Roberts to the opera to figure out whether he could ever truly be attracted to a call girl because he’s a snobby WASP? What about when Tom Hanks danced around weirdly to opera music while narrating the song for a puzzled Denzel Washington in Philadelphia? No? Maybe 8 Days watches too many ᾿90s flicks.

Anyway, signifying social and cultural elitism aside, seeing opera performed live is actually quite rewarding while also making for a winsome date night, especially when it’s something relatively contemporary like Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1984 masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George, which won a Pulitzer and a bevy of Tonys after it premiered in 1984. Opera at USC will be tackling the grand exploration of artistic idealism with shows Nov. 4-6 at Drayton Hall. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday’s is at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens, USC faculty and staff and military, and $7 for students. For more info, go to music.sc.edu.

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offerings, you could continue exploring the city’s myriad offerings across the river at the State Street Art Crawl and Fall Back Fest , a first-time partnership between the

monthly crawl and the City of West Columbia. Opening receptions at both Gallery West and Frame of Mind will get paired with live music and live painting on the street, offering a smaller but slinkier and hipper version of the event’s Main Street counterpart. Festivities start at 5 p.m. Go to facebook.com/statestreetshopping for more.

SATURDAY 5 Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is an annual holiday and tradition celebrated throughout Mexico. In a kind of holier derivation of Halloween, the multiday gathering focuses on praying for and remembering families and friends who have died and helping them on their spiritual journey through the afterlife.

8 Days has always kind of thought this sounded vaguely creepy, but in practice it’s more like graveyard visit-meets-raucous wake. Anyway, Palmetto Luna Arts throws its own annual Day of the Dead celebration in Five Points with a live mariachi band, Mexican arts and crafts, a skeletons’ parade and other family-friendly cultural activities. Admission is free. The event begins at about 6:30 p.m. and goes until about 10 p.m. For more info, go to palmettoluna.org In a very different kind of peculiar yet entertaining cultural appreciation, there’s twitter.com/freetimessc

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Alright 8 Days readers, Monday is for homework. Check out the extensive Free Times coverage (which starts on p. 12) on what’s going to be on your ballot tomorrow and pretend as if you were actually aware of that competitive school board race in your district. Head to scvotes.org to make sure you’re up-to-date on your registration, where your polling place is and even to see what’s specifically going to be on your ballot. After you’ve done all your work, then you can turn on Dancing with the Stars. Not that you watch a show like that. Of course not.

TUESDAY 8 Election Day! This is the first Presidential election day in South Carolina that you can legally buy liquor, South Carolina being one of the last states to lift this ban in 2014.

If you’re partial to partaking, you might want to take advantage of this new right and stock up. Depending on who you’re rooting for, you are gonna need it to celebrate or drown your sorrows come poll-closing time.

WEDNESDAY 9 Since we found out that you’re a closet Dancing with the Stars fan on Monday, we should point out that the Newberry Opera House has the touring version of Fame — The Musical coming to its stage tonight. If musical theater is your thing (and it obviously is), the struggles, fears and triumphs of these performers making their way through arts high school (and singing and dancing about it) will obviously be a good time. The show plays at 3 and 8 p.m., with ticket prices ranging from $35 to $50.

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From his stint on the iconic ’90s sketch comedy series In Living Color on through his current ubiquity as a parody actor in films such as White Chicks and Scary Movie, Wayans never goes away. He’s always writing, producing or acting, and as of six years ago, he added

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Marlon Wayans: Sure am.

[Naked is] a romantic comedy about a guy who’s supposed to get married and he’s not really ready or prepared and he goes out for his bachelor party and wakes up butt-naked in an elevator. He has no idea how he got there.

He’s an hour late for his wedding. And when he gets to the wedding if he doesn’t have the right ring, doesn’t

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stand-up comedy to his resume, an exercise that he says brings him closer to his audience.

And he’s gotten to know something about South Carolina, too, filming the forthcoming romantic comedy Naked (set for a 2017 Netflix release) in Charleston. The people are great, he says, but the Lowcountry’s seaside jewel can smell like a fart. “But it’s a nice fart,� Wayans adds.

Free Times spoke with Wayans ahead of his stand-up gigs this week in Columbia.

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have his vows, doesn’t have the right suit, he has to start back in the elevator over and over again until he gives her the perfect wedding.

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Sounds funny, kind of a Hangover meets Groundhog Day vibe. You wrote and produced it, how do you feel it ranks alongside your other films?

Well, I’ve done probably funnier movies because they’ve been parodies. And when you do parodies everything is supposed to be joke, joke, joke, joke. This one actually has a story and original characters. It’s not parody.

I get to sit in the pocket and do some acting, which is good. Comedic acting is different when you’re doing parodies. It’s much more of a grounded, well-rounded performance in [Naked].

Would you like to do some more dramatic roles — like you did in Requiem for a Dream?

Sure. But I don’t go chasing those roles.

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I’m not at that point in my career where I want to chase dramas. If a great one came out with a great director, sure, I would love to do it. But right now, I love comedy. I want to get into action. I want to do all kinds of movies. Action comedies, broad comedies and romantic comedies, and some drama. And what’s great about doing the romantic comedies like this, there are dramatic moments.

It’s about showcasing all that I do. I love comedy because of the challenge of comedy.

Comedy is alway harder to do. That’s why I do stand-up every weekend. I’m working and tweaking points of view and working

Does stand-up keep you connected with people, seeing their reaction immediately first-hand?

Yeah. I do it to get better. I committed to it and I find that it makes me a better writer, a better comedian, a better actor even, especially when it comes to producing things and knowing where the laugh is. Now I have an audience in my head, and you know when you’re going too far. Before you get to editing, I know when the joke has gone too far. I know when I’ve hit that right spot and who’s going to laugh at what and where.

Usually your movies premiere in theaters. How do feel about changing that up with Naked?

All movies wind up on Netflix anyways.

It’s great to go straight to them. They’re huge in terms of distribution. It’s still a movie

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theatre experience. It just comes straight to your home. I’m a fan of Netflix because I use it so much. It’s still a theatrical release if you think about it. It’s going to be showcased to millions of people. You get to watch it and it stays on your home screen. You still get a premiere.

For me, it’s all entertainment. So if I’m entertaining you in a movie theatre or in a home, still it’s entertainment and I’m happy people get to watch it and laugh and enjoy it over and over again.

Do you think it’s a good time for In Living Color to make a comeback?

I always think it’s a good time for In Living Color to make a comeback. I love the show. I was on it, but I was a fan of the show.

It was an institution. And I’d love to see it come back. I don’t know if it will but I’d love to see it. It should have never went away in the first place.

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Bleakness Into Beauty

first think of as beautiful,” she says.

“But my goal is to try to make people have to appreciate the beauty of things in nature that they may not first see as beautiful and take for granted, or even detest, and make them change their mind about it.”

With her collection set for one of the most prominent art spaces in Columbia, opening as part of the popular First Thursday on Main art crawl, it’s a big moment for an artist on the fringe of the local scene.

“I have never felt ready with my work, or where I was in life in general before to represent myself to the large mass,” she says. “But I now feel like I’m better ready to show my work and feel proud.”

Berendzen-Russell recently discovered she suffers from two major health conditions, one of which turns her heart into an overworked piston at random moments. This can set her back with her art, but like a latter-day Frida Kahlo, she’s honed an ability to create even when her body fights against her.

“I try to make it a big point not to express any negativity or angst of that part of my life in my art because I don’t want it to define me or my art,” she adds. “If anything, it has definitely given me the ability to more appreciate the beauty of life and the beauty of death and it fuels my positivity and appreciation for the wonders of life around me.”

Ashley Berendzen-Russell Channels Very Real Hardship With New Exhibition FEATURE by David Travis Bland

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shley Berendzen-Russell has lived through some s#!t — there’s no other way to say it.

It’s been four years since she was assaulted at knifepoint, dragged into the woods and abandoned, left to wake in the middle of the night stranded in the wilderness. She ran when she came to and hid in a tree, fearing predators and the return of her assailant. A birdwatcher found her the next day.

“At some point just being up there in this tree, I became at peace with everything and had a moment of serenity,” she recalls.

But talking to the 31-year-old artist and hearing her enthusiasm, you’d never know she’d been through such hardship.

She was able to channel the experience into Abiding Darkness, a nightscape painted as if looking through the branches of trees, with subtle hues that attempt to show the way her eyes adjust to darkness.

“This painting is not about the fear or anxiety or negativity of the experience,” she notes, “but about the moment of peace and serenity that I had in the middle of it all, and about the beauty of the humbling feeling of being completely vulnerable in nature and

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Despite this experience, nature and how it intersects with her life inspires her latest exhibition. She’s been enamored with the rugged aspects of the world from a young age.

“I was definitely a tomboy,” she says. “I love the idea of bringing the fanciful into nature and not holding precious things so precious that they can’t get a little muddy.”

Berendzen-Russell debuts her collection Fête Champêtre: A Tomboy’s Perception of Nature’s Majesty at Tapp’s Art Center this week.

Many of the materials she worked with to create the nearly 100 pieces came from the outdoors — feathers, driftwood, dried flow-

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ers, cicada shells and beaver-chewed sticks, among other unconventional materials — all assembled onto canvases. Even the more traditional techniques, such as using ink and paint, have rough-hewn origins: deriving her pen’s contents from pokeberries or walnuts and freezing watercolors to subzero levels.

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t’s difficult to talk about the power of photography without slipping into timeworn clichés about pictures being “worth a thousand words” and images “frozen in time.” Still, for amateur and professional photographers the world over, such notions form an abiding passion.

For local graphic designer David Hunt, photography is more of a means to an end, the conduit through which his true passion is preserved. Hunt’s upcoming photography exhibition, Musitography 1972-1981, features 23 of the many images he captured in the eponymous nine-year span, arguably one of the most fruitful in rock ‘n’ roll history.

“I would go to concerts back when you could actually sneak in a camera,” Hunt recounts. “A real camera, not an iPhone.”

Hunt’s interest in rock music began at the same moment as many of his generation.

