Students gain real world political experience at North Augusta Middle
Eighth graders at North Augusta Middle School wrote letters to Aiken County legislators and received some replies. They urged greater lottery funding for K-12 and spoke with Rep. Don Smith about the legislature. Teachers are encouraged to involve students in government meetings to prepare for their voting futures.
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North Augusta Middle School
Aiken County
S.C. General Assembly
North Augusta
Katie Tomljenovic
Don Smith
North Augusta Middle
Board of Education
Aiken County Council
Aiken Standard Staff Roster and Editorial Leadership
The Aiken Standard lists Scott B. Hunter as autor and Jeffrey B. Wallace as director with Art Zappa and Ellen C. Priest in editorial roles. Timothy E. O Briant serves as Managing Editor, Phillip Yates as Production Director, Gireulaswa Director Deborah Dyches, and David Boyd as Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
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Autor
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Nevada and Yucca Mountain debate echoed in letters to editor
A reader argues for federal backing of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository while contrasting it with Carlsbad's New Mexico site. The letter critiques Nevada politicians, cites state politics, and warns against opposition influenced by gambling interests and anti-nuclear groups.
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Yucca Mountain
United States
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Federal
Navy
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nye County
Naderites
Congress
Senate
Joseph M. Weaver
Graniteville
Reflection on Schofield High legacy and accessibility in Aiken
A letter by E K Cheek and Belinda H Roger urges creating a Martha Schofield High School museum to honor legacy during African-American heritage month. It mentions improving accessibility at Kennedy Middle School and Kennedy South Aiken High intersections, praising a wheelchair user crossing in rain and calling for considerate driving and local leadership to help physically challenged youth.
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Schofield High Mass
Martha Schofield High School
Viola Cushman
Kennedy Middle School
Kennedy
South Aiken High School
Friends of the Commission For Disabilities
E. K. Cheek
Belinda H. Roger Aiken
Aiken Standard Seeks Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. Send email to Jwallace@aikenstandard.com or fax to 803 648 6052.
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Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken
8.C
Jwallace
Aikenstandard
South Carolina Forests Health Through Two New Assessments
State forester Bob Schowalter notes two new reports show South Carolina forests are healthy, productive, and sustainable. FIA data indicate hardwood dominance remains at 52 percent with timber volume up by 400 million cubic feet after Hugo. Private landowners drive stewardship. urban sprawl and planted pines shape future forest land and policy.
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South Carolina
Southern Forest Resource Assessment
D.A
Forest Service
E.pa
FIA
8.C
Culi Nity
SFRA
S.C
Jocassee Gorges
Hugo
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Scott B. Hunter
Gireulaswa Direcor
Deborah Dyches
David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Nancy A. Wilds
Lawrence E. Harrison Aiken
US Forest Service
S.C. Forestry Commission
US. Forest Service
Southern Forest Research Station
Bob Schowalter
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