Candlelight memorial a Christmas tradition at Aiken Gardens
Residents gather at Aiken Memorial Gardens for the candlelight ceremony recalling loved ones each Christmas. Families light graveside candles for relatives, with participants noting the tradition spans decades and provides comfort during holidays.
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Ginny Southworth
Aiken Memorial Gardens
Marie Hair
Roy Cornwell
Hair
Connie Jackson
Mary Harris
Harris
Louise Berrie
Emiel Berrie
Lucky Gray
Gray
Jennifer Hartman
Dawn Fogle
Hartman
Bodman chosen as energy secretary in Bush second-term
President Bush nominates Treasury deputy Samuel Bodman to be energy secretary, replacing Spencer Abraham. If confirmed, Bodman must press for open Arctic wildlife refuge drilling and resolve funding and regulatory hurdles for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste plans in Nevada.
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Washington, D.C
Bush
Treasury
Samuel Bodman
Spencer Abraham
Senate
Bodman
Congress
Arctic Wildlife
Alaska
Nevada
Yucca Mountain
Citizens For Nuclear Tech
Ryberg Leads Push for New Seat Belt Bill
Sen Greg Ryberg sponsors a measure allowing police to issue 25 ticket fines for seat belt violations by all drivers and passengers 18 and older. The bill aims to replace a current ineffective system and expects to move quickly in 2005.
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Ryberg
Columbia
Senate
Greg Ryberg
Senate Transportation Committee
Aiken
Eighth graders beat high schoolers in algebra test
Aiken County eighth graders who took Algebra I last spring posted top marks on an end of course algebra test under the Educational Accountability Act. Older students in Algebra I or Math for Technologies in high school scored far lower, with most high school results in Cs, Ds and Fs while middle school results were largely As and Bs.
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Aiken County
State Department of Education
Retro toys surge as old favorites reclaim shelves
Consumers return to nostalgic playthings with Cabbage Patch Dolls My Little Pony and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leading a comeback. Retailers KB Toys Target Walmart report strong toy sales citing renewed parental interest and holiday demand.
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William Werner
Target
David Farmer
Wal- Mart
Ben Baugh
Bbaugh
Aikenstandard
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Jmoore
Aikenstandard.com
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Washington
Nology
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Sociated Press
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Yesteryear’s Toys
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KB Toys
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