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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2001
Page
8
COLUMBIA The Education Oversight Committee will study consolidating South Carolina's 85 districts to gain efficiencies and fund classrooms. Kent Williams says Marion 3 and 4 merged to cut administrative costs, with expected savings of 500000 to 1 million annually.
Daniel W. Blue Jr of the Marion NAACP pushes countywide school consolidation to improve efficiency. Fourteen of South Carolina’s 46 counties have multiple districts led by Greenville County with 61,300 students and Dillon District 1 with 950. The newest Marion 7 district holds about 1,000 students and aims to streamline governance though attendance lines may remain.
In South Carolina unregulated stock offerings promise high returns and often fail to materialize. North Carolina businessman Phil Kerley allegedly sold over $1 million in largely worthless promissory notes to two South Carolinians, triggering a cease and desist order. Investors also target Columbia entrepreneur Tracy McGee for allegedly misleading about high tech ventures, with several civil judgments and complaints noted.
A couple recounts a bathroom mishap at a potluck in an old home moved on a truck. A faulty door lock leads to a shattered window and a humorous climax. The column advises opening the door by pounding, paying for the damage, and reflects on an interfaith wedding anecdote.
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