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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1999
Page
13
A writer catalogs the year’s misfits and misdeeds, labeling 1999’s worst in categories from miscalculation and illness to entertainment and television. Names include Fred Collins, Dr. Laura Schlesinger, John Rocker, and Geraldo Rivera, with sharp political and media critiques throughout.
Absorbs readers on VISION USA 2000, urging applications by Jan 20 2000. Children become emphasis as 7000 optometrists donate yearly. program aids at risk youth via America's Promise. Eligibility requires working household, no eye coverage, low income, two year gap since last exam.
Georgia remains vigilant after a four year campaign ended the bull weevil threat to a 500 million cotton crop in 1991. Jim Wilson of the Southeastern Bull Weevil Eradication Foundation notes weevils hitchhike on unclean farm equipment from states like Mississippi Louisiana and Texas and require constant monitoring and rapid pesticide response. Arkansas plans nearly 10 million dollars for eradication over the next two years. Outbreaks in Hart and Crisp counties trigger mobilizations of 50 staff, air and ground spraying, and traps using mating scent bait. Cotton growers fund the program at 2.50 to 5.00 per acre, with costs spiking during major outbreaks. Reduction in risk hinges on cleaners and inspections for harvest equipment moving between states.
A bald eagle trapped in a cottonwood near Parkville is saved by deer hunter Bill Tott and conservation agent Nichols. Treated by Dr. Tom Del Pico’s team at Smithville, the bird is force fed and fed trout before a dramatic release at Smithville Lake, soaring and circling above the water.
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