Former teacherbecomes public kidney health advocate
A former high school teacher reveals a degenerative kidney condition and discusses her diagnosis while educators and readers follow her journey. The piece blends community health awareness with personal narrative as she informs others and journals her experiences.
Area Deaths Ruth Scruggs Jolley and Elizabeth Bigham
Obituary notice listing Ruth Scruggs Jolley and Elizabeth Bigham among area deaths with brief funeral entries and cross reference to Aiken Clyde E. Lamb and Langley.
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Ruth Scruggs
Jolley
Aiken
Elizabeth Bigham
Clyde E. Lamb, Langley
Backyard safety tips to protect children this summer
The article stresses vigilant supervision for kids near pools and grills. It cites 260 annual drownings in residential pools for children under five and 3 000 ER visits from submersion incidents. It advises self closing gates CPR training, babysitter briefings, fence safety, keep toys away, and ready rescue equipment.
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U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Aiken Public Safety
David Turno
Turno
St Pauls Episcopal Church Rebuilds After Tragedy in Graniteville
In Graniteville the St Pauls Episcopal Church seeks restoration after a derailment and chlorine leak that killed nine. Rev. Douglas A. Puckett notes 100 active members with 40 to 50 attending services, now held at St James Lutheran. Easter service drew 77 as the parishioners gain strength through faith.
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Graniteville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Douglas A. Puckett
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. James Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s
Puckett
Jesus Christ
Man Seeks Past Links Through WWII Veterans Group
Thomas McMillan, seeking his late father’s history, learns details about Navy Fireman 1st Class James McMillan and the USS Drexler. A 1945 sinking near Okinawa, caused by kamikaze attacks during radar picket duty, connects father and son through the USS Drexler Survivors Association.
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Thomas McMillan
Navy
James McMillan
McMillan
Google
Drexler
Okinawa
Japan
Suzanne Stone
Reflections on a pilgrimage report by Rob Novit
Aiken Standard editor Rob Novit joins an interfaith pilgrimage to Poland funded by the REMEMBER program to study Holocaust sites. The Belzec memorial prompts a narrator to confront unimaginable horror while noting his Jewish identity and personal history, with a note to see further on page 5A.
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Aiken Standard
Rob Novit
Poland
Charleston Jewish Federations
Charleston
Joe Engel
Auschwitz
Remember Project
Belzec
Russia
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