Funding move by Council to hotel tax favors tourism projects
The Aiken City Council redirected funding for the African-American History, Art and Culture Center and the Railroad Depot reconstruction to accommodations tax funding. This allows faster access to funds, potentially as early as July 1, with a matching funds requirement to show community commitment. The shift frees $360,000 and $250,000 previously earmarked, enabling other projects like a $150,000 Pine Lawn Cemetery fence and landscaping.
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Hampton Avenue
Listening as a skill and its impact on communication
The piece argues listening shapes relations and success. It cites eye blinking as a cue, quotes Carl Rogers on listening, and notes corporate campaigns from Ford 3M Sperry to promote listening. It highlights a Minnesota study linking poor listening to 60 percent of misunderstandings and recalls Juanita Booker at Reagan's inauguration.
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Juanita Booker
Paso Robles
California
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University of Minnesota
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Relay for Life Team Captains Rally in Aiken
In October 2003 the Relay for Life group in Aiken organizes its final captain's meeting this Thursday at 6 p.m. at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. About 34 teams with over 500 volunteers plan the May 14 event at Aiken High School from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., aiming to honor those touched by cancer and push toward a cure. Everett, Jacob, Henry, Oscar and many others are named in the plea for support from Lynn Drinkwater and Dr. Holly Woltz.
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American Cancer Society
Aiken High School
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Henry
Oscar
Aiken Standard invites reader letters on local issues
The Aiken Standard requests public input for the Letters to the Editor column. Send letters to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email swallace at aikenstandard.com or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aitken Standard Staff Directory Turbulence and Errors
A pasted OCR fragment lists staff emails and roles for the Aiken Standard, including editors and managers, with several malformed addresses and formatting glitches. The document reads like a raw contact list rather than a coherent article and lacks a clear news event or summary.
Witness recounts watching Jerry McWee's execution in South Carolina
A media observer details the 6 p.m. execution of Jerry McWee in a death chamber. The account covers preexecution searches, the sterile procedure, the grieving mother Celia McVee, and the reporter's conflicted reflections on the death penalty while noting the lack of gore and the somber atmosphere.
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Texas
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Jerry Bridwell McWee
South Carolina
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