“I started as a fan, like a lot of people my age,” he says, ”with Ed Sullivan and The Beatles. That was it. That’s what I wanted to do.

I wanted to be in The Beatles.”

The black-and-white shots were taken in Indianapolis (where Hunt was stationed as a military photojournalism instructor in his early 20s), Columbia (the hometown he returned to afterward) and Atlanta (the site of what must have been a jaw-dropper of a bill — Blondie, Tom Petty, and The Kinks in 1978).

Though they’re all more than noteworthy, some of Hunt’s subjects are more legendary than others, and that’s one thing that makes this collection so interesting — the artists were at different places during this time period.

Take the image of Glenn Frey in his white T-shirt and shoulder-length hair, glancing down at his guitar. This was in 1972 at Carolina Coliseum, just after The Eagles had released their debut record and were touring in support of Yes. The idea of The Eagles opening for Yes is both funny and bizarre, but that’s not really the November 2-8, 2016

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point. The point is the picture captures a young man whose band — for better or worse — was on course to break just about every sales record a band can break. While he might in this moment suspect that big things are on the horizon, he really doesn’t have a clue.

Or take the shot of Bruce Springsteen with Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent and Clarence Clemons from the singer’s E Street Band. It’s one of the best in the exhibition, also taken at Carolina Coliseum. Springsteen and Clemons face each other in what appears to be a moment of serious rocking out. Bent over and slamming a tambourine, Clemons’ face is largely obscured, but Springsteen’s expression is that of a man riding a monstrous adrenaline high.

This photograph was taken in 1981, when the Boss was knee-deep in commercial success but wasn’t yet the megastar he would become three years later with the release of Born in the U.S.A. There’s Muddy Waters burning down the room in ’75. Bob Dylan in ’78 and Eric Clapton the same year. Edgar Winter running keytar lines in ’72. Pout-lipped and as young as she would ever be, Debbie Harry falling to her knees at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. For those interested in rock history, Musitography 1972-1981 provides a real service — a tribute to the magic of such great moments and our ability to capture them, either by photograph or memory, before they fizzle out.

But all this documentation came at a price.

“What I discovered was that I’d go to shows with my camera and spend all this energy on taking the photos,” Hunt says, “and I’d leave the concert and go, ‘What did they play?’” free-times.com

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Museum of Oz Through Nov. 4. With its giant witches legs, winding yellow brick road leading to a magical haunted forest, and 4-D theater showing of The Wizard of Oz, guests will be whisked away to the wonderful Land of Oz. $6.95-$8.95. South Carolina State Museum: 301 Gervais St. 803-898-4948.scmuseum.org.

Buchheit Journalism Lecture Wed, Nov. 2. 7 p.m. Michael LaForgia, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations editor at the Tampa Bay Times, is the speaker. University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications: 800 Sumter St., Columbia. 803-777-6791.

Octonauts Live!

Sat, Nov. 5. 5 p.m. Features brand new and fan favorite songs led by the entire Octonauts eight-member crew including Captain Barnacles, Lieutenant Kwazii and Medic Peso, as they invite audiences aboard an underwater quest through a world full of adventure, interactivity and tons of sea life surprises. The tour comes on the heels of new Octonauts episodes premiering throughout the year on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. $104. Koger Center for the Arts: 1051 Greene St. octonautsliveus.com.

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Speaker @ the Center — John M. Sherrer, III Thu, Nov. 3. 12 a.m. Author talk and book signing with John M. Sherrer, III, writer of Remembering Columbia — a visual road map that merges images with accounts of people, sites and events pulled from historical newspapers, diaries and ephemera.

Free. South Carolina State Library: 1500 Senate St. statelibrary.sc.libcal.com.

Guided Walking Tours: Colonial Fort Congaree Sat, Nov. 5. 1 p.m. This 2-mile, 60- to 90-minute guided walking tour focuses on the stories of 17181722 frontier fort and trading incidents. All tours are based on archeology and led by professional guides trained by the National Park Service. 12,000 Year History Park: 1120 Congaree Trail., Cayce.

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ArtBreak is a program that looks at art through a different lens. Each session features a speaker who gives insight into their worldview by sharing their interpretation of works of art at the CMA. Begin the morning at the museum at 10:30 a.m. with pastries and coffee sold at The Wired Goat pop-up café.

Free with membership or admission. Columbia Museum of Art: 1515 Main St., Columbia. 803-7992810. columbiamuseum.org

comedy Tyler Craig Wed, Nov. 2 - Fri, Nov. 4. Times vary. Tyler Craig has been working the comedy circuit full time since appearing on BET ComicView in 1994. $10.

Comedy House: 2768 Decker Blvd. 803-798-9898. comedyhouse.us.

film Columbia Jewish Film Festival Through Nov. 15. Times vary. The mission of the Columbia Jewish Film Festival is to offer outstanding world cinema that promotes awareness, appreciation and pride in the diversity of the Jewish experience. Reaching out to the entire greater Columbia area, the Festival’s aim is to educate, illuminate and entertain through film; including history, language, people, the State of Israel and the history of the Jewish people from pre-biblical to modern times. $150 festival pass. Prices for individual screenings vary. Nickelodeon Theatre: 1607 Main St. 803-254-3433. columbiajewishfilmfestival.com.

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The Rocky Horror Show Through Nov. 5. Times vary. Brad Majors and Janet Weiss are deeply in love and become affianced.

What follows next is a strange journey as the couple find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank N Furter, a “sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania.” $25-$35. Trustus Theatre: 520 Lady St., Columbia. 803-254-9732. trustus.org.

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Duo Cortana Fri, Nov. 4. 12 p.m. Duo Cortona is a contemporary

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invention of canned goods and prevalence of modern ovens, the casserole didn’t disappear, but rather evolved and redeveloped to fit our changing needs.

Casseroles have also been molded by mainstream culture, reflecting movements and developments in popular culture. Consider the casserole’s long love affair with the Campbell’s Soup Company.

Though it started in 1869, the Campbell’s Soup Co. really took off during the Great Depression with the introduction of chicken noodle soup and cream soup products that helped feed the struggling nation. Campbell highlighted their products’ ability to help stretch leftover foods and make quick, hearty meals for the increasingly busy American family. They held competitions and took submissions for cookbooks, searching for the next new fad involving their products. The company even went as far as creating a test kitchen dedicated to developing casserole ideas. One of the most famous creations from their test kitchen was by home economist Dorcas Reilly, whose foolproof green bean casserole — a perfect combination of French’s fried onions, Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup, and Del Monte french cut green beans — took over our holiday tables thanks to its ease of preparation, cost efficiency and sheer deliciousness.

Dishes like this helped people keep up with the steadily faster pace of life that was developing after World War II — especially women, who benefited from having to spend less time in the kitchen, meaning more time

to be in the workplace.

Casseroles even made their way into politics. In the 1940s, after World War II, President Harry Truman sought to establish friendships throughout Europe, particularly with fears of communism slowly spreading across the continent. The U.S. began sending over food to help the continent recover from the post-war devastation and rebuild relations. As part of the effort, he instituted “Meatless Tuesdays” and asked Americans to give up poultry and eggs on Thursdays. First lady Virginia S. Truman joined the call with her recipe for tuna and noodle casserole, a dish that already had grew in popularity after its introduction in the late 1930s. By the late ’40s, it was a fixture on the weekly American dinner table.

In the South, casseroles took on a life of their own. Whether at a potluck, funeral, or special function, casseroles have become a symbol of warmth and comfort to the Southern table. Southern casseroles particularly stand out for their use of summer produce, stepping away from canned goods to celebrate the fresh vegetables of the South — summer squash, tomato, eggplant, broccoli and more.

Between the ease of preparation, the quantity, and the distinct memories that casseroles provide when they are set on the table, they conjure feelings of union and companionship within our community.

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or many Americans, and Southerners in particular, the looming holiday season will probably bring at least a few casseroles.

Casseroles have earned the reputation of being common, even lowbrow, because of their use of canned, processed goods. A look at the history and influence on American culture, however, reveals how sophisticated casseroles really are, both as a communal dish and a comfort food.

The word “casserole” highlights the communal aspects of the term. The modern use of the word dates back to the 1800s, with early records defining it as a “stew pan,” deriving from the French word of the same name, which translates to “sauce pan.” Casserole also derives from the Medieval Latin term cattia, which means “ladle.” These and other etymologies speak to a sense of sharing as a group from a single pot.

The casserole is not American in origin by any means; the layering of different vegetables, meats, cheese and pasta was around before the term was developed. Casserolelike dishes like lasagna, and mac and cheese, though not exactly considered casseroles today, date back to far earlier than European contact with the New World.

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the New World embraced and developed casseroles into what they are today.

Casseroles in some form have always been a part of America. Thomas Jefferson had dinner menus at the White House consisting of different layered pasta dishes. Early forms of distinctly American casseroles consisted of rice that was pounded, pressed and topped with savory meat mixtures. These dishes were served for more formal functions and became more common as technology helped make them more commonplace.

Casseroles particularly grew in popularity in the late 1800s and early 1900s when companies like Corningware and Pyrex began to mass-produce more sophisticated, oven-safe earthenware.

Author Clifford A. Wright, who wrote Bake Until Bubbly: The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook, and related casserole books, notes that the evolution of casseroles uniquely reflects our nation’s history. The dish helped stretch foods during difficult economic times like the Great Depression and world wars. Casseroles fostered a culture of community and sharing, appearing at potlucks and church functions. They also grew and developed with all of our major scientific developments in food. From the development of sophisticated baking ware to the free-times.com

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Help Support the 2017 Italian Festival

Last year’s Italian Festival would have been the eighth annual installment of the Columbia cultural event — but it was cancelled as a massive flood overran the state.

And that wasn’t the end of the trouble: The 2015 cancellation meant the festival lost so much money that the 2016 festival had to be canceled, too.

“We are hoping to have one next year,” says Laurie Rowe, vice president of the Bella Italia Lodge, which organizes the festival.

“This year we have focused our efforts on fundraisers to get us back on track for next year,” she adds.

