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Youth Wing tackles Shakespearean comedy
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 12:10 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 10:14 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 12:33 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 4. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/6/2009 12:32 AM
LOS ANGELES -- In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition.
Wanda Sykes' weekly Fox comedy show debuts at 11 p.m. Saturday, followed by George Lopez's four-night-a-week talk show on ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.
No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road, but where the v ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
NEW YORK -- Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!
That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat," the episode's "Word on the Street"). After sizing up a bea ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
TORONTO -- Oprah Winfrey did not write "The Bluest Eye" or "Middlesex" or "Love in the Time of Cholera." But her formidably influential book club has helped many an author - alive or dead, famous or no - reach a wider audience.
Now the multination ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
These are the school menus for Aiken and Edgefield counties for the week of Nov. 9-13.
Aiken County
Breakfast
Monday - breakfast quesadilla or steak biscuit, juice, milk
Tuesday - cinnamon-glazed French toast or chicken biscuit, j ...
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11/5/2009 9:41 PM
Three apparent Good Samaritans who gave police the description of a bank robber who held up a bank in North Augusta last month and a description of the getaway vehicle wound up in jail themselves, police said.
The Good Samaritans witnessed the b ...
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11/5/2009 9:35 PM
Crystal Shreve and Julian McClain would like to see the Thoroughbred Tattoo Parlor become a reality for Aiken.
The two will go before Aiken City Council members on Monday, asking that zoning be designated in the City for the tattoo parlor. They ...
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11/5/2009 9:07 PM
To watch the full-length video of the Aiken Standard's interview with Gov. Mark Sanford, scroll down or click here.
With just over a year and one legislative session left in his two-term tenure as governor, Mark Sanford wants the public to get i ...
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11/5/2009 8:05 PM
The judging is done, the ribbons have been awarded - all but one - and the 2009 Aiken County Historical Museum Quilt Show opened to the public Thursday.
The Quilt Show will be on display through Nov. 29, and a reception will be held from 3 to 4: ...
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11/5/2009 8:00 PM
Elizabeth Smith readily admits that her connection with golf has been fairly limited. Until now.
When she heard about an opening for executive director of the new First Tee of Aiken County program, Smith applied for the position and began work i ...
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11/5/2009 8:00 PM
Security Federal Bank and South Carolina artist Jim Harrison have made a signed version of The 2010 Coca-Cola Calendar and the Coastal Pathways Calendar for 2010 available for purchase through the end of January 2010.
Proceeds from the sale of t ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of law enforcement officers from throughout the area, raided two homes in Monetta on Wednesday where they made a number of arrests and seized crack cocaine, marijuana and more than $3,500 in drug ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
Running for the job as the top prosecutor in South Carolina, Alan Wilson is setting his stall as a leader, a public servant and someone with a passion for putting criminals on trial.
Wilson, son of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has prosecuted cases f ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
Jocelyn China has always made a habit of defying expectations - rather startling for a little girl who just turned 3 last month.
Her mother, Shannon Rogers, wasn't sure two years ago if her daughter would ever walk.
But Jocelyn did learn to ...
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11/5/2009 5:20 PM
A North Augusta man has been charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and one count of assault and battery with intent to kill on allegations he pistol whipped two v ...
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11/6/2009 12:30 AM
Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.
The suburban Chicago street down which he ran, on Sept. 15, 1978, took him near the spot where security guard Donald Lundahl had earlier been shot to death. Police, still on the s ...
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11/6/2009 12:35 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to North Charleston's Navy brig but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts.
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMi ...
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11/6/2009 12:34 AM
CHIPLEY, Fla. -- Investigators spent five days searching a rural area of dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed.
Clothing was pac ...
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11/6/2009 12:33 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina is back among the list of states reporting the swine flu is widespread.
For the past few weeks, South Carolina has been among few states reporting the flu was regional, the second-highest level. But the level was upgraded ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 3. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.
Of the many to play Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey now adds his name, starring in Disney's new 3-D animation vers ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.
The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday.
Telecast producers Bill Mechanic ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination.
Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis' new take on "A Christmas Carol" brings to life the fantasy about miser Ebenezer Scrooge's holiday redemption in a way old Hollywood n ...
