Aikenite Helps Prisoners Entering Outside World
Ken McKellar, former Aiken High student and Marine Corps veteran, works full time helping prisoners and released offenders rejoin society. Now a senior criminology major at Florida State, he previously directed the Worthy Boys Camps and the Alston Wilkes Home in Greenville, Columbia. He notes buggy gaps in post release training, especially for women, and cites that only 15 percent of inmates pose a threat while over half are in maximum security with limited rehabilitation.
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Susan Schubert
Ken McKeller
Aiken High School
Aiken County
Robert McKellar
Lyon Dr
Alston Wilkes
Greenville
Florida State University
McKellar
Wor
Thy Boys
Monetta
Sheriff's Department
Marrine Corps
Marine Corps
Brig
Florida
Austin Wilkes Home
Columbia
Alston Wilkes Homes
The Mothers A Novel of Five Marriages
Review discusses Elissa Dale’s The Mothers a Prentice Hall edition about Diana Gordon a glamorous woman whose life unfolds through five marriages and numerous affairs. The critique notes the plot is familiar with a sequence of sexual escapades and that the middle portions are explicit, appealing to readers seeking sensational romance.
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Elissa Dale
Prentice-Hall, Inc
Englewood Cliffs
N.J
Susan Schubert
Wade Hampton Of South Carolina Biography Highlights Civil War Era
A biography for young readers of Wade Hampton recounts his life from youth in white-columned houses through the Confederate war years to his Red Shirt election as governor and later senator. The account notes his reluctance to war, his try to unite black and white citizens, sacrifices of his sons, and his final call to bless all people. Hoyt Simmons provides illustrations.
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Lord OF the
Hampton
Hoyt Simmons
South Carolina
Birds, Weather, and Questions in a Quiet Yard
The writer observes a September yard scene with Carolina wrens, tufted pittosporum, and berrying pyracantha. Birds like bluejays and titmice visit, while jays reveal themselves by seeds pinging a feeder. A late night migrant bird prompts pondering if birds worry, papering a meditation on unanswered questions.
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Helen Mary Fenninger
Titmice
Bluejays
Great Books Club sets available at Aiken library
The Aiken Great Books Discussion Group starts its 12th year on October 17. Limited reading sets remain for purchase at the Aiken County Public Library, with the full year’s paperback set from the Great Books Foundation at 9.60. Titles include Baudelaire Flowers of Evil and Racine Phaedra.
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Aiken Great Books Discussion Group
Aiken County
Baudelaire
Phaedra
Racine
William James
Martin Luther
St. Paul
Docket Heavy for October General Sessions Court
The October 2 term faces about 250 cases, one of the county’s heaviest dockets. Assistant Solicitor LaVaun Fox cites a large share of cases as drugs, about 60, and plans to confer with First Circuit Judge Louis Rosen on handling the load.
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General Sessions Court
LaVaun Fox
Fox
First Circuit
Louis Rosen
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