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Rios sentenced to life
Steven Rios, a former Columbia police officer, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the murder of Jesse Valencia in 2004.
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Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ releases 2009 dates
The Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival will return to Columbia Sept. 25 and 26, 2009.
"The first two years of the Festival were integral in putting Columbia on the map," said Columbia City Manager Bill Watkins in a news release. "But the third year will prove that Columbia has become a music destination."
The 2008 festival had more than 100,000 attendees.
Religious groups join the green movement
Columbia's faith community has been working to learn more about how to become better stewards of the Earth. A Care for Creation meeting on Jan. 25 will focus on weatherization.
Landing an airplane in water, as one pilot did in New York on Thursday, is incredibly difficult.
About 30 people gathered at St. Luke United Methodist Church for the first meeting of the Black Parents Association of Columbia Public Schools on Thursday night.
About 1,000 people attended the Columbia Values Diversity breakfast Thursday to celebrate the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.
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