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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 2008
Page
1
Doctors transplant a windpipe built from the patient's own stem cells, avoiding anti rejection medication. The procedure marks a milestone in personalized tissue engineering and may reduce long term immune suppression needs.
Michael Gibbons photographs Harvey Stone of Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism assembling the top of the downtown Aiken snowflake tree while Kenny Seigler and Nick Willing work on the base. The Aiken Standard offers holiday shopping tips for the season. All next week.
Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing presents impact of heavy topics in The Laramie Project through the voices of Samuel Garvin Salley Zoe Grace Howard North Augusta Theodore Meriweather Edgefield Charles L Reece Clearwater Deaths and Funerals 6A
Aiken County Sheriff's Office reports rising calls about a Croft Hill Siding contractor Damon Rushton 45 arrested last month on breach of trust charges. Homeowners like Carolyn Cloe say roofing jobs were never completed or funds returned despite $4500 paid. Courtney notes additional incident reports and ongoing fraud concerns.
The piece notes seasonal spikes in heating oil as winter tightens its grip. In Aiken local kerosene costs approach four dollars per gallon while national averages stay around two seventy four. Southeast consumption accounts for about six percent of U S heating oil use.
National Weather Service forecaster Al Moore in Columbia reports persistent high pressure bringing unseasonably cool and dry conditions to Aiken through the weekend. Temperatures run five to ten degrees below normal with a forecast high near 59 today and mid 30s at night, then upper 50s to mid 20s into Saturday before a slight warmup and another front early next week.
Aiken adds three new eateries with plans for more. Subway at 804 E Pine Log Rd opened about two weeks ago under Raj Patel, offering 10 am to 10 pm daily and a future grand opening after year’s start. Checkers Drive-In on Whiskey Road draws crowds since last Tuesday with 10 am to midnight hours. Golden Corral on Whiskey Road reopened Oct 31 under new management with lunch and dinner buffets. Beef O Brady's opening noted with details continued on page 5A.
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