Textbook selection in Aiken County districts faces varied views
The Aiken County district uses hearings with publishers recommended by the South Carolina Education Department to select biology and reading textbooks. Teachers evaluate offers at each school, voting for the best book, which is typically adopted for five to six years, with grievances possible but direct publisher contact required for material changes.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Baughman
Byrd
Graniteville
Laurens Street
Aiken
Office of Instruction
Winter Nights Draw Him Indoors For Rug Hooking Hobby
Charlie Gresham, long idle in winter, now spends evenings rug hooking with scraps of wool from thrift stores. His wife Debbie, skilled at quilting, mentors him as he creates functional, colorful rugs in their Aiken home.
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Charlie Gresham
Gresham
Greham
Seaford
Delaware
Charles
Deborah Gresham
Greshams
Lou Robinson
Aiken
Debbie
SRP
Tom
Bill
Lincoln House
Sturbridge
Mass
Charles Gresham
Chronic Soap Opera Viewers Clash With Real World Events
A columnist laments the S M chronic soap opera audience known as the Suds Majority whose tolerance for real news is strained by their daily viewing. They protest preemptions by suggesting news should air outside their preferred soap schedule.
Suds Majority and the Quiet Soap Opera of Life
Erma Bombeck reflects on a restroom attendant who seeks drama in magazines while real life unfolds around her. She recalls her grandmother's radio era vigilance with Betty and Bob shows and how daily hardship faded behind daily soaps. The piece notes unmet lives and the call of soaps over sorrow.
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Betty
Bob
Grandma
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Ellison Garvin
Savannah River
Massachusetts
Mrs. Gresham
Aiken Cou
Debbie Gresham
Clay
Ginny Southworth
S.m.’S
Dallas
Iran
Erma Bombeck
Ryan
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