Community works on dropout prevention in Aiken County
Editorial urges stronger dropout prevention as early as elementary school, noting the need for language arts and math skills for work and post secondary education. It highlights local programs by Public Education Partners and First Steps, incentives by the Chamber, and calls for state funding restoration for dropout programs and expanded early education.
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Aiken County
Ronically
S.C. General Assembly
Public Education Partners
Aiken
General Assembly
Local News Staff Directory Listing Update
The notice lists personnel including Allen Stanvard and Scott B Hunter as publishers and editors respectively. It names Jeffrey Wallace and Ellen Priest in advertising roles, Timothy O’Brian and Phillip Yates in production, Deborah Duches in customer service, J David Boyd in management, and Letitia Jefferson in a senior role.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen
Priest
Reuamol Laredoe
Deborah Duches
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Germany and Schroeder Back US Push to Topple Saddam
A columnist argues Germany and Saudi Arabia refuse to aid the United States in removing Saddam Hussein. It criticizes Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for pursuing reelection over supporting allies, warns of a dangerous German stance, and urges decisive action against Saddam with a one strike policy.
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America
Germany
Saudi Arabia
United States
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Saddam Hussein
Indaw
Saddam
al Qaida
William Shirer
Adolph Hitler
Third Reich
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph
Kennedy
Gestapo
Hitler
Osama bin Laden
Clinton
bin Laden
Africa
Yemen
United
Czech
Mohammed Atta
Prague
Danke
Gerhard
Soviet Union
Gerhard Schroeders
Letters Warn of School Dropoff Safety in Neighborhood
A community letter fromithe and David Poplin of Aiken appeals to parents around Mill Brook Kennedy and South Airica to strictly follow school dropoff and pickup policies. It describes dangerous traffic at Pine Log Road and crowded streets, urging adherence to safer practices and, if needed, school administrators to prioritize children’s safety.
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Millbrook
Kennedy
South Airica
Pine Log Road
Maulbrook
Horse
Ithe and
David Poplin
Aiken
Train trip beats traffic on I95 to Washington
A reader recalls taking Amtrak Florence to Washington with business class seating and a dining car. The writer notes smoother travel, scenery through Latta Dillon Elm City Ashland and four brief stops, arriving on time at 4 30 PM, and suggests researching trains via amtrak com or calling Julie for tickets.
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Maryland
Aiken
Washington
Virginia
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Amtrak
South Carolina
Florence
Jeff Wallace
England
Scotland
Silver Spring
Thad
British Isles
South
Latta
Dillon
Elm City
N.C
Ashland
Potomac River
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Petersburg
Richmond
Amtrak.com
Julie
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Ugg Ator Hmothy E. O'Brian
Phillip Yates
U.S
Iraq
Bill O'Reilly
Featers Syndicate
Aiken ‘Standard
S.C
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Aiken Standard
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