December 2008

While businesses everywhere are struggling to survive the worst economic conditions in decades, and accounts of bankruptcies and factory layoffs are commonplace, one local manufacturer is continuing to experience exponential growth.

The amount of residential recycling that takes place in Columbia could be affected by the city’s new trash bag voucher system. Phoenix Recycling Inc. will produce, store and distribute bags for the city, and city Solid Waste Division workers will no longer deliver bags directly to residents’ yards or driveways. On Dec. 10, residents in

As local charities geared up for their
holiday campaigns, administrators knew
they faced a challenging year

A group of about a dozen people had gathered around a picnic table in the small, fenced-in yard in North Central Columbia, smoking cigarettes, casually talking and waiting for Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen to serve another meal. Off to the side, George Jordan stood smoking a cigarette. “I came here to get a meal

When Stephanie and Jason discovered they would not be able to have a child biologically, they turned to Lutheran Family and Children’s Services to explore adoption options. “A friend of mine that lived in Columbia at the time just suggested that we contact them,” Stephanie said. “So we did.” That was October 2002. The pair,