Writing proficiency gaps emerge in national test results
About three fourths of fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders show partial mastery of writing skills in 1998 testing. Only 23 percent of fourth graders are proficient, 27 percent of eighth graders, and 22 percent of twelfth graders meet proficient standards.
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Washington
Education Department
National Assessment Governing Board
Congress
Gary Phillips
National Center For Education Statistics
Wood eludes capture again in South Carolina manhunt
92 year old prison escapee Charlie Wood evades authorities for a third day after a parole violation arrest. He was spotted Monday around 3 pm on Dixie Clay Road by Genie Hamlet who notified the sheriff. A large manhunt persisted in the Huber Clay Road Dixie Clay Road Flint Drive area as investigators chased Wood through yards and homes.
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Scott Webster
Aiken County
Bruce Fox
Pine Log Road
Huber Clay Road
Sheriff's Office
Charlie Howard Wood
Charlie Wood
Wood
Dixie Clay Road
Genie Hamlet
Flint Drive
Central Court
Aiken
Aiken County Detention Center
York Street
McClearen Faces Scrutiny Over Campaign Ties
Aiken GOP activist H A Mac McClearen defends his role as Perry campaign manager amid claims he can stay neutral on the city election commission. Scott Singer requests city action as questions arise about a commissioner’s dual roles in politics and public duties.
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Aiken
H.A
Mac) McClearen
Skipper Perry
House
City Election ‘Commission
McClearen
Perry
Scott Singer
Rudy
Mason
Kathryn Kling
Rebekah Sutherland
GOP
Singer
Roger LeDuic
Charlie Condon
State Election Commission
Roger
Poker operators risking licenses in South Carolina
South Carolina video gaming owners face license revocation for failing to pay a $50 per machine surcharge. The Department of Revenue warns 129 owners, including in Aiken County, that nonpayment within 30 days risks losing licenses and machines for the November referendum. Ed Snyder owes $50 for one machine and Tucker Amner $200 for four.
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Southarolina
South Carolina
Department of Revenue
Aiken County
Ed Snyder
Tucker Amner
Councilman denies politics influenced grievance panel changes
Aiken County Councilman Joel Randall denied politics ruled in substituting two members on the county employees grievance panel. The Sept. 21 meeting appointed Lois Cornwell and Lynn Crawford Freeman to replace Yul Holloway and Shirley Harden, prompting objections from Coroner Sue Townsend who said her office should not be shuffled for staff.
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Aiken
Joel Randall
Randall
Coun
Cil
Lois Cornwell
Lynn Crawford Freeman
Willar Highover
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