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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2008
Page
1
From Maine to Iowa, a unusually snowy winter drains salt stocks and strains snow removal budgets across dozens of communities. AP news video linked at aiken standard dot com.
North Augusta High School meets Wrens High School in a quarterfinal playoff with the winner advancing to the Upper State championship at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum. Also notes a book signing by Civil War novelist Lydia Hawke at B Dalton in Aiken Mall. Recovery efforts continue after winter tornadoes hit the South.
Classifieds and features listing daily items across sections include calendar items, crossword hints, comics, Dear Abby guidance, and horoscopes with typical box display. Listings summarize local events and entertainment for readers in a concise card format.
Nursing students including Jo El Benn and Wendy Rea join the USC Aiken School of Nursing juniors as 37 students begin clinical rotations this week at University Hospital in August. The Dedication of Hands ritual emphasizes caring and patient healing as Dean Dr. Julia Ball notes students are valued beyond being numbers.
Officials say statewide drought remains unchanged though winter rains improved deficits. Climatologist Hope Mizell notes Lake Murray and Lake Moultrie levels are so low boat ramps are closed and the drought varies by location. City of Aikens enforces voluntary watering restrictions.
Paleontologists led by David Krause of Stony Brook University report the discovery of Beelzebufo or Devil Toad, a 10 pound, 16 inch long armored frog from Madagascar. The giant frog, dating to dinosaur times, suggests closer links to South American frogs and unsettles prior continental geography ideas.
Up to 90 Aiken County seniors could lose daily hot meals and related services if Gov. Sanford's 2008 09 budget cuts pass. The Aiken Area Council on Aging, aided by $108 000 yearly state funds, added seniors to Meals on Wheels and onsite meals in 2007. Volunteers deliver to about 300 seniors daily, with 200 more served via transportation or onsite meals. Budget cuts threaten continued funding and could affect about a quarter of over 20 000 seniors currently served. The governor cites tight budgets and policy concerns as reasons for the proposed reductions.
The fragmentary text hints at a discussion on who should become the next president, with scattered letters and phrases suggesting a debate across continents. Citizens and analysts weighed options as political groups offered varying visions for leadership.
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