UPDATE: School board to reconsider tax increase

The Columbia Public School board will meet on Tuesday to reduce the tax increase approved Thursday morning. The original increase was based on an incorrect evaluation of tax income.

Columbia Public Schools approves tax increase

The Columbia school board unanimously approved a tax rate increase Thursday morning to counter the effects of government funding cuts.

The board members passed the measure with little debate at a special session at the Columbia Public Schools headquarters.

The Expendables: Manliest Movie Ever

Calling The Expendables awesome is like calling Monty Python and the Holy Grail mildly amusing. Simply put, this movie rocks in every possible sense.

Let’s start with the cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, the list goes on and on.

Travel in Europe: A few helpful hints

As I sit in my home back in the States, I can hardly come to grips with the magnitude of my stay in Europe this summer. During the flight back home, I closed my eyes and thought about all the places I’ve been, which readers of this blog will remember, and the things I did through my APTN internship. The amount I learned this summer is unsurpassed. So for this last blog on my travels in Europe, allow me to share some of the things I learned. I hope they can be of some service to anyone planning their own trip to the Continent.