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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2007
Page
1
David Cota trained his 5 inch Indian ringneck parakeet A J to use a miniature putter and sink putts, turning the bird into an Internet video star. In other news Aiken Public Safety credits a Crime Stoppers tip for arresting Timothy Tyrone Garvin, a Most Wanted suspect. Jack Cooper, 18, who escaped police, turned himself in to Sheriff Michael Hunt.
In a daily feature the Aiken Standard spotlights readers and books to spark discussion. Zoe Hough contributes notes on Mercer Mayer’s "Shopping with Mom" for 3C readers.
Veronica Margaret Donovan of Aiken Judith Anne Bell Funk of Aiken James Keith Price of Aiken Dennis Mitchell Schandel of North Augusta Thelma Margaret Myers Reeves of North Charleston are listed among recent deaths in the area with funeral notices and funeral home arrangements. Funeral notices appear in the Deaths and Funerals column for 6A.
Inside today features movie listings and obituaries alongside puzzles and sports notes. TV listings and opinion pieces populate sections 5C and 15A with local listings and commentary.
The plan calls for expanded education options including private school transfers and extended No Child Left Behind. It envisions boosting math and science, adding 21 500 troops to Iraq mainly to Baghdad, and creating a bi partisan war advisory council. It includes tax changes, health care deductions, medical liability reform, energy mandates, and a larger Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The plan would require illegal entrants or visa overstays to face a substantial penalty. It mandates English language learning, tax repayment, background checks, and multi year employment before green card eligibility. It proposes tamper proof ID cards to verify workers' legal status by employers.
Senator Jim Webb of Virginia responds to the President's State of the Union address. Congress members and other officials react to Tuesday night's speech with notable moments highlighted from the 2007 address.
The giant wild hog killed in Fayetteville Georgia is headed to Wilson's Taxidermy Studio in Langley for mounting. Eddie Wilson plans to preserve and mount the boar's head in his second largest project ever. Hunter William Coursey shot the hog on January 3 and it reportedly weighed about 1,100 pounds.
Wilson explains they must use the largest available carcass and alter it to fit a hog estimated bigger than prior records. He notes a 3,100 pound bison shoulder mount and a 600 pound hog, adding three grown men handled the hog head into a freezer.
Residents heard an ambitious four phase plan to redevelop Clearwater Finishing Plant and Seminole Mill into a mixed use complex with a beach recreation area beside Clearwater Pond. Officials plan to start Seminole Mill work in October after county ownership in June. About 60 residents and 15 architects contributed ideas during two days of intense work, sharing memories of the area’s mill era.
Gregg Avenue residents denounce the South Carolina Department of Transportation for cutting branches from 150 to 200 year old oaks. Mike McGinnis says trimming damaged the historic trees while Kelvin Oglesby cites safety concerns from overhanging limbs and vehicle strikes.
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