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11/5/2009 12:34 AM
Police seek man in Sunday holdup
North Augusta Department of Public Safety investigators are searching for the man who entered the Dollar General on Knox Avenue in North Augusta and hid, waiting for the store to close, before holding up the store, ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Women can learn, laugh and lighten up.
Time is running out to register for the Edgefield chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) upcoming Women in the Outdoors event, which will take place Saturday at the Wild Turkey Center in Edgef ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Savannah River Remediation (SRR), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, has awarded educational grants of $1,000 each to teachers at 15 area schools to recognize and support excellence in teaching.
The grants are awarded directl ...
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Some of the Department of Energy's top executives were in Aiken on Wednesday to visit the Savannah River Site, including the deputy energy secretary and one environmental management (EM) administrator who has been at the center of much controversy.
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Construction has stopped at a condominium being built on Park Avenue after Aiken Design Review Board members ruled against granting a Certificate of Appropriateness for changes made to the property.
The changes include the design of several doo ...
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Mike Gibbons is proud of his Kentucky Hot Brown - his special recipe for leftover turkey.
The Aiken Standard's managing editor is so confident that his dish is the best that he's challenging all of Aiken County to a Leftover Turkey Throwdown.
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Following a performance evaluation session Tuesday, the Aiken County Board of Education unanimously agreed to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt an additional two years through June 30, 2013.
"The Board is very pleased with t ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
By early next year, gone will be the need for the "circles - go, squares - no" mnemonic device that motorists have used for decades to navigate downtown driving.
Aiken Public Safety Chief Pete Frommer said drivers will need only to know to stop ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
An Aiken man walking in a wooded area surrounding Houndslake on Friday came across a find that has police searching through their files attempting to find the last time jewelry was stolen during a break-in.
So far, detectives are still trying to ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
East Aiken Elementary School combined its Veterans Day program with its regular character education assembly Wednesday - also celebrating the appropriately timed character trait "initiative."
It "means recognizing and doing what needs to be done ...
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11/4/2009 7:44 PM
This Saturday, the sweet scents of apples will waft through the streets of downtown.
Apple pie, apple cider, apple crisp and so much more will be available at the annual Apple Fest held by St. John's United Methodist Church from 8 a.m. until 2 p ...
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11/4/2009 7:44 PM
The Aiken County Public Library has a cornucopia of special events for its patrons in November.
The Stiff Upper Lips 2 book and movie discussion series continues this month with a screening of the Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of "The Woman in ...
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11/4/2009 7:40 PM
The National Nuclear Safety Administration is "very happy" with the progress being made at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility despite the facility again being cited and not having a customer for the multi-billion dollar product.
Thomas P. ...
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11/4/2009 7:40 PM
A former Aiken resident has been named among the top 40 under 40 by Georgia Trend magazine.
Frank Pendergast was recognized as an entrepreneur by Georgia Trend for his role in helping to revitalize downtown Milledgeville, Ga. Over the last 16 y ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess? Can that founding document, which is supposed to restrain the power and reach of a centralized federal government, slow down the juggernaut of czars, health insurance overh ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
ORANGEBURG -- Offshore oil drilling, wind and nuclear power and global warming brought together five Democrat and five Republican candidates for governor in an unusual bipartisan debate Tuesday.
If "the issue is global warming, well some folks say ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
CONWAY -- A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
Rodell Vereen was also ordered never to go near ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Federal authorities say 21 people have been charged for their roles in cockfighting businesses operating in South Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said Wednesday that undercover officers attended eight cockfighting event ...
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11/3/2009 8:12 PM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 2. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/4/2009 12:36 AM
NEW YORK -- Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list.
On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. The team's ...
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11/4/2009 12:36 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors brought felony charges Monday against an Army reservist who allegedly stalked Ryan Seacrest, including showing up at the "American Idol" host's studio and attacking one of his bodyguards.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr., 2 ...
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11/4/2009 12:35 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama's arts initiatives.
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden will ins ...
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11/4/2009 12:34 AM
BERLIN -- Stroke by stroke, Gerhard Kriedner applied pink acrylic paint with a small brush on a 14-yard stretch of the Berlin Wall, re-creating the mural he first painted months after the Berlin Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989.
