Reader responds about Gamecock comments
A reader blasts a Tennessee fan and Clemson supporters for excuses after a football game. The letter mocks out of bounds calls, praises Carolina pride, and invites others to phone in or email opinions to the Aiken Standard Talkback.
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Thurmond stories sought for 100th birthday tribute
The Aiken Standard invites readers to share remembrances of Strom Thurmond, longtime U S senator from South Carolina who will leave the Senate in January as its longest serving member. The tribute coincides with his 100th birthday next month and requests stories mailed to Strom Thurmond Recollection, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29601, or emailed and faxed to the listed contacts.
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Veterans finally thanked as they are honored in care center
Eleanor Weatherford and Richard Ellison recalled hardships faced by Vietnam veterans upon return in 1960s and 1970s. Marine Corps League members at Mattie C Hall Health Care Center praised efforts to say welcome home and encourage veterans who avoid society to reconnect.
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Friends rally to get man on the road again
Marion Webb, a 1952 Barnwell High School graduate and former assistant superintendent of public schools in Aiken County Area Four, seeks a new van after a 1981 spinal injury left him with limited mobility. First Citizens Bank started a van fund. local supporters include James Fowke and Brian DuBose. Details: 685-5341, 279-8914, ironwork4 aol.com, ifowke juno.com.
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McGhees Mile Landmark Hearing Delayed This Week
Aiken City Council will not hold a second reading on landmark status for Bruce and Janis McGhees Standardbred racing facility. Attorneys for all parties are in talks over options short of designation as neighboring landowner Kiki Blalock presses to include the site in the historic district.
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SC awards 4 million to curb drunk driving education and patrols
Two grants totaling 4 million to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety fund DUI education and enforcement. About half supports a statewide anti DUI campaign with enforcement and media, while the DUI Enhanced Enforcement Team program funds three seven trooper teams in Midlands Upstate and Pee Dee Coastal regions.
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