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Spartanburg City Council ‘09: District 4 Candidate Cate Brandt Ryba

By Christopher George

“I want to serve the citizens of Spartanburg on City Council because Spartanburg has given so much to me.” That’s the first in a list of  reasons for running posted on Cate Brandt Ryba’s City Council District 4 campaign Facebook page.  Ryba, 31, is a Spartanburg native. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and has... »

Spartanburg City Council ‘09: District 4 Candidate Thomas Belenchia

By Christopher George

“Belenchia Means Business.” That’s the slogan for small business attorney Thomas Belenchia’s Spartanburg City Council District 4 campaign. Blenchia, 57, was born in Shelby Mississippi, and has been a resident of Spartanburg since 1985. He is a former farmer and former Marine who graduated from USC Upstate in 1989 and Emory Law School... »