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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2013
Page
3
A reader from Aiken presses the NAACP to account for its absence during multiple local deaths. The letter cites Sandy Rogers Scotty Richardson Delance Watson Rick Harden and David Maple and asks where the organization was and why.
The reader questions why DOE does not share furloughs at Savannah River Site while other DOE sites furlough employees. They seek a DOE explanation and compare DOE budget issues to perceived unfairness. They criticize coverage of Masters golfer Woods and urge senators to pass a noise pollution law and focus on community quality of life.
Verizon Wireless concluded Ann Ritger's Fox Pond Road property in Aiken would suit a telecommunications tower. Ruger agreed to have the tower built after the company contacted them, per the 2A meeting report of the Aiken County Planning Commission.
The Aiken Standard corrects a Wednesday article about Meredith Legg Stapleton noting she lost sight in an eye from ocular cancer but did not lose the eye. The paper invites readers to report factual errors and provides contact details for corrections.
The Margaret J. Weston Community Health Center held a ribbon cutting for its new pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology wing. The 12,000-square-foot expansion adds 3,600 square feet, increasing staff to include a family practitioner, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician and a pharmacy serving an estimated 2,700 additional patients. Funding came from USDA Rural Development loans totaling $1,800,650 with a later $142,000 loan, enabling renovations and new parking as plans proceed for a 26,000-square-foot facility in Aiken funded by a $5 million ACA grant.
A record 172 teachers across the CSRA received 75000 in mini grants from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at a Thursday reception. SANS CEO Dwayne Wilson boosted funding by 25000 after being impressed by the program. Six North Aiken Elementary teachers Melissa Henry Tyisha Carter Charidy Simon Latoya Wise Shakia Wheeler and Curtis Dawkins shared 500 each to support hands on math and science with manipulatives. Teaching Mini Grant funds supported Millbrook and area educators with strong student impact.
Sunny Forker aims to secure a digital camera via her grant to document the animal life cycle. She highlights capturing time lapse photos and digital video to show students their butterflies hatched, addressing past weekend hatching disappointments. An extended version lists teachers and grants at aikenstandard.com.
The annual Lurid meteor shower runs from April 16 to Thursday with peak viewing Sunday and Monday. NASA reports 10 to 20 meteors per hour, with bursts near 100 per hour at times. Best viewing is after midnight 1 to 3 a.m. with naked eye observations away from light pollution.
The Lyrid meteor shower, named for the Lyra constellation, peaks tonight through Thursday with best viewing between 1 and 3 a.m. Senn notes meteors are space debris from comets, burning up as they hit Earth's atmosphere, creating dazzling light displays that invite observers to stargaze.
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