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Longevity and resilience in Aiken highlights
Roberts, who raised other people’s children, returned to Aiken to care for a sick brother. She loves Popeyes chicken and brownies, rejects vegetables and cake, and survived double pneumonia and the loss of a leg due to poor circulation. Dede Biles, a longtime Aiken Standard assignment reporter, is a Concord North Carolina native and UNC Chapel Hill alumna.
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University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill