Politician Accuses Colleagues of Double Talk in Aiken
Readers criticize Rep. Roland Smith for opposing educational funding while serving on a budget committee. They call for school board resignations to run for delegation seats. A Townsend letter section invites public comments via hotline and email.
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Roland Smith
S.C. House
Way and
Aiken County
Taxpayers Association
Comrade Smith
Columbia
Aikenstandard
Aiken
Rotary Club of Aiken Downtown renamed to South chapter
Correction notice for Aiken Standard states the Rotary Club of Aiken Downtown is changing its name to the Rotary Club of Aiken South. The group meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Phil's Deli. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Aiken Standard
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Aiken South
Phil's
Young actors learn theater runs beyond acting
The Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing meeting explored stage design and off stage opportunities. Chet Longley demonstrated scene painting and lighting concepts while Jamie Koelker sought cast for two Edge Media projects aimed at middle school science and ESL learning for Pearson.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Chet Longley
USC Aiken Etherredge Center
Longley
Europe
Jamie Koelker
Edge Media
Aiken
Holt
Pearson
South America
Asia
John Moore
Chet’Longley
Transition teams created to ease anxiety of advancing students
Aiken County First Steps Board forms transition teams with school staff child care providers and parents to ease the move into kindergarten. The effort, a SERVE field test, aims to inform parents across programs and boost collaboration with public schools for at risk children.
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Aiken County
First Steps Board
SERVE
U.S. Department of Education
First Steps
Marcia Nash
Peggy Wertz
Wertz
Freedman
Pinecrest
Children’s Place
Aiken
Vertia Coulter
Glyn Brown
Oakwood-Windsor
Mary Elaine Lyons
Rob Novit
Movit
Aikenstandard.com
Police search continues for sexual assault suspect in Aiken
An all-night manhunt by Aiken Department of Public Safety, aided by North Augusta and the county sheriff, targets a black male about 5 10 and 160 to 170 pounds who forced a 23-year-old woman into a vehicle, then sexually assaulted her. Bloodhounds tracked footprints, perimeter lines were set, and investigators pursue leads.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
David Turno
Public Safety
Hahn Village
Turno
Lincoln Avenue
North Augusta
Aiken resident invents circular saw trolley
Bernie Bessette of Aiken invented a Circular Saw Trolley to help cut long plywood edges straight. The device attaches to a circular saw, glides along a rail, and yields precise cuts even for long pieces. Prototypes were built locally and a public sale began in May 2003.
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Aiken
Bernie Bessette
Bessette
Richard Dumaine
Industrial Tool & Soes
Ing
Dumaine
Tooltrolley.com
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