Candlelight service preserves memory at Aiken Memorial Gardens
Families gathered Friday at Aiken Memorial Gardens for a candlelight ceremony honoring deceased loved ones. Betty Booth cried as she recalled the tradition nearly canceled over costs, insisting the event continue as a yearly tribute started by Homer McGee and continued by area families.
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Betty Booth
Booth
Aiken Memorial Gardens
Ruby Willis
Aiken Memorial
Jane Ergle
Aiken
Homer McGee
Ann Morton
Memorial honors Penny Goergen’s deaf education advocacy
The late Penny Goergen, once a Millbrook Elementary aide and sign language interpreter, inspired many deaf students. Her husband Chuck established a memorial scholarship, recently gifting a computer system to Quinton Kearse, a former student at South Aiken High School, with Penny’s legacy praised by family and friends.
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Penny Goergen
Millbrook
Goergen
Chuck
Quinton Kearse
South Aiken High School
Quinton
Lois Fountain
Chuck Goergen
Sharnace Ingram
Johnnie Mae Garvin
S.C. School For the Deaf and Blind
Penny
Rob Novit
South Aikien High School
Gas prices drop but remain higher than last year
AAA Carolinas reports a near 20 cent drop in fuel costs since Labor Day yet prices stay above year earlier levels. Travelers like Jerold Martin and Catherine Garland note only partial relief as they plan trips within Maryland Georgia and Florida. About 750000 South Carolinians are expected to drive over 50 miles for Christmas.
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Jerold Martin
New Holland
Kalona
Iowa
Martin
AAA
Carolinas
Catherine Garland
Gaithersburg
Aiken
South Georgia
Florida
Garland
Maryland
Jimmy Hunter
New Ellenton
Lugoff
Hunter
Officials say special education testing revision inadequate
The U S Education Department defends testing standards for six million special needs students while acknowledging concerns. Aiken County School District supports high standards, noted Pat Silva, special education director. more details appear on Page 7A.
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U.S. Department of Education
U.S
Aiken County
Pat Silva
Special Education Department
Appeals court blocks ISP subpoenas in anti piracy push
A federal appeals court in Washington DC overturned a lower court ruling forcing Internet providers to identify music downloaders. The decision shields online privacy, complicating the Recording Industry Association of America campaign against file sharing. The court said the 1998 copyright law does not cover contemporary file sharing networks.
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Recording Industry Association of America
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Bob Barnes
Fresno
Calif
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