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_ _ Carolina News Strays from page 1 in Columbia as it is." Tonya Lighty, a physical therapy sophomore, agrees with Tatum's health concerns. . "The only thing that I am concerned about is if the animals have rabies or some other type of incurable disease," Lighty said. Some students blame animal control officials for stray animals. "The problem is really quite sim ple," said Jackson McQueen, an adver tising senior and resident of South Quad. "If the animal control agencies would do their jobs then there wouldn't be an an imal problem." However, Marli Clary, the assistant director of Columbia Animal services, a branch of the City of Columbia Ani mal Control, puts the responsibility back on Columbia residents. “Citizens need to remember kittens and puppies grow up and become adults," Clary said "When someone takes on car ing for a cat or dog it is a 15-year com mitment; you can't throw them away like Styrofoam cups and get a new one. The animal becomes dependent on you. “It is not a great idea for students to get pets until they are sure they have a stable livipg arrangement, make sure that roommates or family members don't mind." Clary added that Columbia residents also need to be aware of laws aimed at curbing the problem of strays. "Inside city limits there is a lease law for dogs, and both cats and dogs need to be licensed," Clary said. "If the per son leaves their animal home, they need to tie them up.” For owners who allow their pets to run free, if the pet is mistaken for a stray, their are sizable fines, Clary said. “There are city ordinances on stray animals, there is a fine of $ 112 for the first offense if a stray animal is found, and that almost doubles for the second offense. If a animal is unli censed the fine is $68.50.” But it is noticeably more affordable for pet owners to take preventative measures in an effort to curb the stray an imal problem, Clary said. “It is only five dollars a year if your animal is spayed or neutered to get a license, but 20 dollars if not,” Clary said. And Melissa Light of the Columbia Humane Society of fered tips for dealing with a stray. “If one finds a stray ani mal, they can bring it to the shelter, and if it is tagged, it will be returned to the owner. If not, it will be kept and cared for there,” Light said. Columbia Animal Control Services will provide for the pickup and transport of strays if notified. SEAN RAYFORD PHOTOGRAPHER $9 PER CAR • (803)685-7949 FROM COLUMBIA ON 1-20 WEST TAKE EXIT 33. TURN RIGHT ON KWY 39. THEN TURN RIGHT ON HWY I. THEATRE IS OH RIGHT. 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Jackson, in a June 7 ruling, ordered Microsoft be broken up in two, but he stayed that order pending all appeals. His certification Tuesday postponed the other significant portion of his ruling— the implementation of various restraints against the company’s business prac tices. The nation’s highest court, in its last 10 days of its 1999-2000 term, can ei ther accept the case or turn it back to the appeals court for review. Unless the justices expedite their handling of the case — an action gov ernment lawyers may seek—Microsoft will have until Aug. 14 to file an appeal from Jackson’s ruling. That appeal would ask the justices to send the case to the appeals court. The government then would have 30 days to respond and explain why they think the case should be decided directly by the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Justice Department lawyers presumably could ask the Supreme Court to allow the restrictions on Microsoft business practices to take effect. Jackson had found April 3 that Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive conduct in violation of antitrust laws. On June 7, he ordered that the compa ny be split into two parts. He stayed the breakup until all ap peals are exhausted. The Justice Department and 19 states that successfully sued Microsoft had urged Jackson to skip the appellate court and turn the case over to the Supreme Court because of the high-profile na ture of the case and the crucial role tech nology plays in the new American econ omy. The judge agreed, saying consider ation of the case by the Supreme Court was of “general public importance in the administration of justice.” The appellate court said Monday that in the event Jackson chose to send the case to the Supreme Court, it would step aside and suspend further ac tion until the high court decides whether it will take on the case under a fast-track process. State Briefs ■ Volunteer rescurer dies in truck wreck Clover (AP) - A volunteer on the Clover Rescue Squad has died after die driver of the truck he was riding in lost control and hit two trees off a secondary road about seven miles west of Clover. Christopher Wade Miller, 18, of Clover, was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday night. The driver of the vehicle, Robert Dover, 55, of Clover was airlifted to a Charlotte, N.C., hos pital. Miller, who was graduated from Clover High School last month, had been elected seigeant by his fellow vol unteers at the Bethany-Santiago Fire Department where he spent countless hours assisting the Clover Rescue Squad. Last week, Miller had stopped at an accident and helped save the life of a fellow classmate and her unborn child. “He was just always helping peo ple,” his father, Tom Miller, said. “He was a kid you could count on.” ■ More sewage spilled into Reedy River than first thought Simpsonville (AP) - Whter treatment plant officials in Simpsonville think half of the 250,000 gallons of raw sewage that spilled onto the plant’s grounds ear lier this month may have reached the Reedy River. State officials initially characterized the spill at the Lower Reedy Treatment Plant as “a minor event" and said there was no evidence any of the sewage en tered the river. But Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority has submitted a report to state environmental officials show ing fecal coliform bacteria levels up to 160 times the normal threshold in the river near the plant. ■ Lightning kills two in Clarendon County Manning (AP) - Two people were killed by lightning in Clarendon Coun ty during this weekend’s thunderstorms, authorities say. They were the first lightning deaths in the county in 16 years, Emergency Medical Services Director Lin Rainey said. Willie Preston “Pete” Johnson, 55, died Saturday when lightning struck a tree in a yard in Summerton. Johnson was standing nearby, officials said. On Sunday afternoon, Cheyenne Space, 43, died after seeking shelter un der a tree in a yard in Manning.