Residents vent on flags and local politics in Aiken letters
A stream of reader comments criticizes flag placements on Highway 1 at Midland Valley, defends the Jefferson Davis monument, and denounces a rude Jackson Police Department officer. The letters discuss Woodside and Plantation South, food stamps bias, and reaction to Saddam Hussein and U S policy, urging civil discourse and submission to the Talkback hotline.
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Highway 1
Midland Valley Subdivision
Jefferson Davis Monument
Sons of the Confederacy
Jackson
Cver
Bush
Bill Clinton
Aikenstandard
Crude oil hits lowest price in months amid war concerns
AAA spokesperson notes crude oil dropped to 26.91 a barrel on the NYME for May delivery, the lowest close since December. Prices at the pump vary by state with South Carolina averaging 1.57 per gallon, while national average climbs to about 1.73. Economic uncertainty and Middle East supply risk cloud near term forecasts.
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Middle East
AAA Carolinnas
Sarah Bembry
New York Mercantile
Bloomberg.com
Bembry
Iraq
Aiken
Associated Press
State of the Union
Educators Rally at State House Over South Carolina Budget Cuts
About 500 teachers and educators converge at the State House in Columbia to protest mid year and proposed 2003 04 cuts that threaten per pupil funding and class sizes. Speakers including teachers superintendents and legislators urge restored funding for public education and pre kindergarden programs.
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Rob Novit
Oakwood-Windsor
Toni Boltin
Columbia
Barbara Hokanson
Schofield Middle School
South Carolina
State House
S.C. House
Hokanson
Schofield
Ents
House
Aiken County
Ingrid Kupprat
Clearwater Elementary
Robin Odum
Pugliese
Kennedy Middle
Odum Pugliese
Kupprat
Aiken County Education Association
Dren
Joe Madore
Glenn Reese
Spartanburg
General Assembly
Reese
Mary Elaine Lyons
Lyons
WSMS Publicly Honors Servicemembers With Blue Star Flag
Washington Security Management Solutions displays a Blue Star Service Flag to honor two employees Lt. Col. Phil Harmon and Sgt. James Watson on active Marine duty amid Middle East hostilities. Vietnam veteran Windhell Mack explains the display, noting many WSMS staff have military ties and suggesting further stars may be added as more employees serve.
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Washington Security Management Solutions
WSMS
Phil Harmon
James Watson
Middle East
Windhell Mack
Harmon
Watson
Vietnam
Mock
Department of Defense
United States
5Th Ohio Infantry
Queissner
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Chukker Creek
Plantation South
Eulalie
Food Stamp Office
Hussein
U.S
Copie
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Clinton
US Department of Energy
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Mexico
Canada
Venezuela
Nigeria
Harmon, Watson
Floyd & Greene Jewelers
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