One of those fundraisers takes places this Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lourie Center. Tickets are $15 per person, and include Italian food — appetizers, entrees and desserts — plus live music and other activities. To buy tickets, search for the Bella Italia Lodge on Facebook or Eventbrite.

Eat Chocolate, Drink Beer

This Thursday, Nov. 3, Joseph Vernon of Evolution through Chocolate heads to The Casual Pint for a beer-and-chocolate pairing extravaganza.

Here’s what’s on the menu: . Southern Tier Cherry Gose with a cherry truffle . Legal Remedy White Chocolate Mocha Stout with a Death By Chocolate truffle . Lakefront Brandy Barrel Aged Pumpkin Ale with a pumpkin truffle . 21st Amendment Oyster Stout with a rosemary sea salt truffle The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 per person. For more information, find Evolution through Chocolate on Facebook or call 803-832-7468.

Tallulah Staffs Up Ahead of December Opening As Tallulah, the restaurant slated for the former Dianne’s on Devine spot, nears its opening date, it’s hired a few key staffers.

Charley Scruggs, who helped Sarah Simmons launch Rise Bakeshop and Gourmet Goods — and was The Oak Table’s pastry chef before that — is heading to Tallulah.

Chef Russell Jones, who’s moved back from Washington, D.C. to open the “French meets Southern” restaurant Tallulah, says Scruggs will be “a wearer of many hats.”

“Pastry chef, head baker, sous chef — he’ll be kind of all over the place,” Jones says of Scruggs.

Simmons, a New York chef-entrepreneur who launched Rise in her hometown of Columbia in 2015, says Scruggs has done “a tremendous job” at Rise.

“When we hired him as the chef de cuisine for Rise, we envisioned him taking the culinary lead in bringing our vision for Rise to life and then evolving into a more creative role leading the pastry and charcuterie program for the company as we expanded and opened more concepts,” she says. “Because our next project is taking much longer than anticipated, we’re excited for him to have the chance to be back in a full-service kitchen and have the opportunity to work with Chef Jones.”

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The first class, Beginning Homebrewing, is this Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Conquest Brewing. The class will cover how to get started in homebrewing and will involve brewing a five-gallon batch of smoked porter. The second class is Next Level Homebrewing (Brew in a Bag) and takes place this Sunday, Nov. 6, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Swamp Cabbage Brewing. This class

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First Thursday strikes again this Thursday, Nov. 3, and let’s face it: No matter what happens the following Tuesday (Election Day, guys), we will all be in need a little art and a little libation in the days leading up to it. Luckily, there’s all sorts of stuff going on along Main Street.

The Whig will be hosting a River Rat Tap Nite and Meatball Social, where local brewery extraordinaire River Rat will be taking over all The Whig’s taps with some special brews, and the famed meatball hoagie will be on the menu. (The peaball hoagie for vegetarians will be there, too.)

Nest will have free bourbon lemonade, soda shooters and food samples. Drake’s Duck-In will be open, with craft beer being sold on the patio. Urban Loft of Octagon and Imperial Custom Clothiers will be having an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. with a wine tasting by Vino Garage from 6 to 7 p.m.

Grapes and Gallery will be giving away a free koozie with any drink purchase and will have craft beer specials at $2, $3 and $4, with $5 off bottles of wine.

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ome Thursday night, Marvel Studios will be printing more money — not that it ever really stops. The new Doctor Strange is the 14th film in the interconnected Marvel Cinematic Universe populated by superheroes such as Iron Man and Captain America, and thus far only one of those movies (2008’s The Incredible Hulk) has earned less than $300 million at worldwide box offices.

With a rising, critically acclaimed star in Benedict Cumberbatch and a mystical, universe-bending premise that promises oodles of eye-popping special effects, Doctor Strange seems a shoo-in to keep Marvel’s incredible winning streak intact. Indeed, the movie, already out internationally, earned $86 million last weekend.

But as we dig deeper now into this third phase of the MCU — kicked off with weighty themes and ample hero-on-hero firepower

by May’s excellent Captain America: Civil War — I find myself wondering whether this next slate of films will chart a bold course or relent to formula.

And with Doctor Strange, it could really go either way.

The hero is a disgraced surgeon who learns to use magic to fight dark forces and bend reality, promising to take the franchise into far headier territory than it has yet explored, again expanding the franchise’s broad stylistic and thematic range. It also boasts a bad guy that might just fight back criticism about the Marvel movies’ lackluster villains — Kaecilius is portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen, who has exuded hyper-intelligent menace as both Le Chiffre in Casino Royale and Hannibal Lecter in the dearly departed NBC series about the infamous cannibal.

But like a few previous entries into the MCU — the heavily Star Wars-indebted Guardians of the Galaxy, the alternating World War II and ᾿80s spy nostalgia of the first two Captain America films — some early criticism against the largely acclaimed Doctor Strange (sitting at 92 percent on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes as Free November 2-8, 2016

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“These prove familiar, too,” Village Voice critic Alan Scherstuhl wrote of the film’s visuals, “a diverting jumble of action-fantasy and head-shop screensaver. Cityscapes fold in on themselves, à la Escher and Inception; we gush down an umbilicus of light, as in 2001 or Contact; too many hands from nowhere seize the terrified protagonist, as in Repulsion.”

Like many writers, he concludes that while Doctor Strange works, it doesn’t feel fresh.

So is it really all that alarmist to question whether this tendency might soon become a problem for the MCU? Next year, the first that will feature a full three movies from the franchise, we get new entries concerning the thoroughly known entities Spider-Man and Thor and another space opera featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy. If these movies continue to blend old tricks and not try anything truly new, the threat of audience fatigue becomes even more real.

Now, solid craftsmanship, compelling stories and strong characters — elements the Marvel Studios has become increasingly dependable in delivering — go a long way to overshadow any qualms about creativity.

But given that Marvel plans to expand its continuum to 22 films by the end of 2019, it’s hard not to wonder if the returns might diminish.

Is Supergirl the Best of the Broadcast Superheroes?

Honestly, after catching up with the first season (currently streaming on Netflix), I never thought the answer to that question could be yes. While the early episodes displayed the kind of bright-eyed energy that made the debut season from The Flash so enjoyable, the overarching narrative became convoluted and cliched, with villains that proved thoroughly unconvincing and emofree-times.com

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But through four episodes (all streaming at cwtv.com or through The CW app), the show is shining far brighter than the other three series in the channel’s interconnected superhero universe. The humor and optimism is suddenly balanced by prickly issues — particularly in last week’s episode, a provocative and well-timed allegory of modern-day xenophobia — and the new big bad presents a more fitting foil for the beacon-of-hope protagonist.

It’s too early to say if Supergirl has truly turned things around. But in the early going, season two seems primed to take off.

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or Andrew W.K., the party life is about more than simply partying. He sees celebratory, rowdy gatherings as key to the positivity that helps us make the most of life, unifying the masses through our shared love of getting together and getting down.

And starting with 2001’s now iconic I Get Wet, his music, an adrenaline-addicted blend of hard rock heft and pop-leaning hooks, has long strived to inspire such energy.

But he also uses other means to spread his message. For a time, he wrote an advice column for The Village Voice. And for a decade now, he’s given lectures, now expanding that pursuit into his first speaking tour, hitting one venue in all 50 states.

“I never thought I would be giving lectures about anything,” he tells Free Times. “I never even thought I would be playing music professionally.”

That the tour surrounds this year’s heated presidential race — with W.K. hitting Columbia the night before Election Day — is

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We spoke with W.K. back in August, soon after he announced the tour.

Free Times: What does the “party life” mean to you?

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It is hopefully a very accessible, very easily

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digestible, very instantaneous type of word that doesn’t require a lot of initial thought or consideration beyond a general welcoming, becoming invitation into what I have to offer. But I think beyond what I have to offer, hopefully what life has to offer. The party life to me is just synonymous with life in general.

But I guess the qualifier is when partying comes into this activity called living, it’s making a decisive stance that we’re going to force ourselves to believe, even if it’s hard, that being alive is good.

The party life demands that we celebrate existence despite all the reasons we may have to not celebrate it.

Do you ever struggle with that notion?

I struggle with it tremendously. I’m doing this first and foremost to save my own life.

And I try to be pretty up front about that. I’m starving for positivity inside of myself, even though I’ve had a life full of good fortune and full of reasons to be happy. Staying close to that essential joy has taken great effort.

But that’s why I made this my mission, my purpose in life, not because it came easy to me, but because it was a real grueling journey that I’m still on.

Like giving lectures, the Party Party seems like another pursuit pushing you beyond what you once thought you were meant to do.

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Yes, because I know so little about politics, and I have so little education in that field and so little to contribute. But the one thing I thought I could contribute to the realm of politics — or political partying — is more partying. The politics side, in terms of traditional governmental politics, that’s definitely covered by the experts, but it did seem like there could be more partying together within that.

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ter than just being divided and not doing anything. I was sort of thinking about times in my life when all different kinds of people from all different backgrounds with all different kinds of tastes and preferences all did something together. And it was usually at some kind of a party.

In a more physical sense, what do you hope to accomplish with the Party Party?

Good will towards men. Good will towards women. These other areas of societal circumstance I think are very well covered, and I’m excited by how engaged people are in this realm, and what I can hopefully offer is fuel, raw energy to those particular individual efforts. I would like people to feel like they can be a member of the Party Party and be a member of just about anything else they already are a member of. I’m using the Party Party as fuel to energize your enthusiasm for all the things in life you’re already passionate about.

What do you see as your role within that? Would you ever think of running for office?

I’m at the mercy of the party gods. And some of those party gods are my fellow human beings. I just want to be useful. It gets very hard to measure your time here, having this chance to exist, whether you made the most of it, whether you are worthy of this opportunity to be a person. And whether you measure that success by what you’ve accumulated or what you contributed or some combination of both, it’s hard to know. There does seem to be a calling that comes from within a person and also outside of them.

And I’m just trying to follow that true will.

And if it was to go into politics in a traditional capacity, being in an office — I can’t imagine that happening, but I couldn’t imagine any of this stuff happening at one point. I will go where it seems most useful.

