Helpers finishing annual effort
Graniteville based elves Woody and Cindy Bates complete their Santa letter reply project for children near and far including Colorado. They process mail at the Keyesville post office with daily arrivals from Aiken County and beyond. Some letters miss the cutoff but receive apologies and explanations.
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Graniteville
Woody
Cindy Bates
Colorado
Bates
Keyesville
Bateses
Santa
North Pole
Aiken
Aiken County
North Augusta
Trenton
Edgefield
North Carolina
Kentucky
Local stores in Aiken buzz with last minute holiday shopping
Shoppers flood Whiskey Road and downtown Aiken as Santa visits tonight. Birds and Butterflies owner Ron Brennemann reports strong business and expected continued rush. Chris Camera Center South owner Chris Lydle says downtown reception has boosted sales and many customers are buying Christmas gifts.
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Santa
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Aiken Mall
Ron Brennemann
Birds and Butterflies
Chris Lydle
Chris’ Camera Center South
Holy Man cards aim to spark faith in Fort Mill youth
Fort Mill pastor Rev. John Giuliani printed 2,000 Holy Man cards featuring saints as monthly real-life role models. He handed out 200 at St. Philip Neri Church and plans more, hoping kids trade faith lessons like Pokemon. Some parents warn of violence and witchcraft tied to Pokemon, while others praise faith-focused alternatives.
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Fort Mill
John Siuliani
Giuliani
St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church
Nicholas
Patrick
Michael the Archangel
Joan of Arc
Harrison Cahill
Alussans
Rock Hill
Algerian linked to Afghan network in bomb threat case
US investigators review Canadian findings tying Ahmed Ressam to Afghan training in the early 1990s and to a broader bin Laden network. Ressam, charged in Seattle with transporting explosives and smuggling, has pleaded innocent. Authorities note ties to Algerian groups and Afghan bases as a Jordan-linked plot unfolds.
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Washington
Washington State
Afghanistan
Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
Ahmed Ressam
Associated Press
Ressam
Port Angeles
Wash
Osama bin Laden
Seattle
bin Laden
Canada
Vermont
Jordan
Africa
Richard Shelby
Senate Intelligence Committee
Shelby
R-Ala
Alabama group fights to reinstate flag
A Birmingham area plan to challenge the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag seeks a return to the Alabama Capitol. The League of the South will not file the suit but will file a supportive brief as founder Michael Hill cites the flag as a historic symbol.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
League of the South
Michael Hill
Tuscaloosa
Hill
League
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Cooper Norton
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Jack D. Sherrer Sr
Rowland Funeral
J.W. Smith
Harley Funeral Home
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Ginny) Strickland
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