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Audrey Wood Durden
Audrey Wood Durden WARRENVILLE, SC – Mrs. Audrey Wood Durden, age 80, of Warrenville, S.C., loving wife of Earl E. Durden, Sr., and mother of Earl E. (Stephanie) Durden, Jr. and Steven D. (Vicky)...
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TalkBack for Monday, Oct. 1, 2012: Social Security numbers, back pain,...
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Pub Night brings Scottish flair to The Alley
By MELANIE HERBOLD Many Aikenites crowded in The Alley Saturday night for the St. Andrew's Society's Pub Night. The event included a pipe band, Celtic Rhythm Irish Dancers, Scotch tasting and music by...
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Rotary clubs prepare dictionaries for third-graders
BY ROB NOVIT Jason Lewis recalls getting a new dictionary as a third-grader at Millbrook Elementary School "My teacher gave them out, and I was all excited," he said. On Saturday, fifth-grader Jason,...
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Bridge players earn bragging rights at tourney
By MELANIE HERBOLD People from throughout the area came out to play bridge at the Bridge Club of Aiken's Fall Tournament at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center on Sunday. Not all of the people who...
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Braves make history as Medlen beats Mets
By CHARLES ODUM BRAVES 6, METS 2 ATLANTA - Kris Medlen did his part to ensure Chipper Jones' last regular-season home game was a win. Then again, all of the Atlanta Braves have been winning a lot with...
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Keselowski emerges late to win at Dover
By DAN GELSTON DOVER, Del. - Brad Keselowski had fuel to spare for a couple of victory burnouts. Those few splashes of gas left down the stretch were just enough for a checkered flag - and a sign...
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Clemson D still undisciplined
BY TRAVIS SAWCHIK CLEMSON - Clemson has allowed 12 rushing plays of 20 yards or more this season, which ranks 122nd in the Football Bowl Subdivision ahead of only Rice. The No. 15 Tigers have allowed...
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Comeback complete, Europe wins Ryder Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON MEDINAH, Ill. - Erasing some of their worst Ryder Cup memories, the Europeans wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah to match...
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NFL Capsules for Oct. 1
ASSOCIATED PRESS TEXANS 38, TITANS 14 HOUSTON - Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns and Matt Schaub threw two TD passes. Arian Foster had a touchdown run for the...
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SEC East showdown ahead
BY DARRYL SLATER LEXINGTON, Ky. - Since he arrived at South Carolina in 2005, coach Steve Spurrier has accomplished several firsts for the Gamecocks, and chief among them is a trip to the 2010...
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Bryant field goal leads Falcons to win over Panthers
By PAUL NEWBERRY FALCONS 30, PANTHERS 28 ATLANTA - Matt Ryan took an awful beating. Another win for the Atlanta Falcons will make the pain a lot easier to take. Shaking off a career-high seven sacks,...
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Aiken Standard to launch improved website
By Melissa Hanna Readers of aikenstandard.com will notice a new look to our website beginning Tuesday morning. We have revamped our site to make readability and usability much easier. The site...
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Dancers get ready to cavort for a cause
by Melanie Herbold Dancing with the Aiken Stars kicked off its third year on Sunday with the announcement of the dancers at Newberry Hall. Dancers for this year include Beth Barranco and Buzz Rich;...
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Groups focus on breast cancer this month
By Stephanie Turner More than 3,500 women are estimated to get breast cancer this year, and that is in South Carolina alone, according to the American Cancer Society. October is National Breast Cancer...
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Retired school superintendent Joe Brooks dies at 81
By Rob Novit If he hadn't been her boss for several years, said retired Aiken principal LaWana McKenzie, she would have loved to have Dr. Joe Brooks as a next-door neighbor. Brooks, 81, died Friday. He...
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COLUMN: Smile, you're on surveillance camera
By GENE OWENS Advice to apprentice hold-up guys and gals: The next time you hit a convenience store, look straight into the surveillance camera and smile. That should enable you to execute your robbery...
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White House says it thwarted cyberattack
By JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON — The White House is acknowledging an attempt to infiltrate its computer system but says it thwarted the effort. A White House official said the attack targeted an...
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Pew: Half of US adults own tablet or smartphone
WASHINGTON — Americans' news habits are on the move. Half of all adult Americans now own either a tablet computer or a smartphone, and one-third use their mobile devices to view news stories and video...
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