Event at Jumping Branch showcases diverse horses and riders
Horsemen from various backgrounds competed at Jumping Branch in a multi discipline eventing weekend. Amanda Bader received the sportsmanship award while riders like Joan Turner Burden and Kristina Wessel praised organization and learning from elite competitors.
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Aiken Equine Alliance
Amanda Bader
Gumby
Joan Turner-Burden
Tryon
N.C
Julie
Turner-Burden
Pittsburgh
Kristina Wessel
Linster Konig
Trials Tickets On Sale For First Leg Of Event
Tickets for the Aiken Trials are on sale with main railside spots sold out. A few third row outfield and RV parking spots remain. Purchase options include the Chamber, Aiken Drug, H Odell Weeks Center, All Star Rents, Aiken Saddlery, Southern Saddlery, Anything Goes in North Augusta, or online at www.tixonline.com or by phone at 278-4849.
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Bagby
Aiken
Chamber
Aiken Drug
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
All Star Rents
Aiken Saddlery
Southern Saddlery
North Augusta
Tixonline.com
SAT changes reshape the exam and scoring
The article describes the redesign of the SAT with three sections and an included essay. It notes test takers faced longer times and varied prompts asking for stance on majority rule and creativity's role. Grading involves two readers per essay with a possible third reviewer, and scores begin arriving April 11.
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Carter Butland
Upper Arlington High School
Columbus
Ohio
California
Nagy
College Board
Politicians with Kids in Iraq Look Beyond Policy
The piece profiles several lawmakers whose children serve in Iraq, detailing Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Todd Akin among others who live the war through their families. It notes personal fears, moments of pride, and how parental instincts shape public service and priorities while citing Teddy Roosevelt as a historical parallel.
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South Carolina
Congress
Iraq
Sen
Kit Bond
Bond
R-Mo
Samuel
Todd Akin
Perry
Akin
Wilson
Alan
Army National Guard
Washington
Pentagon
Teddy Roosevelt
Quentin
Roosevelt
Brooks Johnson
Tim Johnson
South Dakota
Army
Ing
Monastery in Wagener Expands with New 8000-Square-Foot Facility
Nuns at Saint Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery near Wagener nurture a 60 acre site with a bookbindery greenhouse and candle shop. They aim to build an eight living cell chapel and library complex costing about 1 million funded by donations and grants. The community hosts youth and clergy wives retreats and offers hermitage retreats for individuals.
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Charleston
Mother Thecla
Thecla
Marthaorthodoxmonastery.org
Mary_MarthaMiptbcomm.net
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