Aiken Harness Races and Steeplechase Set for March 28
The Aiken Harness Races run at McGhee's Mile on Banks Mill Road with 1 p.m. post and USC Aiken Pacer Club sponsorship. The Aiken Steeplechase at Ford Conger Field on Powder House Road opens gates at 10 a.m. with post at 1 p.m. For details, contact the Aiken Steeplechase Association or the Aiken Chamber of Commerce. The Aiken Triple Crown highlights winter entrants headed to Kentucky Derby Preakness and Hambletonian stakes.
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Aiken
Cars aid welfare to work transition in South Carolina program
Community volunteers donate cars to help recipients move from welfare to work. Advance Auto Parts supplies batteries and parts, Rob Cardoni fixes vehicles, and recipients must have a valid license and insurance. Organizers hope to provide three to five cars per quarter.
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Clementina Hagin
Ms. Wells
Advance Auto Parts
Rob Cardoni
South Carolina
Varner
Damage to peaches and crops threatens South Carolina prices
The 1996 freeze reduced over 90 percent of peaches in the region and lowers insurance coverage. Scott Rawl ins of the American Farm Bureau Federation warns prices could rise up to 30 percent. Tobacco, wheat, melons, vegetables, cotton and soybeans face delays. nurseries fear further damage if freezes recur.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Scott Rawlins
American Farm Bureau Federation
Tindal
Glenn Cooper
Cooper’s
Columbia
Moon lore and Friday the 13th myths traced origins and claims
The piece notes beliefs linking the moon to social unrest and crime, citing Luna worshipers, the Lunar Effect theory, and tales from experts in religion and culture. It references historic taboos around Friday the 13th, nautical insurers, Apollo 13 timing, and pop culture echoes including Dan Marino.
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Luna
Phillip Stevens Jr
University of Buffalo
Arnold Lieber
Miami
Cleveland
Patricia Marks
Jesus Christ
Stevens
Lloyds of London
US Navy
Pad
Nisbet
Dan Marino
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