Kriedner and 90 artis ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
NEW YORK -- It's hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you're John Grisham.
The author of "A Time to Kill," "The Client" and other blockbusters has written his first collection of short fiction, "Ford County," set in the Mississippi comm ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
LONDON -- British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.
It marked a successful return t ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders.
Amazon.com was offering hardcovers of John Grisham's "Ford County" and Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna" for just $9 on Tuesday, the official release date for both books.
In ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from Roman Polanski's attorneys about why it should require a lower court to decide whether to dismiss charges against the fugitive director, whether he is present or not.
Pola ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas -- A Bahamas lawmaker apologized publicly Tuesday for remarks that caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case, but he did not reveal who told him that a defendant had been acquitted before a verdict was announced.
Picewel ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When you belly up to that white tablecloth awash in candlelight and that tuxedoed waiter asks for your order, chances are good these days you'll say, "the burger, please."
The humble hamburger dominates the dining industry at ...
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11/4/2009 12:31 AM
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Connecticut judge has ordered CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz to pay his ex-wife $916,000 a year in alimony and child support.
Monday's ruling comes after Nantz and his ex-wife, Lorrie, testified about the breakdown of their 26-ye ...
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11/4/2009 12:44 AM
Alexander "Sandy" Haskell is the newest member of Aiken County Council, representing District 5.
The political newcomer topped his opponent, Democrat Judy Hamilton, in the special election to fill the seat former Councilman Eddie Butler vacated Tue ...
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11/4/2009 12:43 AM
The Aiken County School District will implement an early release schedule for students today, with all county schools dismissing two hours earlier than their regular departure schedule. School faculties will spend the afternoon in professional develo ...
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11/4/2009 12:42 AM
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has again cited Shaw Areva MOX Services for violation issues related to the design and construction of the $4.8 billion Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX).
In a report made public Tuesday, four speci ...
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11/3/2009 9:00 PM
The line of people waiting for the Novel H1N1 vaccine wrapped around the corner of the Aiken County Complex on Tuesday, but some were shocked to learn they were not yet in the priority group to receive the vaccine.
South Carolina Department of H ...
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11/3/2009 9:00 PM
The arrest of a former Leavelle McCampbell Middle School teacher on criminal sexual misconduct charges is the fourth Aiken County incident in the past 15 months related to inappropriate teacher involvement with students.
Another former Leavelle ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
In an effort to raise awareness on mental illnesses, Mayor Fred Cavanaugh has proclaimed Nov. 1-7 as NAMI Aiken Week throughout the City of Aiken.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots organization founded in 1979 that ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
Warrants have been issued for a Williston man linked to three grand larcenies in the area that were reported in late September.
Julian Q. Gavin, 34, of 5482 Charleston Highway in Williston, is wanted for three counts of grand larceny.
Inves ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
Prestige Appliance is collecting used appliances in the days leading up to its grand opening celebration to donate to Aiken County Habitat for Humanity.
Between now and Friday, Prestige Appliance encourages anyone who has a working condition, used ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
An Aiken couple sought by deputies since late last week on allegations they had been manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine at their Bath property were found hiding out at a local hotel Wednesday evening and taken into custody.
David Blan ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions formally presented a $20,000 donation to Public Education Partners (PEP) members in Esther Blake's first-grade classroom at Chukker Creek Elementary School on Tuesday.
That was an appropriate site, as Blake has r ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
Trail coordinators Ron Brenneman and Roger Brock have completed the annual report on Aiken's seven bluebird trails for 2009.
A total of 154 bluebirds were fledged in the trail's nesting boxes this year, making a total of 759 fledglings born on t ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
South Boundary, an Aiken a cappella group, has established a music scholarship at USC Aiken which will be award to a student studying music at the university.
The singing group was organized in 2007 and includes 16 men who perform in Aiken and t ...
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11/3/2009 4:59 PM
His owner describes him as an affable horse - a pleasant sort of fellow who quietly goes about his business. But when he makes his move in a race, the horse named for his adopted hometown explodes down the track with the strength and grace only a few ...
