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Letters to the Aiken Standard urge action on the Republican primary, coach firing, flag etiquette, Bush war criminal talk, and no call lists. Readers praise kindness at Food Lion, question private lawn services at schools, and commend litter pickup on Silver Bluff Road while urging editorial cuts and civic programs.
Training trials go to the dogs at USPCA event
Roy and handler Lynn Pollock lead a canine team in explosive detection trials at the Aiken County Detention Center as 26 tracking teams compete and 21 enter explosive detection. South and North Carolina participants attend seminars and certification across several sites including Richmond County Ga and Aiken Public Safety.
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Roy
Lynn Pollock
Sally
Aiken County Detention Center
Lynn
Aiken
South Carolina
North Carolina
Richmond County
Wackenhut Services
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Aiken Public Safety Station
Aiken County Public Works
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Hopeland Farms
Banks Mill Road
Old Detention Center
Coroner waits on toxicology in fatal head on crash
Coroner Sue Townsend reports toxicology results for Jose Santos Cordova 37 after a February 16 crash on Atomic Road near Aiken South Carolina. Cordova driving a 1968 Lumina crossed the double line and collided with a 1995 Toyota 4 Runner carrying Susan Arnot 33, George Arnot III 37 and two dogs. The Arnots were extracted and transported to the Medical College of Georgia with injuries while Cordova died at the scene.
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Sue ‘Townsend
Augusta
Townsend
Jose Santos Cordova
Cordova
Daffodil Drive
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Atomic Road
McCormick
Susan Arnot
George Arnot III
Medical College of Georgia
Salsa's Mex-Mex Grill opens on Aiken South Side
Salsa's Mex-Mex Grill begins service at 109 Tamil Drive in the Aiken Exchange near Target, Michaels and Pier 1 Imports. Manager Ruben Duran says a grand opening will follow liquor license approval as the restaurant offers fas tas enchiladas lunch specials daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and regular hours 11 a.m. to 10 or 11 p.m. through the week.
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Salsa
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Ruben Duran
Aiken Exchange
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Relay for Life team meetings set in Aiken and Newberry
Local groups announce Relay for Life team meetings on Thursday April 24 at 6 p.m. on the sixth floor of Aiken Regional Medical Centers and a March meeting of the Aiken Board of Realtors in Newberry Hall at noon with guest Renee Montengobl of Allstate Insurance to discuss long term care needs.
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Aiken Board of Realtors
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Allstate Insurance
Marathoners head to Orvieto for seven mile run
City of Aiken residents Gary Moore and Tom Masterson head to Orvieto Italy to represent Aiken in the 2003 Maratona di San Giuseppe. The seven mile course around the small sister city surprised last year’s competitor Bret Cline who circled the city twice to reach seven miles. He called the trip one of the best he has taken.
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Gary Moore
Orvieto
Italy
Tom Masterson
Bret Cline
Partners In Friendship
George Custodi
Custodi
Cline
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