Rising Fearful Japanese Investment Threat to Atlanta Airports
A provocative critique warns that Japanese investors buying golf resorts and possibly Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport could threaten national icons and military bases. Author suggests drastic backlash to block foreign ownership, imagining a cultural and economic takeover from golf to country music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Gladys
Bernice
Atlanta
Hartsfield
Chicago
O’hare
Andy Young
Andy
Fort McPherson Army Base
Dobbins Air Force Base
Varsity
Nashville
Willie Nelson
Tex Wang
Kroger Stores
Kmarts
John Wayne
Railroader Memorial Museum Offers 1918 Steam Locomotive for Rent
The Rail Roaders Memorial Museum in Altoona offers a genuine 1918 steam locomotive for rent as a Christmas gift for train enthusiasts. The rate is $4,500 per day plus expenses, with museum staff emphasizing the chance to relive a glamorous piece of history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona, Pa
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Peop
Robert Smay
Aiken County Schools Celebrate Holiday Events and Reading Honors
Santa visits Millbrook Elementary as second graders stage a holiday program with Small World Puppets and a substitute teacher. Aiken Elementary earns top honors in World Book Partners in Excellence reading, with students and classes collecting pledges and books and receiving $15,000 in materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Millbrook
Small World
First Baptist Church
Aiken
Miss Prissy
Edith Tinnes
Santa
Michael Fraizer
Diane Shook
Rhonda Taylor
Kathy Young
Christine Sanders
Karen Ledford
World Book Encyclopedia
Hattie C. Prescott
World Book
Aiken Elementary
Lynette Rinehart
Andrea Parrott
Mikayla Dale
Angela Gurley
Sara Rutland
Beth Eberhard
Faye Parkman
Robin Little
Nancy Jarvis
Reba Flores
Janette Godwin
Judy Davis
Ruby Taylor
East Aiken
Community Calendar Highlights Local Groups And Meetings
Community calendar lists adult children of alcoholics group at Charter Counseling Center and many organizations around Aiken and North Augusta. Events include library hours, civic clubs, Civil Air Patrol, relief and senior groups, and youth support activities with various meeting times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster St. SW
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken County Rescue Squad
Aiken Lions Club
Lions’ Hut
Aiken Rotary Club
Houndslake
Aiken Sertena Club
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Composite Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Federal Building
York Street
Barnwell Avenue
Body Dynamics
H. Odell
Kalmia Court
Order of the Amaranth
Masonic Temple
Laurens Street
Kalmia
North Augusta
Waterloo St. SW
The
Mental Health Association
H. Odell Weeks Center
Destructive Love Group
Charter Counseling
Lancaster St
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Houndstoke
American Legion Post
Post
North Augusta Exchange Club
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Waterloo St
Ponce de Leon Ave
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Drive
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Lewis Grizzard
Aiken County
Chapman
M.L.S. Chapman
Augusta Preparatory School
Southern Association of Independent Schools
SAIS
New Orleans
Dr. Chapman
Graniteville
Warrenville Elementary
Mizell
Helen Roger
Head
Aubrey
Crosby
Valley Ministerial Alliance
Jackson Middle School
Schofield
Paul Knox
New Ellenton
Ridge Spring- Monetta
A.L. Corbett
Leavelle McCampbell
Jackson
Kennedy
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Aiken High
South Aiken
Ridge Spring
Wagener-Salley
Midland Valley
Silver Bluff
Kennedy Middle School
Wagener-Salley High
Greendale News
Greendale Elementary
Cheryl Duval
Robin Duval
Ms. Copeland
Joyce Crawford
Brett Crawford
Ms. Booknight
Betty McChesney
Larry McChesney
Ms. Rains
Bobby Augustine
Nikki Williams
Bennie Riley
Cheryl Young
Courtney Evans
Candy James
Tasha Glover
Tanika Miller
Terry Green
Ebony Williams
Hope Williams
Jennifer Scriven
Lakisha Chisolm
Hope Kindred
Travis Arbaugh
Dougie Vaughn
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Alvin McKay
Susan Senn
Mack McCoy
Oakwood-Windsor
LaTerris Perry
Joy Holston
Laquanda Toole
B.J. Dunbar
Johnathan Armstrong
Jasmine Miller
Adrian Holston
Crystal Marinez
Lamar Ledford
Shanna Holston
Michelle Ingram
David Corder
Tonie Adkins
Jeremy Snabinet
Jenny Redd
Everett Butler
Nancy Snabinet
Chris Simmons
Amy Dorn
Minnie Miller
Darryl Savage
Jessie Pennington
Elizabeth Birt
Bill Smith
Barbar Robertson
Tyron Simmons
T’era Wynn
Jessica Staley
Jason Bryant
Paul Johnson
Mary Ridenour
Jody Davis
Martin Sapp
Natalie Armstrong
Carol Booth
David Snabinet
Carla Sales
Sylvester Tool
Roderick Baxley
Heidi Crawford
Romeo Ryans
Andreka Williams
Woodland Clinic
Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Aiken State Park
Billy Elders
Glenn Fox
Mark Rodgers
Jody Padgett
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
Herman Samuels
James Scott
Stacy Hall
James Lott
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Ricky Stone
Tommy Cook
Thomas Richardson
Lee Hill
Ridge Sprint
Monetta
Larry Wood
Aiken Standard
By Scott Webster
Michael Frazier
East Aiken Elementary
Linden Wallace
Andrew Parker
Addam Arbaugh
Blair Holden
Aiken County Association of Retarded Citizens
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Historical Museum
Newberry St
Aiken Palmetto Sertoma
Houndslake Country Club
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Big Brothers and Sisters
St. Gerard's Catholic Church
Edrie St. NE
Senior Citizens
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
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