Isabel Strikes Eastern Seaboard Halts D C and Powers Out
Hurricane Isabel knocked out power to more than 3.5 million people as it weakened to a tropical storm and moved up the East Coast. The storm caused nine deaths across Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland and prompted the Washington federal shutdown.
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Storm chasers recount brutal Isabel trek to Elizabeth City
Brad Riley of Aiken and Richard Horonder of Miami described a treacherous chase as Hurricane Isabel battered northeastern North Carolina. They said the return trip was terrible with downed trees and a perilous drive as they reached a hotel room near Elizabeth City after a day of tracking the storm.
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Aiken
Brad Riley
Richard Horonder
Miami
Avondale Mills to Close Warren Division Dyeing Plant
About 20 Avondale Mills workers at the Warren Division will lose jobs as the garment dyeing operation closes. Corporate VP Craig Crockard cites unfair Chinese competition and notes the plant was a small peripheral market for the company.
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Cancer survivor paddler Linda Owens stars in Charleston dragon boat program
Linda Owens a USC Aiken professor and cancer survivor spends Tuesday chemotherapy sessions in Charleston then paddles for an hour in a 20 member dragon boat on the Ashley River. Dragon boating supports survivors and nonprofit sponsor Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC oversees Charleston group. Owens recalls early life and journalism career while guiding student media as a USC A professor.
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Nigerian priest volunteers at St. Gerard's of Aiken
Father Justin Ukpong, a Nigerian priest, serves at St. Gerard's of Aiken noting the church's diversity among 43 member families since arriving in May and planning to leave in November. He reflects on American openness, his research travels in the US, and his work shaping future Nigerian leaders as he teaches at the Catholic University of West Africa.
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