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Musical Writing Whether Using Melodies or Words, Jazz Guitarist-Turned-Novelist Jmichael Peeples is Fueled by Music FEATURE by Kyle Petersen

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ongs are fundamentally based on repetition. Verses sound like the other verses, the chorus repeats.

But the one part that’s a little bit different, that offers up some hope, uncertainty and even magic, is the bridge, where the music departs from those familiar patterns to reach for that one transcendent moment that needs no repeating.

“The bridge is the part of the music when that major transition comes up, to break up the monotony of the verses and the chorus,” offers Columbia-based jazz guitarist Jmichael Peeples. And it’s telling that his first novel is named Take It to the Bridge, given how intrinsic music is to both his life and the book.

Peeples has become a familiar figure in local music thanks to fluid and adept playing that has the crossover jazz-pop smoothness of George Benson and a keen songwriting that mines the emotional depths of old-school soul ballads. His 2014 LP Enigma is polished and studied, but it didn’t quite hint at the full creative ambition of the former Benedict College football player. The novel is a grander undertaking, appearing in an earlier iteration as a stage play at Harbison Theatre in 2014, accompanied by a forthcoming soundtrack album.

The book, based on a true story, is deeply affecting, an introspective first-person look at Clifford Alexander, a father and family man suffering from depression following the death of his son. The honesty with which Peeples approaches concerns of faith and counseling is impressive, but what makes the book tick is his love of music. Each chapter mimics the structure of a song (first verse, pre-chorus, chorus, etc.), and music presents a constant mechanism for advancing the plot — whether it’s a flashback of Alexander meeting his future wife while they sing a Sam Cooke song together or him performing at an open mic as an act of catharsis.

“I’m a musician and I already have an audience,” Peeples says. “That’s why I wanted to tie the musical aspect in, to have that unique niche.”

Peeples interviewed many of the real-life inspirations for his characters before writing, and the parallels to his own family are clear.

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with grandparents who were gospel singers and uncles who backed them up, infusing tunes with the Parliament-esque funk the younger players loved. Peeples got his start playing drums with them, only turning to guitar later in his teens. He calls his grandmother the primary influence on the novel.

Peeples also notes that his experience becoming a father is intertwined with his passion for music — he decided to give it a go as a professional artist when his son was born. And there are similarities between the mysterious counselor figure in the novel and recently deceased guitarist Robert Newton, who served as a teacher and coach early in Peeples’ musical career.

“Robert was like Mr. Miyagi. He just had a way,” Peeples recalls. “It wasn’t like I got a lot of textbook information, but he had a way of just getting you to practice your butt off — talk about vision, how you want to do this, a straight-up coach.”

Peeples is excited for this week’s release party, where he and other jazz and soul musicians will perform songs from the soundtrack and a Prince tribute set, among other things. But it’s all part of a larger hustle — whether it’s the forthcoming album, a second novel or a film adaptation.

“I want to keep that cycle going,” he concludes. “One helps all the others.”

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THURSDAY 3 High Valley — Based on their music, it might come as a surprise that Brad and Curtis Rempel of High Valley are Canadian.

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The Mobros, Beach Tiger — Blues brother act The Mobros practice a simple, stripped-down yet soulful version of their chosen genre. Lead singer Kelly Morris is considerably more road-tested than when the band began, but he’ll forever sing like an old barroom crooner, rendering the group instantly recognizable. Charleston’s Beach Tiger is equally basic, but in a sunny, slippery indie-pop way. With Cole Collins, Austin Lee. — Kevin Oliver New Brookland Tavern: 7:30 p.m., $6 ($8 under 21); 803-791-4413, newbrooklandtavern.com.

Mother’s Finest — Grabbing the never more than moderately successful Atlanta funk-rock band Mother’s Finest is by no means a world-beating booking. But it’s intriguing that Rooftop Rhythms, the family-friendly outdoor shindig that Forest Acres typically puts on a couple times each spring and fall, would step out with a known touring entity when it has typically subsisted on local and regional party bands — a harbinger, perhaps, that the event is shifting direction. Regardless, this week’s circa-’70s headliner remains affable and innocuously groovy on last year’s Goody 2 Shoes & the Filthy Beast. — Jordan Lawrence Richland Mall: 7-9 p.m., free; 803-782-9475, forestacres.net

Muscle Memory — Earnest emotion and impassioned sincerity have long been the cornerstones of the myriad projects — among them Courage Riley and The Daylight Hours, in addition to his indoor busking gigs — of David Adedokun, who’s long been one of this town’s best songwriters. They’re at the crux of Muscle Memory, too, but where Adedokun’s old groups largely mined andante alt-country and moderato

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FRIDAY 4 Bellavida, Katie Rose, Lundy — Part of the Fall Back Fest and State Street Art Crawl, there’s plenty to be festive about with this lineup. Brent Lundy brings soulful Americana and pop-rock smarts to his original tunes, Charleston’s Katie Rose takes her confessional singer-songwriter style to pop extremes, while Bellavida mixes strummy college rock with some intriguing torch song moments on its new Letters To Rose EP. Comedians John Gibson, Joe Coughlin and Topher Riddle also appear. — Kevin Oliver New Brookland Tavern: 5 p.m, $6 ($8 under 21; free until 8 p.m.); 803-791-4413, newbrooklandtavern.com

Festival Columbia Winter Jazz Fest — Smooth jazz — or Quiet Storm as it is sometimes referred to in radio format lingo — has been around in some form since the ’80s. This two-day festival includes several of the biggest names in the subgenre.

In 2009, Billboard magazine named Friday headliner Boney James the No. 3 Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade. His saxophone playing is lyrical and surprisingly nimble on songs such as “Vinyl” from 2015’s Futuresoul.

Joining James, Pieces of a Dream adhere to a more piano-based jazz-fusion style.

Jmichael Peeples opens.

Saturday brings Najee, whose soprano saxophone and flute playing is only part of the ensemble efforts he typically produces, which have included vocalists and instrumentalists such as Patti Labelle, Jeffrey Osborne, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock and Billy Cobham. Najee is joined by Norman Brown, a cornerstone act of any Quiet Storm set thanks to his classic “After the Storm.”

Terence Young and Dante Lewis open.

— Kevin Oliver Township Auditorium: 7 p.m. both nights, $70-$160 ($39-$89 single night); 803-576-2356; thetownship.org

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Trevor Hall, Dustin Thomas — Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Trevor Hall is one of those maximum Zen cats so committed to peace and spirituality that one can feel like an anxiety-ridden heathen in comparison. His voice and tunes are dangerously laid-back; this isn’t music to be consumed while experiencing any sort of fatigue, but Ben Harper fans should be immensely pleased. Soldier of fortune Dustin Thomas is of a similar persuasion, though his lyrics are cleverer and his guitar work more interesting. — Michael Spawn Music Farm: 9 p.m., $20 ($18 advance); musicfarm.com

SATURDAY 5 Blac Youngsta — Blac Youngsta — the nom de guerre of Sammie Benson, 26 — treads at least in part in rap vérité: “The whole world know I sell drugs, boy,” he crows on “Drug Lord,” and it rings with a certain degree of truth. He claimed, in an interview with VladTV, that he used to sling fake bricks. (He also titled his first three mixtapes Fake Bricks.) It gives his otherwise unremarkable trap — indistinguishable from that of Yo Gotti — some much needed character. — Patrick Wall Music Farm: 9 p.m.; $40 ($35 advance); musicfarm.com

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modest peak of No. 16 on Billboard’s pop charts to become an undying soft rock standard. — Vincent Harris Invoking the Abstract — Local prog-metal headliner Invoking the Abstract proved its ambition on September’s Aural Kaleidoscopes. In describing the album, the band made its creative conceit clear: “Each song is composed in a different key, none of which are repeated until the final track that transforms the keys into a serialist scale.”

But where the band might have fallen into an abyss of music theory minutiae, it instead produced a sharp and dynamic debut that volleys freely from prog-y hooks to churning death metal. With Felix Martin, The Fine Constant, Halcyon Fields. — Bryan C. Reed Paul Thorn Band — Two of singersongwriter Paul Thorn’s most recent records (out of a seven-album discography) are titled Too Stressed To Be Blessed and Pimps & Preachers, so it’s somewhat obvious that this son of a Pentecostal minister doesn’t follow the flock. Instead, he creates a raucous, booze-and-sin-fueled brand of greasy rootsrock and pure-country recrimination. Think John Hiatt if he’d kept some of his bad habits going, and maybe throw in a bit of Todd Snider’s mischief. — Vincent Harris Newberry Opera House; 7 p.m.; $35-$50; 803276-5179, newberryoperahouse.com

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The bio for Columbia’s Eight Track Parade band claims the members lack ambition, talent and a general sense of decency, and while there’s really nothing on its new EP to back up any of that, what the band does specialize in is a blend of polished, piano-heavy, ‘70s-fueled rock in the vein of Steely Dan (with a bit less sheen) and solid vocal harmonies.

Ossifrage, Ascend/Descend — Local punk outfit Ossifrage has yet to release any recorded material — it did just debut this summer — but earns the headlining slot tonight. Boston’s Ascend/Descend complements with vicious, but compelling D-beat that matches its racing backbeat to anthemic dynamics and a strong knack for melody. January’s Murdock Street keeps a restless tempo throughout, but wields enough shout-along hooks to snag standout status. Greenville’s Tone revels in smoldering noise, doom metal pacing and crust-punk intensity. Discourage opens with a dynamic brew of hardcore and post-rock. — Bryan C. Reed

VS Saturday 5 — Grand Republic In the Vista, another odd but satisfying show at Art Bar offers a little more variety. Grand Republic — which creates blurry soundscapes with walls of high, icy vocal harmonies and endlessly spiraling guitars — headlines. The band shares the stage with the Smithereens-style guitar-rockers Dustin P. Fanning and the Seconds Out, the funky jam-rockers Dr. Roundhouse and a new indie rock trio called The Ectomorphs.

