Think About It Editorial
Editorial board opinion from the Aiken Standard features Ellen Priest publisher Tim O Brient audience development director Melissa Hanna and Michael Ulmer editorial page editor. The piece reflects board views on current local issues and civic engagement.
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Tim O’briant
Melissa Hanna
Michael Ulmer
Local candidates applaud community service in South Carolina race
In Aiken County six contenders seek the District 84 seat as incumbent Roland Smith retires. Democrats Rosie Berry and five Republicans Chris Corley Adam Mestres Susan Swanson Rick Turnbull and S Lance Weaver vie to replace him. The piece urges principled service and focus on jobs infrastructure and education.
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Aiken
S.C. House of Representatives
Columbia
Statehouse
Smith
Obama outlines limits on NSA phone data collection
A year after Snowden revelations Obama proposes moving bulk Americans' phone records to private companies for storage about 18 months, with access only via a judge for linked-callers cases. The plan, while bipartisan, omits a formal adversarial process before the FISA Court and faces Congress amid partisan risk and privacy debates.
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Barack Obama
NSA
Obama
National Security Agency
Congress
House Intelligence Committee
Mike Rogers
Mich
C.A
Ruppersberger
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Capitol Hill
Lighten Up On Criticizing First Lady And Family
column by Kathleen Parker in The Washington Post urges less venom toward Michelle Obama. it notes online attacks and a tell all claim while defending the first lady’s dignified conduct and public service amid scrutiny from critics, media, and political opponents.
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Michelle Obama
China
White House
Reid Cherlin
The
New Republic
Obama
Vladimir Putin
Michelle
Marian Robinson
Hawaii
Obamas
Benedict XVI
Susan Rice
Pope Francis
Vatican
Laura Bush
Middle East
Bush
Petra
Jordan
Kim Kardashian
Andy Wong
U.S
Chengdu No. 7 High School
Sichuan Province
Letter to the editor on Hobby Lobby case and religious duty
The writer argues against the view that prayer is banned in schools and defends Hobby Lobby in the contraception dispute. They claim Hobby Lobby provides required coverage except for a specific abortion-related method and reject the notion of employer veto power while condemning secularism as intrusive. The piece urges respect for faith-based business owners and rejects tying personal contraception to employer responsibilities.
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Leonard Pitts
Hobby Lobby
Disney World
Pitts
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