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11/3/2009 12:38 PM
Security Federal Corp., the holding company of Security Federal Bank, announced earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The company reported net income available to common shareholders of $339,000 or $0.14 per common ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range.
Men whose cholesterol was under 200 had less than half the risk of developing high ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
ATLANTA -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
About 1 in 8 U.S. births are prematur ...
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11/3/2009 8:41 PM
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Three missing North Dakota college softball players were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep pulled from a pond, and police said they believed the women were in the vehicle when they made two desperate calls to friends for help.
Police ...
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11/4/2009 12:30 AM
According to the South Carolina Ethics Commission there are currently 382 lobbyists that work at the South Carolina State House; 90 of those are paid by the taxpayer.
What exactly does this mean? This means that taxpayer dollars are spent in t ...
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11/4/2009 12:39 AM
MIAMI (AP) -- Officials at the National Hurricane Center said they're making their tropical storm advisories easier to read.
The public advisories give the positions of tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean ...
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11/3/2009 8:46 PM
The following recalls have been announced:
* Charleston Cookie Co. of Charleston is recalling packages of almond cookies sold as part of Dean & Deluca Americana cookie tins, because they contain milk products that are not listed in the ingredie ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- A South Carolina couple missing for more than a year and a half has been officially declared dead by a judge as family members established scholarships and planned a memorial in Georgia for the pair.
A judge declared John and ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
COLUMBIA -- Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities said Monday.
Anderson County Deputy Coroner ...
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11/3/2009 6:52 PM
COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina poultry plant raided by immigration agents last year has agreed to change its hiring practices under supervision to avoid federal charges of knowingly employing illegal immigrants, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Unde ...
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11/3/2009 4:59 PM
His owner describes him as an affable horse - a pleasant sort of fellow who quietly goes about his business. But when he makes his move in a race, the horse named for his adopted hometown explodes down the track with the strength and grace only a few ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
GENEVA -- A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, ...
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11/3/2009 12:37 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and cha ...
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11/3/2009 12:32 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Savannah was founded in 1733 and was one of America's first planned cities, with a series of squares and parks that can still be enjoyed today.
But the reason for those public spaces might surprise modern visitors: British Gen. Jam ...
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11/3/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The cast and crew of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" continued their unexpected journey from a scrappy little screening 10 months ago at the Sundance Film Festival to a star-studded gala at the legendary Grauman's Chi ...
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11/3/2009 12:37 AM
Family: Bus driver hit 6-year-old boy
An Aiken family has filed a police report with Aiken Public Safety alleging that a bus driver struck a 6-year-old boy in the face.
Police met with the victim and his family and noted that the boy had a "cont ...
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11/2/2009 10:09 PM
Enjoy a morning of sharing memories, recipes and old-fashioned good times at the Aiken Farmers Market this weekend.
The market will step back in time Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon to celebrate its ninth annual Old Fashioned Homecoming.
Farmers sel ...
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11/2/2009 10:08 PM
The National Wild Turkey Federation, in cooperation with an outdoor television star, is looking to raise money toward its efforts to preserve and foster outdoor sports.
On Nov. 19, the local chapter is holding a banquet with the attraction of Micha ...
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11/2/2009 10:08 PM
USC Aiken Vice Chancellor Dr. Deidre Martin and Evie Vought, a university donor, have been recognized for their contributions to the university.
They were cited by the Greater Augusta chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) re ...
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11/2/2009 10:08 PM
South Aiken High School will host the first dual enrollment expo for all Aiken County juniors and seniors at the school auditorium Thursday at 6 p.m.
The event, co-sponsored by Aiken Technical College and USC Aiken, will give students and parents a ...
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11/2/2009 8:35 PM
A video focusing on stimulus funds used toward in the Department of Energy highlights the Savannah River Site.
The video, featured on the White House's website, www.whitehouse.gov, tells the story of several individuals who were struggling to fi ...
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11/2/2009 8:35 PM
Crews are working on updating the interior and exterior of the Coca-Cola bottling plant on York Street in the hopes of making it more attractive to interested parties, according to the facility's listing agent.
Dean Newman, the Meybohm Commercia ...
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11/2/2009 8:34 PM
A former social studies teacher at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School is in jail on allegations he had sex with a 14-year-old student in his classroom, the teachers' lounge and at an Aiken movie theater during May and June of this year.