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WEDNESDAY 9 Michael Koppy — All that is cool and confounding about Michael Koppy can be found in his Lost Cause-ish anthem “One Great Mornin’ (The South’s Gonna Rise Again).” He boasts a powerful baritone but delivers his nuanced lyrics with — maybe — a strong hint of something slightly right of Randy Newman. The music is classic country, the subject matter classic Confederacy, but there’s more going on here than initially meets the ear, making this tune and several others worth repeated listening. With Gerry Delgado. — Michael Spawn

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BRITISH BULLDOG PUB: Joelle Kittrell DELANEY’S: Etheridge & Kimpland FOXFIELD BAR AND GRILLE: Jackaroe HEMINGWAY’S: Shelby Funky Junk MAIN STREET PUBLIC HOUSE: Kenny George Band MUSIC FARM: Trevor Hall, Dustin Thomas NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN: Lundy, Bellavida, Katie

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Rose (music,) John Gibson, Joe Coughlin, Topher Riddle (stand-up comedy) TIN ROOF: The Armory TIPSY TOAD: Modern Disruption WILD WING CAFE (HARBISON): Tokyo Joe WILD WING CAFE (THE VILLAGE): The Unmentionables WILD WING CAFE (THE VISTA): U-Phonik karaoke BELLE’S: Karaoke BLUE FIN: CarraRock Entertainment QUAKER STEAK & LUBE: Karaoke RAGS TO RITCHIES: Terryoke’s Music & Karaoke UNCLE FESTER’S: Karaoke w/ DJ Dapper SHOOTER’S: Karaoke TSUBAKI: Karaoke dance, djs & misc.

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Spitter: Authorities arrived to a scene in north Columbia after a 61-year-old woman was accused of assaulting an EMS worker trying to help her into an ambulance. The worker told the cops that the ambulance has been called to the scene after the woman hurt her ankle; when they tried to help her in the back of the EMS truck, the suspect spat on the worker and walked off. The cops arrived and asked the woman about the spitting and she told the cops, “I was eating some food and when I was talking it must’ve slipped out. I didn’t mean to.” If that’s the case, this lady should always get her food to go and eat at home.

By Preach Jacobs This information comes from local police reports. It does not mean anyone is guilty. This is not a court of law.

Gold Chain: A 51-year-old called authorities after his car was broken into on Taylor Street. The victim told the cops that the suspects entered his car and stole a few choice items including a black bag with a 9mm Ruger, two clips, $1,500 in cash and of course a gold chain. There are two better questions: First of all, who is this guy? It sounds like he has the most exciting life ever. Secondly, who keeps that stuff in their car? No arrests have been made. Slick Rick is not a suspect.

Sticky Fingers: Authorities nabbed an 18-year-old woman for stealing items from a department store in the Harbison area. The woman was caught on surveillance going to the women’s section and stealing a pack of underwear, then cruising down to the shoe department to steal some kicks, then to the men’s department to get a hoodie, finally ending it in the kid’s department where she stole a baby shirt. This lady would’ve probably ended up in the home décor section and stolen a Keurig next. This is the worst way to get Christmas gifts for the family.

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network of freelance Buddhist priests in Japan last year began offering inhome, a la carte services (for those adherents who shun temples) through Amazon in Japan, quoting fixed fees and bypassing the usual awkward deliberation over “donations.” And in September, Pastor David Taylor of Joshua Media Ministries International (St. Louis, Missouri) announced, to great fanfare, that he had “resurrected” a diabetic woman, 40 minutes after her death, by sending the lady a text message — through Facebook (though, of course, neither she nor any family member was available for an interview).

Redneck Chronicles As a dispute escalated between two brothers at their recycling plant in Bow, New Hampshire, in October, Peter Emanuel used his front-end loader to tip over the crane being operated by Stanley Emanuel (who managed to jump out just in time). Peter was arrested.

Thousands flocked to the annual Roadkill Cooking Festival in Marlinton, West Virginia, in September, featuring an array of “tasting” dishes (e.g., black bear, possum, elk, snapping turtle) with a competition in which judges deducted points if the “chef” had not managed to remove all gravel or asphalt.

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a 28-year-old man on Maple Street for having a bit too much to drink. A patrolling officer saw the man sitting slumped over on top of a car. When he approached to see if the guy was all right, the slumper (is that a word?) told the officer to “f!#k off ”. Well, it sounds like the cop decided to f!#k on and arrested the guy for public intoxication.

On the Porch: Authorities responded to a call at a home on Floyd Street after the owner found an intoxicated man on her porch.

When asked to leave, the guy refused, and the owner called the coppers. While frisking

Fine Points of Canadian Law Luckily, thought Jamie Richardson of Whitehorse, Yukon, she had medical insurance for her 7-year-old Akita, who had torn a ligament in a hind leg, but it turned out that the policy, written by Canada’s largest pet insurer, Petsecure, did not cover dog injuries from “jumping, running, slipping, tripping or playing” — that is, Richardson concluded, injuries caused by “being a dog.” (After Richardson protested, Petsecure relented but, it said, only because Richardson had been a longtime customer.)

The Way the World Works Who is the most at fault when (a) a mother provides beer to her underage son, (b) who then, with a pal, gulps down a bottle of vodka and steals a car from a dealer’s lot, and (c) drunkenly crashes, leaving the pal with a catastrophic brain injury? In October, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a jury verdict that parceled out “fault,” but assigned more to the victim of the 2006 car theft (Rankin’s Garage of Paisley, Ontario) than to the mother or the driver (because Rankin’s having left the key in the car overnight made it irresistible to “teenage car thieves”).

The Job of the Researcher Charles Foster, recent recipient of the “Ig Nobel” prize in biology (and a fellow at Oxford University), has recently lived as a badger (inside a hole in Wales), an otter playing in rivers, and an “urban fox” rummaging through garbage bins in London, in addition to a red deer and (“ridiculously,” he admits) a migratory bird mapping treetop free-times.com

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the guy, the cops also found some weed on him.

Snack Attack: Authorities were alerted to a shoplifter at a gas station on Garners Ferry Road. The suspect took some trail mix and a protein bar before walking out. An employee followed the guy and asked him to pay for the items (probably literally going, “Dude, you’re stealing trail mix?”) The guy then ran off, getting all of that energy and nutrients for free. How in the hell are you going to be a health-conscious thief? That’s like stealing air currents — all in order to authentically experience those creatures’ lives apart from their physical appearance, which is generally all that humans know. “We have five glorious senses,” he told the Ig Nobel audience, and need to “escape the tyranny” of the visual.

“Drop onto all fours,” he recommended.

“Sniff the ground. Lick a leaf.”

Awesome Numbers in the News Charles Diggs, facing child pornography charges, was found with supposedly a record haul for New Jersey — 325,000 child-porn images and files at his Roselle home in October.

The Justice Department revealed in an October court filing that former National Security Agency contractor Harold Martin III, 51, had stolen at least 500 million pages of “sensitive government files,” bit by bit over two decades.

Leading Economic Indicators In October (as in supposedly every previous October since the 13th century), some British official arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and paid rent to the queen for use of two properties — for the sum of “a knife, an axe, six oversized horseshoes and 61 nails,” according to reporting by Atlas Obscura. “No one knows exactly where these two pieces of land are,” the website reported, but one is in Shropshire County, and the other near the Royal Courts.

Great Art! New York City sculptor Bryan Zanisnik, operating on a grant from an emerging-artist program of Socrates Sculpture Park in the Astoria neighborhood in Queens, recently facebook.com/freetimes

Tip of the Week: It’s hard to deny something to a cop if they actually witness you do the crime. A patrolling officer saw a 20-yearold man walk up to a building in downtown Columbia with the intent to go pee pee on the side of it. To the officer’s credit he tried to instruct the guy to not do it before whipping it out but the cop’s order was ignored. The suspect then denied having urinated even though the cop and a bunch of folks saw him do it. To make it even funnier, while denying it, the guy was still buckling his pants. The dude was arrested, and you know he didn’t wash his hands.

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created a 10-piece “garden” of concrete Christopher Walken heads to honor the actor, who grew up in Astoria. Said Zanisnik, “Perhaps the project suggests that Walken’s DNA was imbued into the soil of Astoria, and now Walken mushrooms are growing everywhere.”

“To be honest,” wrote New York Times art critic Holland Cotter in his lead sentence on Oct. 7, “I wonder what a lot of people see in abstract painting.” Then, nevertheless, Carter began praising the current Guggenheim Museum collection by abstract artist Agnes Martin, highlighted by her “Untitled No. 5,” which consists of a pinkish horizontal space, on top of a yellowish horizontal space, on top of a bluish horizontal space, exactly repeated underneath except the pinkish and bluish spaces are shortened near the edges of the canvas, but not the yellowish space. Asked Carter, “How do you approach an art empty of ... evident narratives” and “make it your own?” His unrestrained 1,600-word rave did not quite answer that, except to quote Martin’s suggestion that the visitor just “sit and look.”

Perspective A recent Better Business Bureau study in Canada found that, contrary to popular belief, it is the “millennial” generation and those aged 25 to 55, rather than seniors, who are more likely now to fall victim to scammers, fueled by users’ lax skepticism about new technology. If accurate, the study would account for how a Virginia Tech student in September fell for a telephone call from “the IRS” threatening her over “back taxes.” She complied with instructions from the “agent” to send $1,762 in four iTunes gift cards.

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2608 Sumter Street, $149,000. Charming duplex in Cottontown. Live downstairs, rent out the upstairs. Jennifer Carter, Coldwell Banker, 803-606-2139.

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300 Gervais, Unit 204 in the historic Middleton Building at the City Club, $329,900. Stunning high ceilings, gorgeous windows, Viking appliances in a gated Vista community. JENNIFER CARTER, 803-606-2139. More info at JenniferCarter.com or Facebook.com/ JenniferCarterHomes.

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918 Martha Street - $49,000 GREAT Investment Property! For information on these properties and others call Lisa Cloyd Exit Palmetto 803.240.8247 or lisa@exitpalmetto. com

BEAUTIFUL HOME IN THE FABULOUS PALMS AT STONEY POINTE! 161 Palm St. 4BR/2.5BA. Lake access community, Chapin Schools! Hardwoods, separate office, upgraded kitchen w/island & pantry! Excellent location, won’t last long! Contact Madison Ballagh (803)319-0754 Madison@ColumbiaHomeSells.com

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500 Duke Avenue, $128,700. Home is on double lot and has a workshop and a detached 2-car garage. Jennifer Carter, Coldwell Banker, 803-606-2139.

