Masters Week Begins in Augusta and Aiken Area
Editorial notes Masters Week draws tens of thousands to Augusta and nearby Aiken as golf fans and visitors fill roads and courses. It highlights spring break, traffic, crowded restaurants, and the chance for locals to welcome guests while celebrating the year’s first major. The piece recalls historic clubs like Palmetto Golf Club and the county’s evolution with new courses.
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Bryan Texas seeks revival with historic downtown charm
A visitor compares Bryan and nearby College Station highlighting a once bustling downtown now largely vacant. The revival centers on LaSalle Hotel and other historic structures transformed into lofts, shops, and eateries while preserving period signage and a train still passing at night.
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Clarke's Testimony Sparks Partisan Debate On Terror Commission
The piece argues Clarke's testimony and motives harm the 9/11 commission. It cites Clarke's book and Iraq war views as fueling criticism. It condemns the panel's partisan makeup, noting members like Ben-Veniste Gorelick Fielding Thompson Kerry, and urges nonpartisan reform to learn from past failures.
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Veterans Walk honored by Silver Bluff High School
Theresa Snyder commends Silver Bluff High School students and advisor Jason Goings for creating a Veterans Walk in Aiken County. She praises the project as a lasting teaching moment and a refreshing show of support for veterans amid national doubts about leadership.
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Kerry uses religion as political tool in Catholic controversy
The writer critiques John Kerry's use of scripture at a black church claiming Catholics should not mix faith and politics. He argues the Catholic Church opposes Kerry positions on gay marriage and abortion and labels him an apostate Catholic. The piece questions religion's place in politics and predicts little political gain from Kerry’s approach.
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Caesar
St. Louis
Wetzel Letter Corrects Horseplay Committee Credit
A Wednesday edition letter from Gerry Owen praising the community and the Horseplay committee for Horseplay success is echoed. The writer corrects a typo naming the wrong Wetzel and credits Jack Wetzel as the main unstinting worker.
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Aiken Standard Seeks Reader Letters on Public Issues
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