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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
DEAR ABBY: Several years ago, I realized that my mother's eyesight and reflexes weren't what they once were, but she insisted on remaining behind the wheel.
She was afraid of losing her independence if she gave up driving. Then she had a traffic a ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
DEAR ABBY: I am a 16-year-old guy in my sophomore year of high school. I am known as a friendly, outgoing guy who gets along with girls. My problem is, I used to be one of the biggest jerks who ever was. I was involved in fighting and other things I ...
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11/7/2009 12:32 AM
Returning to the 16th century and the Italian city of Messina, the words of Shakespeare come to life.
The Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing is practicing its skill at interpreting the words of William Shakespeare with the upcoming production of ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
6. "True Blue" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) (F-H)
7. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
8. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted the ...
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11/7/2009 12:32 AM
With H1N1 (swine flu) continuing to spread, the American Red Cross advises Aiken County residents to take a series of basic health steps to help reduce the risk from the flu.
"This is a serious situation and now is a good time for families, busines ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
Sam D. Hamilton, the new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), spoke last week to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The group included USFWS representatives from each of the states, as well as those from st ...
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11/7/2009 12:30 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Parker Posey was born in Baltimore on this date in 1968. This birthday gal has made her mark in such independent films as "Waiting for Guffman," "Clockwatchers" and "A Mighty Wind." She's also appeared in major features like "Su ...
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11/7/2009 12:30 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Lindsay Duncan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on this date in 1950. This birthday gal is probably best recognized by American audiences as Servilia on the epic series "Rome" from 2005-7. Her film credits include "Under the Tus ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
An opening reception for Aiken resident and renowned equine and canine artist Lynn Carlisle was held Thursday evening at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.
The reception was sponsored by Horse and Farm Insurance, Betsy Minto ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
A plein-air workshop will paint the town.
Join other artists who take inspiration from their environment for a day of painting in the sunshine under a professional instructor.
Charleston artist Rick Reinert is teaching a one-day painting w ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
Quam Williams-Thompson watched the Wagener-Salley High School Veterans Day program Friday with a mixture of pride and sadness.
She spent four years in the Navy and that experience, including a deployment to Iraq, meant so much to her. But there ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
The South Carolina Supreme Court overruled a circuit court injunction that has prevented Avondale Mills from collecting payment on July water bills issued to its customers without first being notified of an increase that, for some, was as much as 700 ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
Wagener-Salley High School Army Junior ROTC cadets honored current and retired veterans and fallen comrades at the annual Veterans Day observance Friday.
Student battalion commander Shane McVey and cadet Sgt. Major Tevan Tyler led a ceremony for ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
Jackie Gray hadn't heard about the horrific shootings Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, until her daughter Stephanie Royal called her with the news that Gray's son-in-law had been wounded in the rampage.
An Aiken Middle School guidance counselor, Gr ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Aiken's First Baptist Church is already piling up the presents coming in for this year's Operation Christmas Child gift drive.
"This program is about giving love and hope in a shoe box to children in about 100 different countries around the worl ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Democratic candidates in several races came out to meet the voters Thursday at the Aiken County Democratic Party's seventh annual Fish Fry.
"If you recall, it wasn't too long ago, only a year ago, that we all worked together and elected President B ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Local restaurateurs Geoff and Shannon Ellis are bringing a new dining experience to Aiken.
The two recently opened The Restaurant at The Willcox, a gastropub, which is the first of its kind for the area, according to Geoff.
"Gastropubs beg ...
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11/6/2009 10:14 PM
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. -- The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of the Fort Hood killing spree said Friday the woman's heroics are not surprising.
Wanda Barbour told The Star-News of Wilmington she knew Sgt. Kim ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
TRENTON -- Mrs. Ella M. Simpkins Young, 83, of Sandy Run Road, entered into rest Nov. 4, 2009.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ronnie Young Sr. officiating. I ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WILLISTON -- Mrs. Annie "Honey" Simmons entered eternal rest on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Simmons Funeral Home of Williston Inc.
Family and friends may call the residence ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Eva Huff Turner Rigdon, 71, of Warrenville, wife of Roger Rigdon and widow of the late James A. Turner. A celebration of her life will be held today, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Myrtle May Leopard, 89, of Warrenville, widow of the late Hubert S. Leopard and daughter of the late Joe B. May and the late Cora Atkinson May. A celebration of her life will b ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, Mr. Michael L. Harris Sr., 56, of Warrenville, beloved husband of Yvonne Brantley Harris and son of the late Thomas N. Harris Sr. and the late Carolyn Delores Owens. In addition to his wife, h ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
Mrs. Sue Seigler Garvin, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Youell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. ...
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11/7/2009 12:54 AM
SHANGHAI -- The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.
Losing patience wit ...
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11/7/2009 12:54 AM
CLEMSON -- No more half orange-half maroon sweatshirts, divided loyalties or hurt feelings. College football's most famous family no longer has to sweat the Bowden Bowl.
Since father Bobby and son Tommy first faced off in 1999, the yearly Florid ...
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11/7/2009 12:51 AM
ATHENS, Ga. -- Mark Richt says the ball simply has not bounced Georgia's way this season.
Georgia ranks 119th of 120 FBS teams in turnover margin. Through eight games, the Bulldogs have recovered only one of their opponents' 10 fumbles. They've ...
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11/7/2009 12:51 AM
COLUMBIA -- While South Carolina State continues one of its best seasons ever, the rest of the state's small colleges are struggling.
Furman and Wofford are out of the playoff hunt. The Citadel and Charleston Southern have lost heartbreakers to ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- One team is trying to prove it will be threat in the Southeastern Conference. The other hopes to avoid another late-season swoon.
When Arkansas hosts South Carolina today in Fayetteville, both coaches will have plenty to be ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
No. 1 Florida (8-0, 6-0 SEC) vs Vanderbilt (2-7, 0-5) ,
7:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Line: Florida by 35.
Series Record: Florida leads 31-9-2.
Last meeting: 2008, Florida 42-14.
What's at Stake
Florida's 18-game winning streak, wh ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefeated mare in three previous races, Life Is Sweet found the winner's circle.
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jeff Gordon captured his first pole of the season at Texas Motor Speedway, waiting until the second-to-last race to extend his streak of 17 consecutive seasons with a pole, with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph Friday at the 1¬½-m ...
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11/6/2009 10:14 PM
UNION -- A South Carolina woman who held down her husband's high school cheerleader girlfriend as he stabbed her to death to prove his love was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole.
Yolanda Thompson cried and asked the victim's family ...
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11/6/2009 10:13 PM
ANDERSON -- As a kid, Scott Foster couldn't wait until the first winter's snow. It didn't matter that the white powder fell nearly every year, usually inches at a time.
"I'd stay up all night watching the snow fall. If you had 6 inches or more on t ...
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11/6/2009 11:43 PM
Trick or treat!
How dare the President greet 2,000 children with taxpayer-purchased candy Saturday night! He probably had socialist agenda messages imprinted on each one of them! And maybe even Muslim messages! What a Chicago Islamo-Fascist-Indone ...
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