Arakawa Wins Figure Skating Gold at Winter Olympics
Shizuka Arakawa of Japan takes gold after falls by Sasha Cohen and Irina Slutskaya who secure bronze in the women's figure skating final. North Augusta High School meets Dorman High School in Greenwood aiming for a Class AAAA state title game berth.
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Farmer William Bell Seeks Republican Run for Agriculture Commissioner
A longtime farmer and livestock raiser, William Bell announces a campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture as a Republican. He touts his practical farming experience and aim to improve agricultural policy and support for producers.
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Reading Spotlight at Aiken Standard Book Page
Aiken Standard features a reader discussion spotlight with Laurell Hamilton’s “Incubus Dreams” highlighted by Joe Taylor. The note marks the daily literacy push in a high tech world.
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Laurell Hamilton
Area Deaths: Edna Graniteville Emma Tyler Williams
Area obituaries list Edna Graniteville and Emma Tyler Williams of Blackville among recent deaths. Funeral details appear in the Deaths and Funerals 4B section.
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Emma Tyler Williams
Blackville
Inside Today Calendar and Comics Section
A brief page listing sections for today including Classifieds Comics Dear Abby Horoscope Nation World Markets Movie Listings Obituaries Opinions Puzzles Sports TV Listings and more across pages 3c 1C 5B 4B.
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Dear Abby
Pregnancy revealed in Graniteville murder victim case
Conclusive autopsy shows Nicole McKie was pregnant when gunned down outside Kalmia Apartments. Ex-boyfriend Jeffery L. Scott Jr. is charged with murder but not with a separate fetal homicide. Coroner notes McKie was in her first trimester and cites state law on viability.
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Hanna Drive
Nicole McKie
Aiken
Tim Carlton
Carlton
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Golden Harvest Aiken Food Bank Nears Busier Year
Golden Harvest Food Bank in Aiken faces rising emergency aid requests as it plans for a record year. Rusty Marsh cites more than 2 million pounds to be distributed in Aiken County and notes the national Hunger in America 2006 survey covering 30 000 agencies.
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Debate over tax reform persists at public forum
Local business leaders urged broader discussion on property tax reform at a forum in Aiken. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and panelists from the Aiken Chamber of Commerce and state groups called for a comprehensive, big picture analysis of revenue options after recent legislative actions on sales tax and property taxes.
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Aiken
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Greater Aiken
Americans worry about bird flu poll shows high concern
A Harvard School of Public Health survey of 1 043 adults finds nearly 60 percent concerned about bird flu and expects economic disruption if outbreaks occur. It notes racial differences in worry and widespread behavioral changes such as avoiding crowds and staying home during a human outbreak.
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Bird Flu Anxiety Across U S Adults Poll
A Harvard School of Public Health poll of 1 043 adults conducted between an 17 and 25 shows over 75 percent not worried about contracting bird flu but more than half fear spread in the United States and a possible pandemic risk.
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