TV industry wins clear deal for digital broadcasting rollout
The TV industry secured a broad regulatory and political accord paving 1998 as the start of nationwide digital reception. Broadcasters could gain tens of billions by selling spectrum, but Congress and President Clinton chose to let stations use it at no cost, aided by industry political contributions and a weakened campaign finance system.
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Bob Dole
Congress
Clinton
Dole
John McCain
McCain
Capitol Hill
Common Cause
ATC Introduces Learning Logic to Boost Math Skills
Aiken Technical College will deploy the Learning Logic online math instruction system funded by a $25,000 Gregg-Graniteville Foundation grant. The program supports pre algebra and algebra I, offers self paced work, immediate feedback, online messaging with staff, and aims to reduce failures while improving attendance, study habits, and computer skills across ATC students.
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Aiken Technical College
ATC
National Science Center Foundation
Augusta
Susan Tully
Gregg- Graniteville Foundation
Gregg-Graniteville Foundation
Tully
Gregg
Graniteville Foundation
Learning Logic
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Aiken Residents Weigh Shopping Locally Amid Georgia Tax Hike
Georgia s five percent to seven percent sales tax prompts Aiken County residents and merchants to consider staying local. Shop Aiken First founder Tom Abbott and small business advocate Steve Floyd urge keeping dollars in state to protect jobs and education while noting some shoppers may still cross the Savannah River for big purchases.
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Georgia .S
Richmond
Columbia
Georgia
South Carolina
Steve Floyd
Aiken
Shop Aiken
Floyd
Aiken County
Tom Abbott
Savannah
Savannan River
Small Business Council
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Abbott
Palmetto
Recognition of safety leader at Chukker Creek Elementary
T Autry thanks principal Chris tine Sanders for prioritizing safety. Forty seven staff and mothers completed CPR or First Aid training on March 27. Instructors from Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Aiken County EMS volunteered time and supplies, benefiting attendees.
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Christine Sanders
Chukker Creek
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken County
Ms. Sanders
T. Autry Aiken
Teen learns hard lesson from Baby Think It Over program
Dayna R Garvin from Wagener Salley High School recounts a Child Development class experience with the infant simulator The Baby Think It Over. The essay highlights emotional, social and financial demands of parenting and urges teens to wait until ready.
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Mason
Dayna R Garvin
Wagener-Salley High School
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