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COZY AND CUTE FOREST ACRES CLASSIC COTTAGE BUNGALOW ON LARGE LOT 2BR1BA. New roof, windows, cabinets & counter tops!

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1108 Rutland Ave West Columbia. $114,800. 3 BR w/ huge back yard & storage. Remodeled kitchen & bathroom, new windows. Clay Vassey 803.360.4061 www.scdreamhome.com

6001 S Kings Hwy 4BR/3.5BA. Beautiful home in Ocean Lakes Campground.

Decks on both floors, large kitchen, sleeps 14. Many amenities nearby.

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KEENAN TERRACE! 18 SUMMERLEA LN. Arts-N-Crafts Style 2BR/2BA Bungalow. Fabulous front porch w/ cathedral ceilings, open LR/DR. Hardwood floors. Kitchen & Master lead to wrap around Deck overlooking huge fenced yard. $134,900. Contact Jennifer McBroom 803.397.5021, Jennifermcbroom.com. Coldwell Banker.

Keenan Terrace! Adorable all Brick Bungalow 2BR/1BA with hardwoods, updated kitchen and bath, fireplace, fenced yard on a corner lot. Large living room with fireplace, formal dining room with built-ins, kitchen with stainless appliances & Huge master bedroom! $109,900. Address, 501 Byrd. Contact Jennifer Mcbroom 803-397-5021, Coldwell Banker. jennifermcbroom. com.

NEAR AMAZON, SCANA - 1418 Northland Dr. – Cayce -$89,900. Cute BRICK Bungalow close to USC, Downtown, SCE&G and Amazon with access to all major interstates in area.

3BR/2BA, FORMAL Living and Dining Rooms, Fireplace. Detached Garage and Fenced Yard. See@ tour.circlepix. com/home2/7VDMVD Contact Ray Stoudemire, 803-960-3083, Coldwell Banker.

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Rosewood - 137 Whispering Pines Circle. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, $109,500. Brick home with new roof and replaced windows. Fenced yard, garage has space for workshop. 2-car carport and detached garage. Jennifer Carter,Coldwell Banker, 803-252-6332. / More info at JenniferCarter.com.

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WELL MAINTAINED UNIT IN DESIRABLE AND SOUGHT AFTER SAINT JULIAN PLACE! 1BR/1BA Condo.

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Ray Stoudemire 803.960.3083 132 Olivia Way, Lexington, SC Cherokee Lakes, $45,000. The only double lot for sale and located on a quite cul-de-sac.

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Sunroom and screened porch overlook the lake. Jennifer Carter, Coldwell Banker, 803-606-2139. More photos at JenniferCarter.com and Facebook. com/JenniferCarterHomes.

$20,000 LOT! Just under ½ acre, this corner lot could face Casbel Ct or Padgett Rd! No restrictions to build or place mobile home; residential or commercial zoning. Some value in timber on lot. 100 Casbel Ct, Hopkins. Contact Sara Burnside, Coldwell Banker.

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CORNELL ARMS

Village District Cottage BASE SALES PRICE: $379,050 FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2254

7.37 ACRE COMMERCIAL LOT Lovely level lot to build that dream business. Close to everything in Winnsboro and surrounding businesses. Three Phase Power Lines in place. Water and Sewer already connected.1869 US Highway 321 S. Winnsboro SC 29180. $300,000. Call Ira Caesar at 803-4792843 - Coldwell Banker - Blythewood, SC – www.IraCaesar.com

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CATE ROAD – EIGHT Beautiful rolling wooded Acres on paved road in Eastover near McIntire Air Force Base. Land is great for timber. $30,000.Contact Ray Stoudemire 803-960-3083 with Coldwell Banker.

COMMERCIAL LAND FOR SALE ON CHARLESTON HIGHWAY! 1.35 ACRES in the Developing Area near New Farmers Market, SCANA, & AMAZON . Too many possibilities to name.

Part timber, part rolling flatland. Please call to see today. Only $175,000.Contact Ray Stoudemire (803)960-3083 with Coldwell Banker.

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Your skyline view from this Governors Hill lot across the street from the Governors Mansion, $159,000. Jennifer Carter, 803-606-2139. More info at JenniferCarter.com or Facebook.com/ JenniferCarterHomes. Coldwell Banker.

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Shore Road LOT - Beautiful Corner Wooded Lot at the corner of Shore & Nature Ln. Almost an ACRE. Build on it or sell timber. In the Gilbert School District. $22,000. Contact Ray Stoudemire (803)960-3083 with Coldwell Banker.

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Tranquil lot with views of Broad River, 85 ft on the river. Facing Columbia Canal. Convenient to I-126 and downtown. Sewer line running low portion of property. 0.73 acres. 0 Elwyn Lane, Columbia. $72,500. Contact Sara Burnside, Coldwell Banker. 803-206-0234, saraburns87@aol.com

Friarsgate home for rent, available now! 3BR/2BA, hardwood floors, appls, CH&A, fenced yard, 3 car driveway.

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LEGAL NOTICE 40700.F20186 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007-CP-40-1163 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston HEAT 2005-5, against Frederick Taylor a/k/a R. Frederick Taylor, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being located in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 20, a final Plat prepared for The Enclave, by Cox and Dinkins, Inc., dated January 31, 1996, last revised March 15, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Richland County in Plat Book 56 at Page 2043; and Plat prepared for R. Frederick Taylor & Karen C. Taylor, by Cox and Dinkins, Inc., dated July 23, 1997, and recorded in Plat Book 56 at Page 9764; reference is craved to the latter plat for a more complete description of measurements and boundaries; be all measurements a little more or less. TMS Number: 22716-02-37 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1100 Enclave Way, Columbia, SC. This being the same property conveyed to R. Frederick Taylor and Karen Conlin Taylor by deed of Enclave, LC, dated July 17, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on July 31, 1997, in Deed Book 1398 at Page 583. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.817% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

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The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 51490.F47548 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4003291 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of South Carolina Federal Credit Union, against Casey Lynn Nixon; et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being near the City of Columbia, County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 19, Block W on a plat of a portion of Section 5, Spring Valley by William Wingfield dated April 14, 1972 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County in Plat Book X at Page 2909; being further shown and delineated on a plat prepared for Dr. Asim R. Pati and Rimi Pati by Claude R. McMillan, Jr., PE and PLS dated October 28, 1993 and recorded in said office in Plat Book 54 at page 9296. Reference being made to said latter plat, which is incorporated herein by reference, for a more accurate and complete description; all measurements being a little more or less. TMS Number: 20012-03-31 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2120 Riding Ridge Rd., Columbia, SC 29223 This being the same property conveyed to Casey Lynn Nixon by deed of Elarl C. Kurtz, III and Janet S. Kurtz, dated February 14, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on February 17, 2005, in Deed Book 1024 at Page 2681, and by deed of Rodney B. Nixon recorded August 28, 2012 in Book 1791 at Page 485.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.00% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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51840.F22454R NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4003984 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of MidFirst Bank, against Audrey L. Breland, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain Apartment Dwelling Unit, situate, lying and being in Richland County, State of South Carolina, being known as Dwelling Unit #7 in Building B as more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of S & H Investments, a South Carolina General Partnership to The Quarters Horizontal Property Regime establishing The Quarter Association, Inc., and amendments thereto, said Master Deed being dated July 10, 1985 and recorded in the RMC Office for Richland County in Book 751 at Page 215; reference to said instrument is craved for a more complete and accurate description of the subject property. TMS Number: 06182-0207 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1211 Metze Road, Apt.B7, Columbia, SC 29210.

This being the same property conveyed to Audrey L. Breland by deed of Carrie M. Hunter, dated May 12, 2000, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on May 17, 2000, in Deed Book 409 at Page 968.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 8.375% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 5775460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

51840.F47683 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4003619 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of MidFirst Bank, against Edgle Marie Williams White; et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being near Columbia, South Carolina, in the County of Richland, being shown and designated as Lot number 24, Block ‘’D’’, on a survey prepared for Micheal A. White by Cox and Dinkins, Inc. dated October 28, 1996, and recorded in the Register of Deeds for Richland County

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in Plat Book 56 at Page 5824. TMS#: 25010-07-24 Property Address: 151 Spreading Branch Dr., Hopkins, SC 29061 This being the same property conveyed to Edgle Marie Williams White by deed of distribution of Michael Aloysius White, dated August 23, 2012, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on April 5, 2013, in Deed Book 1850 at Page 306.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 3.250% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 52140.F44819 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4001716 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, against Dean Guess a/k/a Dean Rollison; et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, the same being known as Lot Number Twenty (20) on a plat of Blue Horse Subdivision, as shown and delineated on a plat thereof prepared for Kenneth E. Hall by Isaac B. Cox & Son, Surveyors, dated August 14, 1975, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County in Plat Book X at Page 4135.

TMS Number: 23213-0105 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 320 Blue Horse Circle, Elgin, SC 29045 This being the same property conveyed to Miriam C. Hall by deed of Karen M. Goff, dated May 3, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on May 13, 1999, in Deed Book 306 at Page 1440.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 12.4896% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.Deficiency judg-

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ment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 58020.F46979 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-CP-40-07210 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, against Marcus L. Hall, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on, November 7, 2016 at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 20 on a plat of Deer Lake, Phase I, prepared by Associated E&S, Inc., dated October 6, 2003, revised October 28, 2003, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County in Record Book 876 at page 2610. Being further shown and delineated on a plat prepared for Jeremy S. Dieringer and Christine N. Dieringer by Cox and Dinkins, Inc., dated September 1, 2004, and recorded in Record Book 979 at page 1342. Reference to said plat is made for a more complete and accurate description. Be all measurements a little more or less.

