Readers weigh Elvis theme critique and local issues in Aiken
Readers discuss the Carolina band using the 2001 theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey and suggest alternatives while also touching on pay for law enforcement and teachers, Sunday alcohol sales, and community concerns. Comments invite feedback via the Talkback hotline and email, with editors reserving space and content rights.
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Elvis
Carolina
Columbia
Charlie Daniels
Aikenstandard
Aiken
Tap into G CAP festival promotes family involvement
Parental participation highlighted at the Tap into G CAP festival at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center. The event raises awareness of a Governor's Cooperative Agreement for Prevention grant aimed at preventing alcohol tobacco and drugs among youths 11 to 17 in Aiken County.
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Rachel Wooden
Jacob
Smith-Hazel
Kaitlin
Blake
Wooden
Safe Team
Aiken County
Gretchen Durrah
Aiken Center
Aiken
Durrah
Darrah
Ginny Spunnor
Bree'Ann Perry
Tiffany Barron
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
ATC marks 30th anniversary with campus celebration
Aiken Technical College marked its 30th anniversary with a campus banquet in the gymnasium. Nelle Tyler recalled the campus history from 200 to 2,600 students as faculty spoke on ATC growth and economic impact. Community leaders, including Kathy Mixson and Virginia James, praised the college and its partnership with industry and government.
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Nelle Tyler
Aiken Technical College
ATC
Tyler
CSRA
Susan Graham
Graham
Kathy Mixson
Aiken Career and Technology
Mixson
Student Government Association
Virginia James
James
Aiken
Pat Cunning
Founda
Taf
Rob Newi Laughlin
CSRA remembers 9/11 with multiple memorial events
Aiken and CSRA communities mark the 9/11 anniversary with church services at Southside Free Will Baptist in Aiken Cedar Creek Church hosting law enforcement appreciation day Augusta Museum of History hosting Augusta Remembers 9/11 Aiken Technical College a remembrance ceremony featuring New York firefighter Fred Bischoff St Johns United Methodist Church hosts a service of healing and meditation all day bell tolls observed thousands of people participate in prayer and remembrance events across the region
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Free Will Baptist Church
East Pine Log Road
Aiken
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Augusta Museum of History
Reynolds Street
Augusta
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Aiken Technical College
Marine Corps League of Aiken
Ers
New York City
Fred Bischoff
St. John’s United
CSRA
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Elaine Keller
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