Aiken letter writer urges reader action on city growth
John Church thanks readers for letters criticizing Aiken southside growth and city council variances. The piece urges attendance at meetings, questions school board spending, and calls for traffic fixes on Whiskey Road plus left turn signals. It invites comments via hotline or email.
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John Church
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Planning Commission
City Council
Aikenstandard
Fire damages Ridgecrest Road home. no injuries reported
A house fire on Ridgecrest Road drew three area departments after initial reports of two trapped victims. Crews, aided by Aiken Public Safety and Eureka, were inside quickly. Family interviews indicated a candle may have started the blaze. occupants escaped unharmed.
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Ridgecrest Road
Center
Hank Fulmer
Fulmer
Aiken County
Aiken Public Safety
Eureka Fire Departments
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Education department may ease testing for disabled students
Federal changes proposed by U S Education Secretary Spellings would let moderately disabled students take PACT at their functioning grade with accommodations or off grade testing up to two percent more than current limits. Aiken County officials welcome the flexibility while critics warn it weakens No Child Left Behind promises.
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South Carolina
U.S. Department of Education
Margaret Spellings
Aiken County
Pat Silva
Federal Education Agency
Silva
Education Department
NCLB
North Aikien
Kevin O'Gorman
Ricki Sabin
National
Patricia Sullivan
Independent Center On Education Policy
Sullivan
MS Walk raises funds and awareness in Aiken
Ann Gillam participates in the annual MS Walk through downtown Aiken to support the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National MS Society. The event starts at 9 a.m. from the Aiken County Public Library and draws attention to relapsing remitting MS as she manages numbness, fatigue, and mobility challenges with treatment.
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Ann Gillam
Aiken
Mid-Atlantic
National
Melvin Haas
Gillam
Orangeburg
Barnwell
Kathy Verenes
Harriet Shallo
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard
WIPP shipments fall short of planned cleanup pace
DOE aimed to double radioactive waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico but actual weekly shipments lag. The Albuquerque Journal notes WIPP averages about 18 shipments weekly less than the 34 target, with several sites underperforming and testing delays cited as main causes.
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Albuquerque
U.S. Department of Energy
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Albuquerque Journal
DOE
Savannah River
Hanford
Washington State
SRS
WIPP
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Rick Ford
Ines Triay
Colorado
Thay
Rocky Flats
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Los Alamos Lab
Don Hancock
Southwest Research and Information Center
Tray
Idaho
Triay
Aiken Standard
Philip Lord
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