State Board bans advertising on South Carolina school buses
The South Carolina State Board of Education voted to ban all advertising on school buses reversing a 2007 relaxation. Senator Greg Ryberg praised the move to protect children from profit-driven ads, while district officials noted districts could have funded programs via ads but now must pursue other options.
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R-Aiken
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Aiken Standard Letter on School Bus Advertising Ban
The reader asks for opinions on the South Carolina school board vote to ban advertising on public school buses. The letter invites residents to express views to Opinions at the Aiken Standard via postal mail or email.
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Gibbons to speak at Birds & Butterflies Nature Series
Whit Gibbons of Savannah River Ecology Laboratory will discuss Reptiles and Amphibians of the Savannah River Area at Birds & Butterflies on Rose Hill Estate Sept 18 at 7 p.m. The $25 advance fee covers a catered buffet. space is limited and books will be sold and autographed after the talk.
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Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Whit Gibbons
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Savannah River
Rose Hill
Ron Brenneman
Brenneman
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Free prostate cancer month events at ARMC
Aiken Regional Medical Centers observes September as prostate cancer month with a free seminar at USC Aiken today and free screenings on September 20. Terry Leiden, cancer survivor and author, speaks at 6 p.m. in the USC Aiken conference center. Free screening on Sept 20 runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cancer Care Institute of Carolina, 100 Aurora Place. call 641-5808 for appointments. space is limited.
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REEL Film Series opens with How to Cook Your Life
The REEL Art Film Series starts with the Zen themed cooking film How to Cook Your Life at the Aiken Center for the Arts on Thursday at 7 p.m. A 6:30 p.m. cooking demonstration by Chef Joanie Schisler precedes the screening. The 94 minute documentary follows Zen Master Edward Espe Brown exploring food and life linking cooking to humanity and mindfulness. Tickets are $8 general and $5 for students with a $40 six-film pass available. For details call 641-9094 or visit 122 Laurens St. SW.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
Joanie Schisler
San Francisco
Edward Espe Brown
Brown
Tassajara Mountain Centre
California
Doris Dorrie
Scheibbs Buddhist Centre
Austria
Tassajara
Eiher Dogen
Dogen
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