April Fools Claim Of Royals In Aiken Debunked
The Aiken Horse editor says a 2007 April May issue article claiming Queen Elizabeth II and other royals visited Aiken was an April Fools joke. No royal visits occurred, and images were superimposed. The piece cited Queen Elizabeth at local venues and other royals at Winthrop Field.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Aiken County
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Gleason
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Prince Charles
Prince William
Prince Harry
Winthrop Field
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Virginia
Jamestown
Vetoes Leave PEP Funding Question for Gurus and Officials
Sanford vetoed a 1.2 million General Assembly allocation for Public Education Partners STAR Academy, tied to a 10 million grant contingency. Legislators including Clyburn and Perry push to override while Aiken officials back the project as a boost for culture, schools, and potential dropouts improvement. Public Education Partners seeks over 19 million from Gates and a 5 million federal grant.
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Gates Foundation
Star Academy
General Assembly
PEP
U.S. Department of Education
Jane Mangiante
Aiken County
Sanford
Cultural Center
Academy
Perry
SalIy Boisvert Presents Global Psychology Paper in Vancouver
Sally Boisvert, a 2001 South Aiken High School graduate, spoke at a World Psychology Association conference in Vancouver. She is third author of a paper titled Seeking Conversion vs. Spreading Tolerance: Social Change and Group Attraction, chosen from global submissions and well received. Sally is Missie Boisvert’s daughter.
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South Aikien High School
World Psychology Association
Vancouver
Canada
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Missie (Bowman) Boisvert
iPhone Debuts Quietly At Local AT&T Store
The iPhone is praised as a top iPod and browser but local buzz is muted with no lines outside the Pine Log Road AT&T Wireless store. Availability spans AT&T and Apple outlets nationwide and online. The Pine Log Road store will open at 6 p.m. tomorrow after a 4 p.m. closure.
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Cingular
Pine Log Road
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