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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 2008
Page
1
The Queen of Soul says Barack Obama could sing well, recalling him singing her hit at a Detroit rally. The report notes Obama may be president elect and links to an AP video.
An obituary listing honors multiple individuals including Anne Butler Evans from Aiken and Elizabeth Y Harley of Collegedale Tennessee. Other names include Gloria Floyd-Phinizy of Long Beach California Helen Post and Regina Sharp of Brooklyn New York Ellen Sillasen of Aiken Paul Smith Gaston Weigle Hazel West and Bob Wilson of Graniteville.
The Aiken County School District must trim about 944000 from its budget due to reduced Education Improve ment Act funding. Plans are due to the State Department of Education with a board meeting looming. Summer school could be cut to save 300000 and class sizes may increase if vacancies occur.
AAA Carolina spokesman Tom Crosby notes prices drop toward $2 a gallon as national averages decline daily. He cites multiple factors and predicts further falls over the coming weeks, then a possible rise around Thanksgiving. In South Carolina unleaded averages at $2.21, down from $3.70 last month.
In Aiken County volunteers redouble efforts at Democratic and Republican headquarters after election day. Democrats celebrate at Kalmia Plaza and plan to recruit candidates, while Republicans on Greenville Street keep buzzing with phone calls and polling logistics as the pace eases.
Mary Frances Smoak Walde appeals a ruling by the Aiken Board of Zoning Appeals which denied a special exception for modifications to a two story pleasure stable behind her home on Two Notch Road. Walde contends the board erred by associating a neighbor's barbecue pit with the plan.
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