American Czech gymnasts share languages at Woodside pool
Nine Czech girls visit the Aiken Gymnastics Club for a week of sightseeing and practice. American gymnasts and hosts share pizza and chats while junior national team members bond with local skaters, with visits to SeaWorld ahead. Lexi Trumble befriends Czech peers as both groups swap words and stories.
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Woodside
Aiken
Czechoslovakia
Jeff Bair
Erin
Drahomira Krizova
Krizova
United States
Orlando
Vlasca
Europe
Holly
Fitz Trumble
Lexi
Helena Sisulakova
Holly Trumble
Helana Sisulakova
Lexi Trumble
Helana
Aiken Gymnastics Club
Autopsy likely to confirm Fort Gordon soldier death
Fort Gordon soldier Robert Joseph Kelley 31 of Colorado Springs was run over while lying in an unlit North Augusta bar parking lot after drinking. Witnesses say Kelley wore dark clothes and lay near a car. Randall Munoz-Picado 24 of Jackson drove over him. No charges filed. autopsy results expected today with few surprises.
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Fort Gordon
Aiken
Sue Townsend
Robert Joseph Kelley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kelley
North Augusta
Randall Munoz-Picado
Jackson
Munoz-Picado
NASA weighs public display of Columbia debris in wake of disaster
NASA officials seek advice on whether to publicly display 84 000 Columbia debris pieces while exploring memorials and research use. Survivors and families offer mixed views as debris sits in a Kennedy Space Center hangar ahead of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report due by month’s end.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Jonathan Clark
Laurel Clark
Kirstie McCool Chadwick
Willie McCool
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Washington
Space Agency
Kennedy Space Center
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Texas
El Nino Blamed Yet Not Sole Cause Of Rain This Summer
A reporter notes El Nino's influence on rainfall while confirming this summer's heavy rain exceeds what the weak Pacific pattern would predict. Expert Dr. Robert Kurzeja cites residual effects and other factors as rain persists into June and July. The article is part of a five part series with more weather coverage to come.
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Pacific
Robert Kurzeja
SRS Weather Lab
Kurzeja
Self Worth Found in School Program at South Aiken
Freshman Sylvia Beam at South Aiken High School three years ago caused few problems but did little to improve her grades. She later vowed to improve yet wrote in an English essay that her destiny was to be average, prompting a prompt response from teacher Anne Poplin.
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South Aiken High School
Sylvia Beam
Sylvia
Anne Poplin
Poplin
Teacher Cadet Growth Inspires Student Confidence
The account follows Sylvia whose experience with a teacher cadet program influenced her outlook and led to the creation of a second English class after the first semester. She praises the instructor and notes lingering inspiration from Poplin and other teachers over 18 months.
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Sylvia
Poplin
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