Judicial Farce and Calls for Merit Reform in South Carolina
The piece denounces the legislature for nominating unqualified judges, calls for merit selection as advocated by Rep. Hodges, and urges a law requiring lawmakers to wait a year before seeking judgeships, plus a broadened evaluator panel led by a retired judge. It also supports lethal injection as an option in capital punishment and condemns corporal punishment in schools as ineffective.
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Judicial Screening Committee
Rep
James H. Hodges
Hodges
Rep. Hodges
Charleston
Post and
South Carolina
America
Greenville County School Board
Aiken Standard Contact Details and Publication Facts
The Aiken Standard lists its mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and physical office at 124 Rutland Drive The switchboard number is 648 2311 and delivery issues line 649 5315 The paper publishes weekday afternoons and weekend editions and is a product of Aiken Communications Inc established in 1867 with subscriptions handled via Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
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Roland J. Simkins Williston
Heart Attack Saves Highlight Aiken Hospital Role
Reader recalls a Feb 15 heart attack at Aiken Regional Medical Centers and credit to Dr. Staggs and Dr. Cundey for emergency care and angioplasty. He argues for extending the executive order allowing angioplasty and criticizes state bureaucrats and real estate fear tactics affecting the CSRA economy.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Aiken
Clifford Staggs
David Cundey
DHEC
Aiken Hospital
Campbell
Augusta
Robert Burns
Cundey
Columbia
Beasley
CSRA
Savannah River
Thanks From Shrine Ladies On Behalf Of Shrine Auxiliary
The Shrine Auxiliary thanks the Aiken Standard and local businesses and individuals for Casino Night support. Their fundraiser funds free transportation to Shriners hospitals for crippled and burned children across North America, aiding families regardless of cost.
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Shrine Auxiliary
Aiken Standard
South Carolina
Shriner
Shriner’s
Shriners
Cincinnati
Ohio
Shrine
North America
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Sue S. Brown
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Andrew D. Morgan
Aiken, S.C
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