15 Mar 2000
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2000
Page
1
Aiken plastic surgeon Dr. Shirley Ann Madison received a 20 year sentence suspended to 90 days work release and probation after pleading guilty to assault with intent to kill her son Adam. The court heard the plan involved slitting his throat on Sept 30 1998 and that the boy survived aided by a nanny.
Peter Krebs trains at the Aiken Training Track teaching foals to use the starting gate and burst from the gate. He moved to Aiken five years ago with his wife Claire seeking stability after decades of traveling with horse teams. Krebs previously wintered for 11 years with Paul Mellon horses and now works for Ron Stevens as hundreds of horses pass through the facility each year. He began in racing by hot walking in upstate New York before advancing to gate training duties.
The Aiken Standard features its 30th Triple Crown edition dedicated to the late Joai Tower. It includes 84 pages plus a 12 page pullout with information on the three races to take to the track.
North Augusta voters heard five candidates for South Carolina House Seat 3 in a Meet the Candidates session hosted by the Optimist Club. Republicans Eddie Butler Arthur Shealy and Don Smith joined Democrat Nathaniel Irvin and Evelyn Robinson to discuss education the Bobby Jones Expressway and taxes. The race fills the seat left by Scott Beck with primaries set April 4 and a possible Republican runoff two weeks later. The general election is May 23.
Rising gas prices strain local businesses and volunteer groups in Aiken County. Transit firms add surcharges. Limos and trucking outfit Williams Land and Gravel pass costs to customers. Labrador Motor Freight cites diesel jumps from eighty cents to about two dollars per gallon.
Representative Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announces a bill to repeal the 43 cent per gallon federal gas tax amid GOP debate. He cites budget concerns and defense of the measure once tied to Al Gore’s 1993 vote, while opponents warn of broader impacts.
The Aiken County Board of Education voiced strong opposition Tuesday to a teacher survey submitted by a legislator. Dr. Linda Eldridge opposed participation and the board voted not to distribute the survey. Andrew Yaun proposed destroying all such surveys and requiring clearance in the future.
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