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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2002
Page
6
State senator bills call for annual crematorium inspections in South Carolina and requiring crematories to disclose costs with permit renewals. The push follows a prior Marlboro County case and notes five crematoriums operate in the state while inspectors reviewed 173 funeral homes last year.
Jacob Garvin, one of about a dozen surviving Confederate sons in South Carolina, was honored in Aiken County. He received the sword once carried by Confederate commander Al Clamp of the Palmetto Battalion reenactors. Peters called the moment very touching as the crowd gave Garvin a warm response.
Critics say tourism should not be harmed by controversy over the Confederate flag. John Ingram, owner of Professional Elite, explains his staff and seasonal workers rely on tourism and urges against calls for boycott while NAACP plans border patrols to deter spending near the state line amid ongoing protests at Heritage golf event.
Dear Abby advises the pregnant writer Katie in Virginia that insisting her mother’s new husband be called Grandpa could strain family ties. She urges grief processing and acceptance of the step grandfather as life moves forward, and cautions against creating wedges during grief. In a second letter, Abby says Fed Up in Pittsburgh should directly tell Jake to leave, to protect the couple’s threshold and children.
Reily and Gavin Lundy return to Aiken for a community theater production titled Surviving Heart Island a parody of The Survivor. The duo perform with local artists while sharing memories of Los Angeles Nashville and recent WB network credits. Their family roots music and support anchor the show.
The drought weakened pines and spurred a Southern pine beetle infestation causing 76 million dollars in timber losses in last year. Only 25 percent of 2000 planted trees survived and the fall fire season reached record levels with 2 308 fires burning 12 565 acres. Savannah River water transfers to Georgia faced state politics.
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