Palmetto Parkway Phase Two to Finish Early
Local officials secured 95 million from the state infrastructure bank to finish phase two of the Palmetto Parkway ahead of schedule. Phase one opened last year linking U S 1 near North Augusta to the Bobby Jones Expressway in South Augusta.
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Baseball’s steroid crisis seen at congressional hearing
Sosa testified he did not use performance enhancing drugs while claiming a fair season with 66 homers. McGwire remained silent, prompting readings of admission regarding his 70 homers. The hearing exposed baseball’s fraud tied to steroids and criticized league leadership for slow reforms.
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Congress
Aiken Standard Staff Directory Details
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles with names and emails for leadership and departments. Publisher Scott B Hunter Editor Jeffrey B Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T Zappa Business Manager Ellen C Priest Managing Editor Timothy E O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
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Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Aftermath of Train Accident Tangles Local Transit
My View by J E Cavender discusses slower trains after a crash. He notes more trains pass but at reduced speeds, local government provides aid, and recovery is gradual with King not yet back to full capacity.
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Norma
Redneck dating site surges after CNN buzz
Column notes a Mississippi West Virginia or Alabama bar pick up line campaign by the Society for the Preservation of Redneck Culture. Kevin McIntosh starts redneck and single dot com, an online honky tonk for rednecks seeking mates, gaining rapid growth after media attention.
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Society For the Preservation of
Redneck
Mason- Dixon Line
Kevin McIntosh
Winston- Salem
N. C
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Georgia
Redneck romance profile in advertising opens doors
A columnist profiles Kevin McIntosh a Kentucky native turned ad man now in Winston-Salem who curates a Redneck dating concept. He explains Rednecks as rebels against pretension and shares his own search for a Southern accented partner while reflecting on his rural roots and barbecue tastes. Readers are invited to write.
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Kevin McIntosh
Kentucky
Tennessee
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Colorado
Residents denounce Vehicle for Hire measure threaten horse district
A letter accuses the city of profiting from a tour industry in the horse district and asks the council to reveal which outside businesses back the ordinance. The writer demands a hard cap of three tours weekly and vows opposition to unwanted neighborhood tours.
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Colleton Avenue
Lack of logic in Schiavo case roils debate in Florida
A letter critiques court rulings keeping Terri Schiavo alive via feeding tube and contrasts the handling with calls for the death penalty in other crimes. The writer links perceived hypocrisy to legal decisions and warns of moral decline, calling for consistent justice across cases.
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Terri Schiavo
Florida
Adolf Hitler
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Brian Nichols
Atlanta
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Jessica Lunsford
Schiavo
Explosion rattles oil refinery near Houston
Charles Gregory and coworkers sheltered inside a trailer tank when a floor rumble from a blast shook the facility south of Houston. The incident involved an oil refinery and temporary disruption of operations. Local responders investigated.
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Charles Gregory
Houston
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