Joseph Ja ...
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11/2/2009 8:34 PM
The class of 4-year-olds were having a great time at the Head Start Center in Aiken on Monday - playing with toy cars and puzzles, "cooking" plastic food and dressing up as police officers and firefighters.
"The kids are adjusting real well with ...
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11/2/2009 6:53 PM
A symposium and exhibit on figurative art opened at the USC Aiken's Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway, on Monday.
The show, Exposition D' Art Figuratif, will feature 50 new, original pieces that include various art forms such as sculptu ...
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11/2/2009 6:52 PM
Voters will cast ballots today in the Aiken County District 5 special election and several municipal elections.
Results of the District 5 election decide whether Republican Alexander "Sandy" Haskell or Democrat Judy Hamilton will replace Eddie B ...
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11/2/2009 6:52 PM
As the 2009-10 basketball season approaches, USC Aiken men's coach Vince Alexander remains grateful that the Aiken community has embraced the Pacers program.
"I see a lot of you guys at our games, and I appreciate it," he told Rotary Club of Aik ...
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11/2/2009 6:52 PM
The Aiken Jaycees are accepting applications for its 2009 Christmas parade.
The deadline for entries is Monday, Nov. 30.
Seen as an Aiken tradition, the annual parade organized by the civic group draws hundreds of people downtown each year ...
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11/2/2009 1:27 PM
Communication, teamwork and occasionally being in the right place at the right time. That's some of the advice that business executives and retired businessmen gave USC Aiken students from the School of Business earlier this week.
The seminar drew ...
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11/2/2009 1:07 PM
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Aiken County middle school teacher on charges of lewd acts and criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Joseph Jay Magni Jr., 28, of Cannon Knoll Road, Lexington, has been charged with five co ...
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11/3/2009 12:38 AM
For about $100 a month, you could have the long, thick, dark eyelashes that you've always wanted.
But Latisse, a drug that can treat the medical condition "inadequate eyelashes," also has a few unpleasant side effects. It may grow excessive hair in ...
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11/3/2009 12:37 AM
If you're ready to take control of your health, start by washing your hands for 15 to 20 seconds, about as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Doing this simple act, while avoiding certain behaviors - smoking, excessive drinking and eati ...
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11/3/2009 12:34 AM
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. -- Police arrested a convicted kidnapper early Monday in the fatal shooting of four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show."
Marcos Chavez Gonzalez was charged ...
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11/3/2009 12:34 AM
NEW YORK -- The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.
First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the pub ...
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11/3/2009 12:31 AM
Does anyone in Washington tell the truth? Why should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid be believed when he promises states can "opt-out" of a public option on health care? This isn't like opting-out of sex education class. Individuals won't be able t ...
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11/3/2009 12:36 AM
COLUMBIA -- A Republican South Carolina state senator said Monday he is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. John Spratt in 2010 - a race national Republicans consider "one to watch."
Freshman state Sen. Mick Mulvaney's announcement comes two months af ...
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11/3/2009 12:36 AM
WILLIAMSTON (AP) -- A 10-month-old South Carolina boy suffering breathing problems has died after a grease fire in his home.
Anderson County Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman told multiple media outlets that an autopsy was scheduled Monday for Jacob W ...
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11/3/2009 12:35 AM
ATLANTIC BEACH (AP) -- Officials in a troubled South Carolina beach town are meeting for the first time since their mayor was indicted on a hit-and-run charge and suspended from her job.
The Florence Morning News reports that Atlantic Beach is hold ...
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11/3/2009 12:35 AM
CHARLESTON (AP) -- South Carolina and Georgia are welcoming three endangered sea turtles being flown to the area after they were stunned in cold waters off the New England coast last year.
The loggerhead sea turtle and two Kemp's ridleys are arrivi ...
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11/3/2009 12:34 AM
MYRTLE BEACH (AP) -- A South Carolina high school student has died after his motorcycle crashed into a school bus. No one else was injured.
Multiple media outlets report that the crash happened as the bus and motorcycle were turning on to the S.C. ...
