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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 2002
Page
2
Letters criticize James Gallman and the NAACP for opposing a DaimlerChrysler plant in South Carolina amid calls to create 3 000 high paying jobs for all races. The page also notes a smaller Midlands Valley team and reports on absentee ballot requests in Aiken County as the November election approaches.
The Aiken Standard invites teachers and readers to share remembrances of Strom Thurmond, the United States senator from South Carolina who will retire in January after 48 years. The paper plans a special section to coincide with his 100th birthday and requests stories by mail, email, or fax.
Taylor Griffith and East Aiken Elementary students spent Saturday washing cars and collecting funds for Make a Difference Day. Principal organizer Kathy Linton coordinated school wide projects linking with city and county programs, while USC Aiken students and community members joined in. Donations and garage sale proceeds totaled $935 as fourth and fifth graders choose recipient charities, teaching ownership and care for others. Alvin Smith donated after seeing signs, exemplifying community support for the event.
Aiken County teachers host a Tuesday forum at South Aiken High School at 7 p.m. inviting candidates from three contested districts to give opening and closing statements and answer questions. Sutherland and Towles seek District 2 seats, Murphy faces Jones in District 3, Yaun runs in District 6 with two challengers Cartin and Sanders. English in District 7 and Goforth in District 5 are unopposed incumbents.
Mark Sanford and Lindsey Graham will stop at The Alley in Aiken at 3 30 p m Tuesday October 29 as part of a three day Leadership Tour of South Carolina starting in Rock Hill today and ending in Florence on Wednesday If rain occurs the Aiken event moves to the Aiken Municipal building
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