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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2005
Page
1
The Masters Cat Club held a cat show at Riverview Park Activities Center starting Saturday and continued until judging finished. Iraqi negotiators completed a new constitution and sent it to voters without Sunni Arab endorsement, impacting U S strategy and the plan for troop withdrawal.
Aiken Standard presents a daily discussion space highlighting readers and literature. The piece mentions Jeanine Nicole Rodriguez, Aiken Mayor of Casterbridge, and the author Thomas Hardy in a light themed feature about literacy and reading in a fast paced high-tech world.
Debra Dordh, 36, an independent contractor for the Aiken Standard, was shot multiple times during her second day of training for a new delivery route. An autopsy cited multiple gunshot wounds and a heart laceration as the cause of death. Tim Carlton, Aiken County coroner, described the findings as police investigate the homicide.
Katrina intensified to a 165 mph Category 5 hurricane bearing down on New Orleans triggering a mandatory evacuation of the below sea level city. Officials warned of a 28 foot storm surge and levee flooding as Mississippi and Alabama brace for impact. Mayor Nagin called it a once in a lifetime event with potential months of misery ahead.
North Carolina's tax hike to 30 cents per pack, rising to 35 cents by 2006, pressures South Carolina to lift its 7 cent per pack rate. Rep Rex Rice argues NC action provides political cover while tobacco groups press for higher levies. SC faces budget surpluses but faces political hurdles.
Three Schofield Middle School students Lauren Hightower Krystle Green and Devon Pruitt auditioned for the Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra ARCO joining peers from more affluent backgrounds The effort stems from a school strings program led by teacher David Culp with support from Elizabeth Simpson and Principal Beatrice McGhee amid a federal grant enhanced after-school plan
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