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11/2/2009 12:31 AM
Look at the tags on those Miley Cyrus dolls. Read the fine print on her CDs. Check the label on those Miley jeans you bought at Walmart.
There is a limited warranty on teenage stardom. Miley has been in the spotlight for 3¬½ years. Her reign as ...
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11/2/2009 12:31 AM
CHICAGO -- Dick Gregory did not think he would live to see a black president.
"It caught everyone by surprise," said the 77-year-old comedian and civil rights activist. "If two white dudes were running in 2000, and one wins and the other one stole ...
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11/2/2009 12:30 AM
Award-winning, international best-selling author Patricia Cornwell has seen her meticulously researched crime novels translated into 36 languages across more than 50 countries. The former police beat reporter scuba dives, rides motorcycles and flies ...
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11/1/2009 11:16 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- From his home and on a friendly network, Rush Limbaugh lobbed pot shots across the airwaves Sunday at President Barack Obama - "immature, inexperienced, in over his head," offering the country "radical leadership" and laying siege ...
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11/1/2009 11:16 PM
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
In 2009, an estimated 42,470 new cases of pancreatic cancer have been reported to the National Cancer Institute, resulting in 35,240 deaths.
Shaped like a flat pear and located in the ...
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11/1/2009 11:26 PM
The 2009 STAR Riding Inc. Oyster Roast and Barbecue was held Friday evening at Black Forest Equestrian Center. The event is a fundraiser for the not-for-profit organization that has been improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in th ...
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11/1/2009 11:26 PM
Serena the dog was happy to roll over for belly rubs as the author of a new book featuring the gentle German shepherd mix signed copies.
Elise Lufkin, author of "To the Rescue," Serena and owner Steve Briggs of Aiken were at the Willcox Inn on S ...
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11/1/2009 11:26 PM
Her young Silver Bluff musicians have come a long way since the season began in early August, band director Kristin Brown said.
The Silver Spirit band finished eighth at the Class AA state band contest at Batesburg-Leesville High School Saturday ...
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11/1/2009 11:16 PM
On Oct. 16, Aiken Preparatory School's second- and ninth-grade teachers Darya McMurtrie and Joann Morton collaborated to create a unique learning experience for their classes on a field trip to Hunting Island.
"Cooperative learning was the goal ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
Voters around Aiken County go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the County Council District 5 special election and several municipal elections.
Residents of District 5 will decide whether Republican Alexander "Sandy" Haskell or Democrat Ju ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
Editor's note: As part of our dedication to local events, the Aiken Standard will run the agendas of public meetings around the area every week. To ensure a meeting's agenda is included, agendas may be faxed to the attention of Michael Gibbons at 648 ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
VAUCLUSE -- For more than three decades the Whiskey Road Foxhounds opening meet has been symbolic of autumn, and Sunday morning the group held its opening meet and Blessing of the Hounds at a new fixture with Sage Valley serving as the site.
Th ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
A group of angels along with many local residents set out to "paint the town purple" Sunday afternoon in support of one local woman battling cancer.
Brenda's Angels, a new nonprofit organization established to raise awareness about pancreatic c ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
The Aiken County Historical Museum was recently recognized for its outstanding newsletter.
During the month of October, the Aiken County Historical Museum competed against 107 other museums in the Southeast to claim top honors in the S.E. Museum ...
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11/1/2009 11:14 PM
Jennifer Kelly never expected two Baby Einstein videos would make her daughter smarter.
In fact, she and her husband chuckled over media reports that Disney was extending a refund offer to anyone who purchased a Baby Einstein DVD under the threa ...
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11/1/2009 11:14 PM
JACKSON -- The Aiken Driving Club's Casual Fall Drive on Sunday at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary featured more than 20 carriages.
For many of the carriage drivers, the event offers an opportunity to drive through a facility wh ...
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11/1/2009 11:14 PM
A galactic fundraiser promises a night of wine among the stars.
The Aiken Mid Day Lions Club will host its second wine tasting event called "A Galactic Evening of Wine Tasting." The fundraiser will be held at the DuPont Planetarium on Thursday, ...
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11/1/2009 5:26 PM
CLEVELAND -- Six badly decomposed bodies found at the home of a convicted rapist facing a new rape allegation were females and all were homicide victims, the coroner's office said Sunday.
