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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2006
Page
3
Dana Reeve, widow of Superman actor Christopher Reeve, dies at age 44 after a battle with lung cancer. The family announced her passing, noting her support for stem cell research and her advocacy work during her husband’s illness.
The letter argues hundreds of thousands of dollars should revive Rye Patch and neglected city parks, the history museum and the library. It questions city actions funding a development group and real estate sales while calling for preserving Banksia and avoiding further city projects like dry cleaners and a bank.
Citizens sympathetic to opposition suggest forming a new group. A provocative call invites residents to start the Aiken County Tax-Me-More Association to organize efforts against the tax authorities.
A letter mentions Hitchcock Parkway safety concerns with no guard rails and dangerous cliffs. Readers praise the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra in Aiken and welcome new stores like T.J. Maxx. Call or email Talkback with brief comments. names will not be published.
The City of Aiken unanimously approved sending four Public Safety officers and four Public Works employees to Waveland Mississippi to assist in restoring the hurricane damaged town. The effort aims to curb looting and repair water mains, with costs deemed negligible beyond travel overtime and housing.
Jim Bennett of Weekend Gardener led a May seminar at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center hosted by the Horse Creek Valley Gardening Club. He urged seven hour sunlight, consistent water, air space, and light fertilizer reduction to raise yields. Bennett outlined tomato growing tips and pest control through parsley and basil.
Public notice-like item lists publisher contact Scott B. Hunter and the Aiken Standard address as well as EGM email and ISSN, provides subscription rates and mail information, and notes Sunday Plus delivery dates for 2006 across multiple dates and holidays.
North Augusta City Council considered bids from M B Kahn Construction of Columbia and R D Brown Contractors of North Augusta for a 10 million dollar municipal building due for completion by February 2008. M B Kahn offered a lower price and the council weighed tax dollar savings against local preference.
At the Aiken County Board of Education meeting tonight Superintendent Dr. Linda Eldridge will seek a year-long continuation of current middle school classroom schedules while further study occurs. Some schools have already returned from block schedules to traditional formats.
The district discusses a BRIEFLY structure with equal class lengths and longer math and language arts periods. Eldridge asks the board to delay full traditional implementation. Tonight at 7 p.m. at 1000 Brookhaven Drive the board will consider a policy to boost public participation at meetings and honor Palmetto award winners plus Silver Bluff High School NJROTC teams.
A local notice lists March as the month of Tolerance in Aiken with emphasis on character trait. Lottery results show Pick 3 Midday 0 6 3, Pick 4 Midday 3 9 8 3, Pick 3 Evening 1 5 0, Pick 4 Evening 1 1 0 3, Palmetto Cash 5 12 21 30 15 8 with multiplier 3.
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