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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2005
Page
1
Virginia Beach based broadcast host Pat Robertson urges U S agents to kill Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to halt a perceived rise of communist influence and Muslim extremism. A theological watchdog calls the remark chilling amid growing global tension.
In a reader spotlight from the Aiken Standard, Mike Weiss from Aiken shares finishing The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman. Also noted are area deaths and funerals for Donald Wayne Cordell of Graniteville.
Inez Tenenbaum said she will not seek a third term as state education superintendent and will take a political sabbatical after her term ends in 2007. She cited rising SAT scores and Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test gains as proof of education progress in South Carolina.
Inez Tenenbaum, who lost to Jim DeMint for the Senate and faced criticism over tax credit fights, says she has no plans to run for governor in 2006. She supports fellow Democrats Tommy Moore and Frank Willis, and hints at future public life after term ends.
At Schofield Middle School a candidates forum for Aiken City Council featured Rocky Napier clashing over his voting registration. Napier defended his record while highlighting 16 years serving Medicaid patients and work with the health services department.
An Aiken man riding an older Harley Davidson died in a collision with a four door sedan at the U S 78 and East Pine Log Road intersection near the 118 bypass. The crash happened at 9 43 p m with the sedan left turning onto East Pine Log Road.
The Aiken County Board of Education unanimously reauthorized Midland Valley Preparatory Academy’s charter for a second three year term after a review of audits and finances. Chair Dr. John Bradley noted improved financial condition despite academic concerns and pending Midland Valley board approval.
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