Powell Caesar, a spokesman for Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank ...
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11/1/2009 5:26 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama is still weeks away from deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, the White House said Sunday amid pressure from lawmakers to settle on a war strategy despite muddled politics and concerns of cor ...
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11/2/2009 12:30 AM
Each time another report surfaces about the decline of newspapers, I feel like a death row inmate counting the warden's footsteps.
The latest echo of doom arrived a few days ago: U.S. newspaper circulation dropped 10 percent from April through S ...
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11/2/2009 12:30 AM
In the beginning, there was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a fire-breathing Chicago preacher who believes America is a bad place. The reverend and Barack Obama were friends for 20 years.
Radical Catholic priest Michael Pfleger, another Chicago cleric ...
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11/1/2009 7:27 PM
COLUMBIA -- The number of concealed weapons permits issued in the state has risen sharply this year, state records show, as people worry about crime and their right to bear firearms.
The State reported Sunday that concealed weapons permits issued b ...
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11/1/2009 7:27 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Popular television personality Anne Pressly never regained consciousness after she was found in her bed, brutally beaten by an intruder. Now, Arkansas prosecutors hope DNA evidence will do the talking for her.
Prosecutors plan ...
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11/1/2009 11:26 PM
The 2009 STAR Riding Inc. Oyster Roast and Barbecue was held Friday evening at Black Forest Equestrian Center. The event is a fundraiser for the not-for-profit organization that has been improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in th ...
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11/1/2009 11:15 PM
VAUCLUSE -- For more than three decades the Whiskey Road Foxhounds opening meet has been symbolic of autumn, and Sunday morning the group held its opening meet and Blessing of the Hounds at a new fixture with Sage Valley serving as the site.
Th ...
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11/1/2009 11:14 PM
JACKSON -- The Aiken Driving Club's Casual Fall Drive on Sunday at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary featured more than 20 carriages.
For many of the carriage drivers, the event offers an opportunity to drive through a facility wh ...
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11/1/2009 5:26 PM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman said Sunday.
Army Maj. James Crabtree, a spoke ...
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11/1/2009 5:26 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israeli authorities have arrested a Jewish-American extremist suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile hate crimes, security officials said Sunday.
Police and Shin Bet security forces say Jack Teitel, a 37-year-old ultra-Orth ...
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11/1/2009 12:32 AM
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
6. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
7. "Pursuit of Honor: A Novel" by Vince Flynn (Atria) (F-H)
8. "The Associate" by John Grisham (Dell) (F-P)
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11/1/2009 12:32 AM
10 writers win $50,000 prize
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ten emerging writers, their home countries ranging from Vietnam to the United States, each have received a $50,000 prize.
The Whiting Writers' Awards, given annually for "exceptional talent and promis ...
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11/1/2009 12:31 AM
GENEVA -- Imprisoned director Roman Polanski made a new, higher offer of bail but Swiss authorities rejected it because they still think the risk is too high that he would flee the country, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Folco Galli, the ministr ...
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10/31/2009 10:57 PM
"Give a Day. Get a Disney Day."
Plan your 2010 family vacation now and be a part of the 1 million to receive free theme-park passes. Volunteer and receive free park admission; it's that simple.
In an attempt to encourage 1 million people to dona ...
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10/31/2009 10:57 PM
What is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing Nov. 1.
The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, Nov. 30.
Valuing enthusiasm and perseve ...
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10/31/2009 10:57 PM
On Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. the annual Apple Fest at St. John's United Methodist Church will return to Aiken.
Not only is the wonderful scent of apples wafting through the air at the Apple Seed Café and the home-baked sales ar ...
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11/1/2009 12:08 AM
Thousands gathered on Newberry Street on Saturday with one thing on their minds: candy.
The third annual Trunk or Treat hosted by the City of Aiken Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, in collaboration with the Aiken Downtown Development ...
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11/1/2009 12:08 AM
The Ferris wheel has spun for the final time of 2009 in Aiken County.
The 2009 Western Carolina State Fair drew to a close last night. The fair opened on Oct. 22 with RCA recording artist Jake Owen and concluded with the finals in the Demolition ...
