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A collection of reader opinions and letters to the editor from the Aiken Standard. Topics range from support for The Variety restaurant and praise for front page coverage to remarks on Social Security, welfare, traffic, eyesores on public highways, and doughnut holes in taxes. Submit via TalkBack line or email, with names optional.
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Dan Brown
Hitchcock Parkways
Long Island Expressway
Manhattan
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Lottery results top list from two states night draws
South Carolina and Georgia numbers announced for Pick 3 and Pick 4 evening and midday draws. Palmetto Cash 5 and Fantasy 5 results listed with Powerball and Power Play details. Georgia and South Carolina show winning sequences including 5 digit and 4 digit combinations, plus late Saturday and Powerball postings.
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Cash
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Ridge Spring Monetta staff earn state awards at Myrtle Beach
Ridge Spring Monetta Middle High School highlighted three top state honors at the South Carolina awards ceremony in Myrtle Beach. Damien Dennis along with teachers Tiffany and Joey Middlebrooks received Outstanding Student of the Year, Outstanding Regular Educator of the Year and Special Educator of the Year. Principal Kyle Blankenship praised the team for their impact and teamwork while Cassie Cagle of Aiken County Public Schools commended their relationships with honorees.
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Cassie Cagle
Aiken County
Damien
Monetta
Kyle
Blankenship
Joey
Tiffany Middlebrooks
Middlebrookses
Joey Middlebrooks
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle High School
Grave of The Little Boy remembered in Graniteville Cemetery
In Graniteville Cemetery near Aiken County a lone grave reads The Little Boy dated October 1855. Local historian Buddy Wingard recounts how residents placed toys coins and a knotted blanket around the site, honoring a sick child thought to have died after being taken to Graniteville.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
South Carolina
Buddy Wingard
Horse Creek
Wingard
Warrenville
Tripp Girarderl
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