TMS Number: 22713-0307 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 160 Deer Lake Drive, Columbia, SC 29229 This being the same property conveyed to Marcus L. Hall and Rosa C. Hall by deed of Jeremy S. Dieringer and Christine N. Dieringer, dated April 1, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on April 6, 2009, in Deed Book 1509 at Page 3041.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.875% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW

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FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 58020.F47489 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4002986 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, against Brenda L. Llamas, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being designated as Lot No. 81 on a plat of Winchester Subdivision, Phase I by Power Engineering Company, Inc., dated April 24, 1995 and being more particularly shown on a plat prepared for Bertram T. Richardson, III and Mazie E. Nevitt by Cox and Dinkins, Inc., dated December 8, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Richland County in Plat Book 56 at page 1442, reference being made to said latter plat for a more complete and accurate description; be all measurements a little more or less.

TMS Number: 23004-0519 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 10 Rothberry Court, Columbia, SC 29229 This being the same property conveyed to Winchester Homeowners Association, Inc. by deed of the Master in Equity, Joseph M. Strickland dated June 22, 2016 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on July 18, 2016 in Deed Book 2130 at Page 560. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.375% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the sale. The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency judgment anytime prior to sale.

Plaintiff reserves the right to waive its request for a Deficiency Judgment by written notice to the Court at any time prior to the sale of the Real Property, in which case bidding shall be concluded and the sale closed on the regular scheduled date of sale.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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66040.F44921RR NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4002424 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, against Sesame A. Brown, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 101, said lot of land being shown and delineated on a plat prepared by Inman Land Surveying Company, Inc., for Sesame A. Brown dated August 23, 2006, recorded September 1, 2006, in Book 1224 at Page 3741. Reference to said plat is made for a more complete and accurate description. Be all measurements a little more or less. TMS Number: 23212-02-06 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 41 Dulaney Place, Columbia, SC 29229 This being the same property conveyed to Sesame A. Brown by deed of Essex Homes Southeast, Inc., dated August 25, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on September 1, 2006, in Deed Book 1224 at Page 3717. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.625% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 66040.F47113 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-CP-40-01543 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, against Diana F. Martin, et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of a land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, containing 2.05 Acres, more or less and being shown on a plat prepared for Buren Mitchell, by Douglas E. Platt, Sr., dated October 10, 1972, and

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recorded in the Office of the ROD for Richland County in Plat Book 43, page 647. Also being shown on a plat prepared for Jimmy D. Martin and Diana F. Martin, by Inman Land Surveying Company, Inc. dated January 8, 2002 and recorded in Book 625 at Page 2028. For a more accurate description of said lot reference is made to latter mentioned plat. TMS Number: 05303-01-01 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7 River Bottom Road, Irmo, SC 29063 This being the same property conveyed to Jimmy D. Martin and Diana F. Martin by survivorship deed of Ronald C. Smith and Thelma O. Smith, dated February 11, 2002, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on February 12, 2002, in Deed Book 625 at Page 2011. Jimmy D. Martin died February 19, 2009.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff 66040.F47654 NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4003985 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, against Robert G. Bolton, Jr. et al., the Master in Equity for Richland County, or his/her agent, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Richland County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2-D, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 18 on a plat of Maywood Phase 1 prepared by Belter and Associates, Inc., dated October 9, 1998, last revised February 15, 1999 and recorded in Record Book 289 at page 523, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County, and being further shown on plat prepared for Robert G. Bolton, Jr., by Ben Whetstone Associates dated May 5, 1999 and recorded in Record Book 308 at page 1259 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County, and said lot of land having the measurements and boundaries as shown on the latter referred to plat which is incorporated herein by reference. TMS Number: 2 3 1 0 3 - 0 7 11 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6 Natchez Ct., Columbia, SC 29229 This being the same property conveyed to Robert G. Bolton, Jr. by deed of Rex Thompson

Builders, Inc., dated May 7, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Richland County on May 20, 1999, in Deed Book 308 at Page 1250.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 2.875% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Joseph M. Strickland Master in Equity for Richland County Columbia, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF FILING. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2016-DR-320790. Ruth Armstrong Abercrombie and Randyl G. Abercrombie, Plaintiffs, vs. Steven Randyl Abercrombie, John Doe and Brittney Megan Croucher (deceased). Defendants. TO: DEFENDANT JOHN DOE ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Lexington County, the object and prayer of which is to obtain service as set forth in the Complaint. In Re: S.R. Abercrombie (2013) and J. M. Croucher (2010), Minors under the age of eighteen. AMENDED SUMMONS. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to Complaint upon the subscriber at their office, 1622 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, South Carolina 29169, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, or within (35) days if service is accomplished through the United States Mail, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. HENDRIX & STEIGNER. BY: Carolyn B. Steigner 1622 Sunset Blvd.

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BY VIRTUE of a Judgment granted in the case of: Howard R. Boyd, II vs.

Rona Young, Civil Action 2015-CP-402047, I, the undersigned as Special Referee for Richland County, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at the Richland County Courthouse, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: LEGAL DESCRIPTION and PROPERTY ADDRESS: All the certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Richland, State of South Carolina, containing approximately 5.50 acres being on the Southern Side of N.E. Miles Road being show as Lot 1A on a Plat prepared for Howard R. Boyd, II, dated 2/15/2010, filed January 13, 2011 in Plat Book 1659 at Page 936 in the Office of the Richland County Register of Deeds. Portion of TMS # R23600-04-05. This being a portion of the property conveyed to Howard R. Boyd, II, by Deed of FIATP SSF Timber, Deed Book 1579 at Page 1215. Property address: 1240 NE Miles Road, Blythewood SC 29016 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. Interest at the Contract rate of Twelve and 00/100 percent (10.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance.

Purchaser to pay for Deed Stamps and costs of recording the Deed. That the successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Richland County, a certified check or cash in the amount equal to the required deposit of Five percent (5%) on the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) at the time of the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding; and subject to any resale of said premises under Oath of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the sale within Twenty (20) days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of the sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. A deficiency judgment is waived. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of his rights prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

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SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5099 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Seven Hundred Twenty Five and 00/100ths ($725.00) Dollars US Currency, Eighty Three and 87/100ths (83.87) Grams Marijuana, and Justin Geiger, An Interested Party, Defendants. TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: JUSTIN GEIGER, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5082 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Nine and 00/100ths ($1,369.00) Dollars US Currency, Thirty Four Hundredths (0.34) Grams Marijuana, Cocaine Residue, and John Tucker, An Interested Party, Defendants. TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: JOHN TUCKER, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016.

David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5078 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Five Hundred Ninety Five and 00/100ths ($595.00) Dollars US Currency, Forty Five and 01/100ths (45.01) Grams Marijuana, and Vernon McCants, An Interested Party, Defendants.

TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: VERNON McCANTS, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Car-

olina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016.

David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5104 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Five Hundred Twenty Seven and 00/100ths ($527.00) Dollars US Currency, Thirty Five Hundredths (0.35) Grams Marijuana, Two Hundredths (0.02) Grams Crack Cocaine, and Job Quarles, An Interested Party, Defendants. TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: JOB QUARLES, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016.

David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5702 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Three Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen and 00/100ths ($3,314.00) Dollars US Currency, One (1) Gram Marijuana, Three and 32/100ths (3.32) Grams Heroin, Five and 51/100ths (5.51) Grams Heroin and Cocaine, and Shawn Pope, An Interested Party, Defendants.TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: SHAWN POPE, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on September 22, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina

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SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5081 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. One Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Four and 00/100ths ($1,294.00) Dollars US Currency, Sixteen and 67/100ths (16.67) Grams Marijuana, and Tyrone Mack, An Interested Party, Defendants.

TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: TYRONE MACK, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5080 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Two Thousand One Hundred Ninety Five and 00/100ths ($2,195.00) Dollars US Currency, Nine and 84/100ths (9.84) Grams Crack Cocaine, and Revilo Jones, An Interested Party, Defendants. TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: REVILO JONES, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on August 23, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5096 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Seven Hundred Ninety Nine and 00/100ths ($799.00) Dollars US Currency, One and 55/100ths (1.55) Grams Marijuana, Eighty Two Hundredths (0.82) Grams Heroin, and Antonio Worthy, An Interested Party, Defendants.

TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: ANTONIO WORTHY, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer

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TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YKETHIA GILMORE, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on September 7, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina.

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SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-40-5705 Dan Johnson, Solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff, VS. Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty One and 00/100ths ($2,921.00) Dollars US Currency, Seven and 15/100ths (7.15) Grams Marijuana, and Robert Campbell, An Interested Party, Defendants. TO: TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: ROBERT CAMPBELL, INV. DAYLE BLACKMON, AND THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 2229 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on September 22, 2016. David W. Farrell 2229 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 256-7011 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina

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Views expressed are those of our readers, not us. Need to get something off your chest? Leave a message with your rant or rave at 765-0707 ext. 126 or email RANTandRAVE@free-times.com. Submissions will be edited for length and spelling but not grammar. Please limit emailed submissions to 100 words.

You’re a grown-ass adult, learn how to cross the street.

Everyone I know who has cable TV is stressed out and unhappy. Turn off cable news for a day. Go to an art show instead. I bet you can’t even do it!

Hey Donald Trump, with your voting rigging thing, you smelt it, you dealt it.

I just have one question: Do we want to stay united or do we want to stay divided?

The sheeple who vote for Donald Trump, you’re being led to the slaughter.

I have to agree with Donald Trump on the crooked media in the campaign. It’s the damn one-sided media and a friggin’ onesided election. And damn that bitch.

From this day forward I will never use disparaging words when speaking about those who are the worst of the worst. From now on those whom I previously referred to as assholes will henceforth and forever more be called Trumps.

Hillary doesn’t want to do the job that she’s already proven to be poor at. She wants the power that she’s always driven for through lies. Trump wants the job that he has proven to be good at and seeks the job because he sees a void.

When your absentee ballot has an error on it and you have to take it to the election office, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of an absentee ballot?

Still patiently waiting for the price of gas to come down. Still patiently for the election to be over. And still patiently waiting for Nikki Haley to get out of office.

Patiently waiting. Still.

Nothing strikes at the heart of democracy any harder than voter fraud.