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10/31/2009 10:59 PM
WINDSOR -- The word "obstacle" doesn't seem to be a part of Kim Jones' vocabulary.
Jones fell off of a horse in 2001, leaving her disabled, but the dressage rider's courage and determination has enabled her to return to the saddle.
The r ...
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10/31/2009 10:59 PM
Home Instead Senior Care offices serving South Carolina have scheduled a free Web conference for family caregivers Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. as part of National Family Caregivers Month.
The Web conference, "The Best Care for Your Parents: Senior Care Solut ...
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10/31/2009 10:59 PM
A little mosquito bite can cause big problems for a horse that hasn't been vaccinated for eastern equine encephalitis.
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, there have been 11 confirmed cases of eastern ...
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10/31/2009 10:58 PM
The 24th Aiken Driving Club's Fall Weekend Invitational Drive was evocative of another era as the event not only showcased the majestic beauty of the horse and the fine craftsmanship of the carriages Saturday morning but also provided spectators with ...
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10/31/2009 10:58 PM
Nicole Allen and Jasmine Hightower clearly seemed to enjoy an extended conversation with Roxanne Stalvey, representing the College of Charleston's computer science program.
Jasmine wants to be a pediatrician and was taking the opportunity to ask St ...
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10/31/2009 10:58 PM
A taste of Northern Italy comes to Aiken.
The sixth annual "A Chef's Extravaganza" to benefit Helping Hands Inc. will be held on Friday at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. with hors d'oeurves and the first course will ...
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10/31/2009 10:57 PM
JACKSON -- A morning mist created a natural veil Saturday at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary for the first Audubon Fall Rally hosted by Aiken Ladies Aside.
Riders had the choice of participating in the hare, a forward hunting pa ...
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10/31/2009 10:57 PM
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC signed a Memorandum of Agreement to become active partners in joint activities with the Southeastern Universities Nuclear Reactors Institute f ...
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10/31/2009 10:56 PM
A local artist will exhibit her artwork in McCormick.
During the month of November, Aiken artist John Brecht's work will be on display at the McCormick Art Center. An opening reception will be held Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The show features ...
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11/1/2009 12:32 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Vaccinating more children might help slow the evolution of the constantly changing flu virus, government scientists reported Thursday.
Influenza is a mighty mutator. Sometimes it makes big changes that result in never-before-see ...
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11/1/2009 12:32 AM
LOS ANGELES -- It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of kids, pregnant women and people with health prob ...
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11/1/2009 12:33 AM
ROCK HILL -- The golden neon sign flickered in front of the plate-glass window, behind the bride. "Open 24 hours" it told passers-by on Rock Hill's Heckle Boulevard near Cherry Road. Next to her left shoulder, above the flowers in her hands, the mach ...
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10/31/2009 10:59 PM
WINDSOR -- The word "obstacle" doesn't seem to be a part of Kim Jones' vocabulary.
Jones fell off of a horse in 2001, leaving her disabled, but the dressage rider's courage and determination has enabled her to return to the saddle.
The r ...
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10/31/2009 10:59 PM
A little mosquito bite can cause big problems for a horse that hasn't been vaccinated for eastern equine encephalitis.
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, there have been 11 confirmed cases of eastern ...
full story
10/31/2009 10:58 PM
The 24th Aiken Driving Club's Fall Weekend Invitational Drive was evocative of another era as the event not only showcased the majestic beauty of the horse and the fine craftsmanship of the carriages Saturday morning but also provided spectators with ...
full story
10/31/2009 10:57 PM
JACKSON -- A morning mist created a natural veil Saturday at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary for the first Audubon Fall Rally hosted by Aiken Ladies Aside.
Riders had the choice of participating in the hare, a forward hunting pa ...
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11/1/2009 12:33 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards?
Heirs of the Jamaican reggae legend are plunging into the global trademark wars, seeking to enforce their exclusive rights to an image that has grown ste ...
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11/1/2009 12:31 AM
KABUL -- Kabul remains on edge, with suicide bombings shattering any peace and the growing strength of the Taliban-led insurgency on everyone's mind.
Yet men in 1970s-style white suits and bright shirts accompanied by burqa-clad wives still take le ...
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