Heavier Book Bags Raise Health Worry at Atlanta Elementary
In Atlanta, students like 9 year old Shana Berkeley haul 20 pound packs amid calls from pediatricians to cap loads at 10 to 20 percent of body weight. CPSC data show thousands of injuries from bags. Bangkok education ministry previously set weight limits but Centennial Place Elementary has none, with wheeled bags common to carry textbooks and supplies.
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Atlanta
Shana Berkeley
Shana
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Wayne Yankus
American Academy of Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
Centennial Place Elementary School
Deaths: Peter A. Bonnet James S. Cummings Kathleen Milstead
Obituary notices list Peter A. Bonnet of Graniteville James S. Cummings of Aiken and Kathleen Ma Milstead of Aiken. The notices appear on page 5A with brief biographical details and funeral information.
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Peter A. Bonnet
Graniteville
James S. Cummings
Aiken
Kathleen
Ma) Milstead
Georgia lottery Sunday draw results summary
Sunday Georgia lottery numbers show Cash 3 winning digits 05 4, Daily 4 Pantasy 6 29 11 21 26. This brief update lists the drawn Cash 3 digits and Pantasy numbers for the indicated draw.
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Pantasy
Public Safety website in Aiken offers safety tips and feedback
Officer Eddie George created the ADPS site at adps.aiken.net four years ago to share rape prevention tips babysitting safety and other personal safety guidance. The site includes a Kids Korner guestbook and access to driver license points street closings and complaint filing instructions.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken
Eddie George
Kids Korner
George
ADPS
Fatality rises to 46 this year in Aiken crash
A Florida woman, Jennifer Leonardo, 20, was killed near Whiskey Road and Citadel Drive as a Toyota Tercel driven by Jacqueline Yeager, 19, collided with a Suburban driven by Lori Orthen, 35, in a high speed crash. Yeager survived in fair condition. Orthen and her children escaped unharmed. Coroners note 46 fatalities for 1996 in Aiken region with speed identified as a key factor.
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Florida
Whiskey Road
Citadel Drive
Jennifer Leonardo
Altemonte Springs
Fla
Tim Carleton
Jacqueline Yeager
Winter Springs
Maryland
Aiken
Lori A. Orthen
Sue Townsend
Ms. Orthen
Toyota
Bryant
Carleton
Leonardo
Miss Yeager
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Orthen
Lance Cpl. Jones Gamble
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Ms. Yeager
Gamble
Seniors enjoy pony visit at Trinity Lutheran Home Sandhurst Estate
Seniors at Trinity Lutheran Home enjoyed a 3 week old miniature pony visiting the Sandhurst Estate yard three weeks ago. Residents, including Fannie Mae Miles, laughed as the playful pony nibbled flowers and posed for pets. The event sparked joy, with staff noting the pony’s calming, therapeutic effect and considering more outdoor activities and visits to the bed and breakfast stables behind the estate.
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Sandy Cray
Nancy Kneece
Trinity Lutheran Home
Sandhurst
Fannie Mae Miles
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Ginny Southworth Sreen
Public Safety
Aiken.net
Leonard C. Miller
Townsend
Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Byron Baxley
Scott Webster
Tal Lutheran
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