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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2003
Page
2
A reader defends a National Guardsman in Iraq, questions local leadership and school district plans, asks about funds tracing through SLED, and criticizes DOE and Westinghouse on waste definitions and contingency monitoring for Savannah River groundwater protection.
A reader questions the cost of highway patrol protection for Strom Thurmond’s funeral. The note suggests families use limousines and asks whether taxpayers should bear charges for such funerals.
North Augusta honors Hammond W. Burkhalter known as Mr North Augusta. The former mayor developer and civic leader died Tuesday at 86. He shaped neighborhoods church life and local government and mentored pilots and business ventures over seven decades.
Readers praise the man who stands outside Ryan's dressed as a cow, greeting passersby with a smile. The note thanks Shaun for his bold, joyful act and invites comments via Talkback or email to the Aiken Standard.
A Pelion couple is sought after methamphetamine and marijuana were found in their Holiday Inn Express room after checkout. Paul Cureton and Amber Poston are identified with addresses in Aiken County and face charges including attempt to manufacture methamphetamine and unlawful conduct toward a child.
Retirees from the Savannah River Site push to save key structures including Reactor 777M and the 1950s instruments to promote Cold War history tourism. DOE and the South Carolina SHPO will determine preservation steps under the National Historic Preservation Act, with a plan due by early August.
North Augusta officials hear Fort Gordon may close in BRAC move. Larry DeMeyers of the CSRA Alliance for Fort Gordon requests moral and financial support, outlining a three phase plan to raise 1.2 to 2.5 million over three years and keep the base open with diverse missions. Thom Tuckey backs the effort as Augusta Chamber military liaison.
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