Taxpayer Outraged Over City and School Tax Use
A reader blasts use of the 1 percent sales tax for athletic facilities, claiming funds should rebuild schools in Aiken County. Editor notes no tax proceeds fund athletics. district cites reserve funds and bond savings. The letter also questions a 1 percent hospitality tax and laments local issues from road hazards to county services.
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Readers urged to share brief comments via calls or email
The Aiken Standard invites public input through its TalkBack hotline at 803 644 2384 or by emailing editorial aikenstandard com Readers may omit names as comments will be edited for space and content for publication in the newspaper
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SRS cuts TRU waste costs with nondestructive testing method
The Savannah River Site saved over 10 million dollars by a new nondestructive radiological testing method for transuranic waste. The approach, approved after two years by SRS waste teams and agencies, reduces repackaging and extra shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad. Bert Crapse credits team members for a breakthrough with broad DOE impact.
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Paperless classroom pilots expand 1 1 in Aiken District
Aiken Elementary School hosts a 1:1 computing pilot with Office 365 and laptops to deliver inclusive instruction. Fifth graders pair with first graders for cross grade sessions while teachers Christine Chandler and Brandee Green showcase full inclusion and technology driven differentiation. The district offers grants enabling 35 teachers to receive laptops hybrid student devices grant funding graduate credit and a $500 stipend.
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Aiken teachers hold annual music festival honors top students
The Aiken Music Teachers Association hosted its annual festival on March 28 at Millbrook Baptist Church with 102 students. Over 300 events included solo duet and theory categories judged on presence, interpretation, accuracy, technique and artistry. Stewart Mast of Wagener won the Ruth Howard Memorial Scholarship for best advanced solo performance with Debussy Arabesque, under Elizabeth Lindroth. Judges were Kathleen Nungesser May Lauren Brinkman and Julia Moore.
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