Coyotes blamed for dog attack in Aiken neighborhood
Carleen Sexton’s 15 year old dogs Osgood and Ursa were out for a walk near Hitchcock Woods in Aiken when Osgood was severely injured by an apparent coyote attack. Veterinarians said Osgood would be euthanized after injuries proved fatal. Public safety officer Jeff Wilson inspected the scene and linked the injuries to a coyote.
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Carleen Sexton
Osgood
Ursa
Aiken Estates
Sexton
Danger
Hitchcock) Woods
Aiken
Union Street
Park Avenue
Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade Draws Large Crowd
Spectators in blankets crowded downtown Aiken for the Jaycees Christmas Parade with nearly 140 entries spanning religion school and commercial divisions. First place religion went to Friendship Baptist Church, second to Graniteville First Baptist. Aiken County Robotics Team won school division. Aiken High Band placed second.
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Aiken
Avery Snipes
Jaycees
Snipes
Friendship Baptist Church
Graniteville First Baptist Church
Aiken County
Aiken High School
Eagle
Chile's privatized pension earns wide praise in Chile
In Santiago workers fund their own retirements after two decades of privatization replacing a bankrupt state system. They actively manage nest eggs through modern service offices and ATM like machines, moving funds between stock and bond funds as monthly payroll deductions go into pension savings.
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Santiago
Chile
Chile’s privatized pensions expand in U S plan
Chile privatized social security over two decades ago requiring payroll deductions into individual accounts managed by workers. About 7 million Chileans hold such accounts with a 10.3 percent real average annual return. Left out are many self employed and those with little to live on. the military kept a government system.
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Chile
Aiken group loses national Stand for Children support
Gail Graham, longtime Aiken educator and SC director for Stand for Children, learned the national organization pulled out of South Carolina due to budget deficits. The decision ends a local chapter’s flagship status and comes after her retirement from the Aiken County School District.
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Aiken County
Gail Graham
S.C
Stand For Children
Graham
Aiken
Jonah Edelman
South Carolina
Edelman
Marion Wright Edelman
USC Aiken
Keri Weed
Michelle McCrary
Kimberly Brown
Pricey video game systems top Santa's list in 2000s
Target official notes three leading systems Sony Playstation 2 Microsoft X Box and Nintendo GameCube. Prices range 149.99 for PS2 and X Box, 99.99 for GameCube. Halo 2 is highlighted as a key mature title.
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Atari
Intelevison
Target
Fred Blevins
Sony
Microsoft
Nintendo
Blevins
Playstation
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Keshon Frazier
Dytra Holston
Denise Holston
U.S
Aiken Organization
Lee Video Games
Target Electronics
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Williston
Harry B. Morris
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