Readers vent on train disaster response and donations in Aiken
A reader blasts emergency responders over handling of service animals during the Graniteville wreck and questions donations for Graniteville families. The letter praises Norfolk Southern for aid yet criticizes authorities and calls for accountability. Readers are invited to comment via Talkback or email.
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Patriots Win AFC Playoff Clash 20 3 Over Colts
A correction note from the Aiken Standard clarifies that the New England Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts 20 to 3 in Sunday's AFC playoff game. The error previously stated the Colts as winners.
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Cold snap grips Aiken as temperatures dip this week
National Weather Service reports a string of cold days with a high near 40 and low around 18, driven by a Canada sourced high pressure mass. Winds 10 to 15 mph, with warming to near 50 by Wednesday and a weekend shower chance. Erin Brooks via Aiken Standard.
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Tim Hawks
Canada
Rass
Minn
Tower
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Minnesota
South Carolina
Hawks
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
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Woman wins trip to Super Bowl from ALLTEL MVP sweepstakes
Errica Kinard, a 20 year old Salley resident, survived 16 semifinalists to win a shot at a $1 million prize. She selected the instant win option and will join four team winners at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville for the Super Bowl XXXIX drawing. Kinard entered via text messages from Sept 20 to Dec 31, logging the contest’s highest 2,400 entries.
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Errica Kinard
Salley
Kinard
Jacksonville
Fla
Alltel
David Avery
Avery
Hunter- Kinard-Tyler High School
Springfield
Cleveland
Earlene Kinard
Aiken
Wal- Mart
Sa-Nyiah
Alltel Wireless
Errica
Philip Lord
Plord
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Nuclear waste storage grows as federal plan stalls
The opening of a long term Nevada repository remains uncertain while South Carolina reactors continue on site storage. NRC extended licenses into the 2030s but a safety court ruling delays data on dose exposure. SRS houses 34 metric tons of weapons waste awaiting shipment in glass at DWPF and underground vaults, with a second 2,200 container facility planned at a cost of 78.3 million.
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Jim Hodges
Savannah River
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Palmetto State
H.B. Robinson
Florence
Oconee
Greenville
V.C
Columbia
Catawba
Rock Hill
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Environmental Working Group
Yucca Mountain
U.S. Department of Energy
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Mal McKibben
Yucca
McKibben
SRS
Defense
DWPF
DOE
Nevada Test Site
Fire at Free Indeed Holiness Church ruled suspicious
Investigators probe Sunday morning blaze that destroyed the Free Indeed Holiness Church in North Augusta on Martin Luther King Jr weekend. Officials say no evidence of a hate crime and SLED FBI aid are involved. witnesses urged to call 800-922-9709 with tips.
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North Augusta
Free Indeed Holiness
Bradleyville Road
Sheriff's Office
Michael Frank
Lawrence Smith
Belvedere
Cecil Scott
Scott
Aiken County
Bath
Sage Mill
Merriwether
Beech Island
Planetarium to host two shows this Friday and Saturday
The DuPont Planetarium presents shows on Friday January 21 and Saturday January 22 at 7 and 8 pm in the Ruth Patrick Science Center. For more information call 641-3769.
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