A downtown Lincoln landmark will close up shop later this month, ending a nearly three-decade run. P.O. Pears, which opened in 1980 and remains at 322 S. Ninth St., will serve its last beer March 23.
We begin with the first of several questions and comments on personnel changes here at WSLS. (phone) I’m curious as to what’s happened with Ros Runner after such a short period of time… All of a sudden you don’t see him during the week, just on the weekends.
Richland County Council is expecting a full house Tuesday for its long-delayed public hearing on digital billboards, which change messages every six seconds. The 6 p.m. hearing is at the county administration building at 2020 Hampton St. in Columbia. “How it will shake out, I’m not sure,” council chairman Joe McEachern said late last week. Procedural votes in recent months have indicated a
D on't be angry, but I'm writing this in Hawaii. The sun has set. I can hear waves crashing on the beach. Sorry. I hate those people, too. Those people who brag about going to Hawaii. Those people make me crazy.
TODAY •The Financial Federal Corporation is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings. •The Institute for Supply Management is scheduled to release its manufacturing index. • The Columbia Alumni Association and Columbia University Partnership for International Development present a lecture by economist Jeffrey Sachs called "Crossing Borders, Crossing Disciplines" between 6:30 and 9 p.m. at
A proposal to create a "whistleblower" program is among reactions to last week's highly critical initial audit of purchasing-card use in Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale's office.
Steve Loomis, the president of the Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association lashed out at judges and city officials in the wake of the shooting death of Patrolman Derek Owens on Friday.