When Joe Wilson hollered out “You Lie” to Obama, he didn’t know how right he was.

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Oh no, Joe, you have got to go.

For those worried about the election, in Jeremiah 4:18, it says, “Your ways and your deeds have brought these things to you.” So the choices we have for our next election are of our own doing. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Get on your knees and pray to God that will we will be brought out of this bitterness and torment.

I have over 200 TV channels and the only thing worth watching is The Andy Griffith Show.

I have a good suggestion for all you idiots who insist on driving with your eyes plainly glued to your f#!cking smartphone. Spray some WD-40 on your head, close your eyes and stick it up your ass!

It ought to be an easy fit due to the total lack of common sense. While there, open your eyes and you’ll see exactly what you see while driving. Yeah, nothing. Put the damn phone down and keep us all a little safer.

Is it just me or has The State newspaper turned to garbage? I need 3D glasses just to read it.

I do not have an account on Facebook. I guess I’m a dinosaur.

The future ain’t what it used to be — The Cameron Curmudgeon OK all you s#!tty Columbia rock and roll stations: Bob Dylan just won the Nobel prize. Could you play his music now please or are your minds just blowin’ in the wind?

It’s the Supreme Court, dummies. (long pause) Are you there?

A big amen to the ranters who resent the changes at Richland Library.

Renovations have traded an academic atmosphere for the look and feel of a bus

station waiting room. Not only has the library lost its reading appeal, but it has also lost my trust. I fear that the library’s future has fallen into the wrong hands.

It seems pretty wasteful to take Solo cups and push them into a fence to spell out some kind of stupid signs.

F#!cking wasteful. That’s us, Americans.

My friend’s wife look so much like a witch, she doesn’t have to dress up for Halloween.

Some alarms are going off in my head. I watch a lot of TV and see a lot of commercials.

Why is there such a conscious effort to portray mixed couples? Why are they trying to push this so much? Is it because government really doesn’t want to be any white or any black? Are they trying to make one race, a super race, like the Nazis, of mixed-race people? And yes, I am white guy. A dying breed.

All I have to say is this: Shame on you, Sheriff Lots of Leon. Shame. Shame.

I’m glad the State Fair is out of town.

Many restaurants lost a lot of business.

Thanks Nikki Haley for bringing Kinder Morgan to pollute our rivers. Yeah, you PR people, it’s still leaking.

Hi, neighbor, I would like for you to know that I know your secret, and I’ll make sure the whole of Columbia knows your secret too. Payback is a … you know what I’m talking about. To be continued. Bye. I urge all male citizens to see Hacksaw Ridge.

I heard through the grapevine that my boss was going to dress like a California raisin for Halloween.

Here’s my thought on Preach Jacobs: What a bitch. Go find someplace else to whine.

One week, we get invisible roaches. Next week, no roaches. Wutdahel, Free Times? Bring ‘em back.

I wonder how many people who believe in term limits will vote for

Joe Wilson to go back into public office forever and ever, amen?

To answer a rant from Oct. 26: I think it was the Clintons that militarized all our police. Remember that “super predator” line?

Too many people supporting Trump simply because their hatred of Hillary is stronger more than they love their country.

And to you people who feel that way, I say a hearty “f#!k you.”

Hillary seems to want to be president like Barney Fife wanted to be sheriff and neither one of them are qualified.

How ironic that ol’ Hillary who put up with Bill’s crap for all those years would be brought down by a Weiner.

Remember United States, always pack an extra condom because you’re going to get screwed in the end.

Do I just tell you the rant? Hello? Hello?

If you think Richland County Recreation Commission is having an orgy and Richland One School District isn’t, then you have your drawers on backwards.

Tax dollars being wasted.

We’re screwed. I got my gun. Bye.

A rant to the person that said motorcycle riders don’t be stupid and not cover your head from the cement [Rant and Rave, Oct. 26]. It appears motorcycle riders don’t have a “lock” on stupid. Cement is a soft gray powder that is mixed with other substances to make concrete. Concrete is the result of mixing these ingredients and cement together. Concrete is what’s on sidewalks, driveways and road ways. I’d bet the person that submitted the comment also pronounces it as “seemeant.”

So when did the definition of strong women come to mean opinionated and bitchy. The strongest people I know, male or female, tend to have a stoic quality about them that I don’t see from Hillary.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Is it possible that you might flourish as a topdog after all the work you’ve put in as an underdog? Can you wean yourself from the worried fantasy that you’ve got endless dues to pay, and then harness your imagination to expand your confidence and build your clout? I believe you can. And in the coming weeks I will unleash a flood of prayers to the Goddess of Holy Reversals, asking her to assist you. Now please repeat after me: “I am a creative force of nature. I am a strong song of liberation. I am a wise animal with direct access to my primal intelligence.”

astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): I am in awe of your headfirst, charge-forward, no-distractions approach. In fact, I aspire to incorporate more of the Aries-style directness into my own repertoire. But I also love it when, on rare occasions, you flirt with a more strategic perspective. It amuses me to see you experimenting with the power of secrets. Your wisdom often grows at an expedited rate when you get caught up in a web of intrigue that exposes you to dark joys and melodramatic lessons. During times like these, you feel fine about not having everything figured out, about not knowing the most straightforward route to your destination. You allow the riddles and enigmas to ferment as you bask in the voluptuous ambience of the Great Mystery.

Now is such a time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I am pleased to inform you that at least 30 percent of what you think you know about love and lust is too prosaic. Probably too narrow and constrained, as well. But here’s the good news: As soon as you agree to relinquish the dull certainty of that 30+ percent, you will open yourself to a surge of fresh teachings. And soon, I expect, dewy throbs and hot flows will awaken in all the erotic parts of your body, including your heart and brain and soul. If you’re brave enough to respond, generous lessons in intimacy will keep you entertained for weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Over the last two decades, well-meaning Westerners have donated a profusion of clothes to low-income folks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Kind and magnanimous, right? Yes, but their largesse has had an unintended consequence: the demise of the textile industry

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The next two weeks could be smooth, peaceful and bland. Is that the experience you want? Mild satisfactions, sweet boredom, and slow progress? There’s nothing wrong with any of that. Please feel free to loll and loaf as you explore the healing charms of laziness. Grant yourself permission to avoid conflict and cultivate sunny self-protectiveness. This is one of those times when silence and stasis are among the best gifts you can give yourself. Welcome the rejuvenating power of emptiness!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s time to replace banged-up, dried-out old obsessions with ripe, juicy fascinations. It’s your duty to phase out numbing traditions and deadening habits so as to make room for exciting new rituals, customs, and sacraments.

Can you summon the electric willpower to shed influences that are technically “correct” but lacking in soulfulness? I think you can. Do you love yourself enough to forswear pretty but meaningless titillations? I think you do. Now get out there and do the hard work necessary to bring more serious fun into your life. Homework: Write an essay titled “What I Can Do to Be More Playful.”

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Over the course of his or her life, the average British person says “Sorry” on over 90,000 occasions. The typical Libran Brit probably utters routine apologies upwards of 120,000 times. Libras from other countries may not reach that heady level, but many do specialize in excessive politeness. (I should know, as I have three planets in Libra in my natal chart.) But in accordance with the astrological indicators, I am authorizing you to be a bit less courteous and solicitous than usual in the next two weeks. Don’t go overboard, of course. But allowing yourself some breathing room like this will help you get more rigorous access to your authentic, idiosyncratic, soulful urges — which will be very tonic.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Until 2007, Scotland’s official slogan was “Scotland, the Best Small Country in the World.” Deciding that wasn’t sufficiently upbeat, the government spent $187,000 on a campaign to come up with something better. “Home of Golf” and “Home of Europe’s Fastest Growing Life Sciences Community” were among the proposed phrases that were rejected. The ultimate choice: “Welcome to Scotland.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you’re in a favorable phase to rebrand yourself. But I hope you will be more daring and imaginative than Scotland. How about “Smolderingly Alarmingly Brilliant”? Or maybe “Safely Risky and Unpredictably Wise” or “Home of the Best Secrets Ever”?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I cheer you on as you attend to your difficult but holy duties. I send you my love as you summon the wisdom and resourcefulness you need to weather the gorgeous storm. Here are clues that might be useful: Whether you are partially or totally victorious will depend as much on the attitude you hold in your heart as on your outward behavior. Be grateful, never resentful, for the interesting challenges. Love your struggles for the new capacities they are building in you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coming weeks constitute the harvest phase of your per-

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sonal cycle. That means you have the pleasure of gathering in the ripe rewards that you have been cultivating since your last birthday. But you also have the responsibility to answer and correct for any carelessness you have allowed to affect your efforts during the previous eleven months. Don’t worry, dear. My sense is that the goodies and successes far outnumber and overshadow the questionable decisions and failures. You have ample reasons to celebrate. But I hope you won’t get so caught up in your rightful exaltation that you’ll neglect the therapeutic atonements.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Like England and

Spain, the Netherlands has a royal family, including a king, queen, prince and princesses. They’re an egalitarian bunch. The young ones attend public schools, and the previous queen’s birthday is celebrated with a nation-wide flea market. The king’s crown is attractive but quite economical. Its pearls are fake, and other “jewels” are made of glass, colored foil and fish scales. In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose that you create a regal but earthy headpiece for yourself. It’s high time for you to elevate your self-worth in an amusing and artful way. What fun and funky materials will you use in your homemade crown?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her book **A Natural History of the Senses,** Diane Ackerman reports on the eccentric methods that professional writers have used to galvanize their creative process. Poet Amy Lowell relaxed into her work day by puffing on Manila cigars. Novelist Colette plucked fleas from her cat. T. S. Eliot’s poetry thrived when he had a head cold. Novelist George Sand liked to jump out of bed after making love and immediately begin writing. Novelist William Gass, who is still among the living, wanders around outside taking photos of “rusty, derelict, overlooked, downtrodden” places. As for D. H. Lawrence: climbing mulberry trees naked energized his genius. What about you, Pisces? Now is an excellent time to draw intensely on your reliable sources of inspiration — as well as to seek new ones.

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