Editorials Prep School dream nearer to reality
The Aiken Preparatory School announced a move to a new 40 acre campus on Hitchcock Parkway opposite Aiken Elementary School with plans to add three grades and offer a full high school by September 2001. The project aims to preserve the school heritage with Hitchcock Woods access and expand to 60 acres as needed.
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Friends of Aiken Preparatory School
Donald Fudge
APS
Hitchcock Woods
Hitchcock Parkway
Aiken
Foxchase
Edwin F Conger
Staunton
J. M. Huber Co
Hitchcock Foundation
Fudge
Thomas Hitchcock
Arkenites
St. Mary's
St. Angela
Natural foods face GMO labeling debate spurred by retailer action
The Star Tribune notes a protest tone after two large natural food chains decided to screen out GM ingredients. The piece contrasts consumer fear with personal choice in eating, and predicts U.S. labeling debates may intensify as Americans push lawmakers.
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U.S
Minneapolis
Star Tribune
Oklahoma poll shifts opinion on cockfighting ban
A Times-Picayune summary notes Oklahomans oppose cockfighting with 76 percent deeming it cruel and 80 percent linking it to illegal activity. The survey suggests momentum toward an election to ban the bloodsport amid concerns over image and connections to crime.
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Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
New Orleans
the Times-Picayune
Hightower urges cheaper jail plan to save county money
Councilman Villar Hightower criticizes the Detention Center process in Aiken County and cites Berkeley County as a model saying a turnkey, lower cost project could save about two million dollars. He argues current contracts overspend and calls for reevaluation of the entire process and finances.
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Full County Council
Aiken County
County Council
Roberts
Aiken
Berkeley County
James H. Rozier Jr
Berkeley
South Carolina Association of Counties
Jim Rozier
Big Bucks
Public Safety Committee
Rozier
Visi
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Angela R. Nalley
David Boyd
James R. Bennett Jr
Hightower
Villar Hightower
Van
Disneyland
Ufe
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