Testing plan tops lawmakers priorities in upcoming session
Columbia school funding and accountability issues loom as lawmakers prepare for a session. Gov Beasley’s PASS panel pushes for standardized testing in almost every grade, contrasting with the earlier Campbell panel. Elizabeth Grossette notes a test is only a snapshot.
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Columbia — School Accountability
David Beasley
Accountability Task Force
Carroll Campbell
Beasley
Elizabeth Grossette
Palmetto State Teachers Association
Campbell
Deaths of Bishop George Nicholas Brown and others in Virginia and Georgia
Death notices report Bishop George Nicholas Brown of Mossy Oaks Virginia and Arthur Cohen of North Augusta along with Walter Mays Jr of Neeses. The brief obituary items list these individuals and their locations in a concise public notice style.
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George Nicholas Brown
Mossy Oaks
Arthur Cohen
North Augusta
Walter Mays Jr
Neeses
Georgia Lottery Sundays Winning Numbers Noted
Georgia lottery draw lists Cash numbers 36 and 78 and Cash 497.044 plus Fantasy 8 numbers 1 29 74.
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Cash
Fantaay
North Augusta man named SGMA Heroes finalist
Noah Newman, a 20 year volunteer boxing coach and USA official from North Augusta, quietly mentors troubled youth. After being nominated for the SGMA Heroes Award his community work gained national attention as he became a finalist among 50. He represents South Carolina in February finals, focusing on education and character for local boys.
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North Augusta
Noah Newman
USA Boxing
Newman
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
SGMA
Asters and Sportswriters Association
South Carolina
Jo Anne
Georgia
Southarotina
Millbrook Living Tree presents I Have Seen the Light
Millbrook Baptist Church stages the Living Christmas Tree production I Have Seen the Light from December 6 to December 10 with a 135 voice choir and a 20 piece orchestra. The 1997 show marks the 20th year of the church’s living tree ritual, with free admission and an evening 7 p.m. performance and an 11 a.m. service daily.
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Millbrook Baptist Church
Phat Comesy
Bargain hunting drives Thanksgiving weekend shoppers
Retail observers report crowded stores and malls as bargain seekers flocked to deep discounts during the Thanksgiving weekend. Early doorbusters drew long lines at malls in the New York City area while sales slowed later, with shoppers delaying purchases until right before Christmas.
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New York
Kurt Barnard
Barnard
WalMart
Target
Sears
Ken Volk
Simon DeBartolo
John Konarksi
International Council of Shopping Centers
Christa
Ann Taylor
Talbots
AIDS orphans rise in sub-Saharan Africa care home story
United Nations World AIDS Day highlights 7.8 million AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. In Nairobi, Kenya, Dr Angelo Wagostino opened Nyumbani to rescue 50 children, providing nutrition, medical care, psychiatric support and loving foster mothers. The piece follows Joseph Ange lo and orphans in care.
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Karen
Kenya
Joseph Angelo
Joseph
Nyumbani
Swahili
sub-Saharan Africa
Angelo Wagostino
Nairobi
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Scott Wents
Havina
N.A
By Rodd
Millbrook Living Tree
Formance
East Pine Log Road
Aiken
Associated Press
Manly
John Konarski
Africa
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