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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 2014

Page

13

Editorial Board Voice and Galbraith Quote

The Aiken Standard presents an editorial board list with Ellen Priest as Publisher Tim O Briant as Audience Development Director Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor and Michael Ulmer as Editorial Page Editor. A Galbraith quote accompanies the page reflecting on pessimism and clear thinking.

Tim O’briant Melissa Hanna Michael Ulmer

Protect Wildlife: Don’t Feed Manatees or Alligators

Officials urge visitors to avoid feeding manatees and alligators to prevent behavioral changes and danger. As hunters prepare for the seventh annual alligator season, and loggerhead turtle nesting peaks May to August, residents should darken beaches after 10 p.m., pick up litter, fill holes, and keep nests undisturbed to safeguard habitats.

S.C. Department of Natural Resources Hilton Head Island

Common Core myths exposed by South Carolina official

Dillon Jones of the South Carolina Policy Council argues that common standards swayed by federal funding shape curricula, dismissing five myths. He claims the federal government pushed adoption via Race to the Top and NCLB waivers, and that standards drive curriculum. He asserts adoption lacked transparency and questions the link to college readiness, urging a move away from Common Core.

South Carolina Smarter Balanced Partnership For Smarter Balanced Consortium Obama Washington National Governor’s Association Council of Chief State School Officers Common Core NCLB State Board of Education Education Oversight Committee Harvard Brookings Institute

First Lady's Lets Move faces mixed reviews on school lunches

Kathleen Parker weighs in on the Let's Move program, praising aims to curb childhood obesity while noting funding gaps and taste challenges in schools. She suggests local adjustments and even parental meal prep as options, arguing nutritious food starts at home and can be affordable. Parker cites 1000 nutrition association members and Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.

Michelle Obama America Obama National School Nutrition Association Association Women’s Liberation Bureau of Labor Statistics

Helping Hands Funds Summer Trips For Local Youth

Local businesses and donors funded three summer trips for Helping Hands children and teens. Ashley Padgett led the Summer Blast Campaign with social posts and a mail appeal, supporting June July and August trips to James Island County Park Carowinds and WonderWorks.

Helping Hands Ashley Padgett Melanie Hutto James Island County Park Carowinds WonderWorks Rocky and Jane Barton Carl and Kathy Brown Cold Creek Nurseries David and Marion Crotty Hutson-Etherredge Companies Siobhan Maley Andrew C. Marine Sand River Woman’s Club Ambrose Schwalbe Security Federal Bank Melvis Holloway

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