Aiken Standard History and Editorial Leader Names
The Aiken Standard traces its founding in 1867 and lists Ellen Priest as Publisher and Editor, Michael Smith as Executive Editor, and Holly Ellington as News Editor. The Thought of the Day features a Martin Luther King Jr. quotation about challenge and controversy.
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Ellen Priest
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Holly Ellington
Pacers & Polo benefits USC Aiken volunteers weekend event
Pacers and Polo, the final leg of Ai ken's annual Triple Crown, draws volunteer USC Aiken student athletes to help funds scholarships. Over 100 athletes assist with ticketing parking and inflatables, boosting USCA's athletic funding and community presence in rain or shine.
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Randy Warrick
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USC Aiken Athletics
Warrick
Tim Hall
Hall
Pacers & Polo
USC Aiken Pacers
New Downtown Shop Opens with Eclectic Art Exhibit
Aiken welcomes a new specialty shop in the Eulalie Salley building on Laurens Street with rear entrance by the alley near New Moon Cafe. An art exhibit features works by sixth grade to college students, including Lotus, Hands Meeting, Dandelion Wishes, and Spark.
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Aiken
Eulalie Salley
Laurens Street
New Moon Cafe
Tom
K T Ruthven Named as Candidate for SC House District 81
A letter endorses Kevin K T Ruthven a former law enforcement officer Marine and Vietnam veteran as a trustworthy candidate for South Carolina House District 81 in Aiken The writer credits KT with honesty integrity and dependable help during medical rehab and recovery highlighting his service to the community and readiness to represent the people.
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Kevin “K.T
Ruthven
Aiken
K.T
South Carolina
C S Lewis on Hell and the State in a 1960 Preface
Gary Bunker analyzes C S Lewis critique of the managerial state likening Hell to a well ordered bureaucracy. The piece cites Hitler Stalin and Beria imagery, Russell Kirk and Paul Johnson on ideology, and warns the state’s growth risks dehumanizing power, ending with a call for vigilant citizenship.
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Heinrich Himmler
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Reinhard Heydrich
Joseph Stalin
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Lavrentiy Beria
Beria
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Michael Moore
Bernie Sanders
Russell Kirk
Kirk
Paul Johnson
Lord Acton
United States
America
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and a daytime phone number for verification. Submissions must be under 500 words, may be edited, and must not be anonymous or pen named. Publication is discretionary and letters tied to organized campaigns may be declined.
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