Editorial: Sanford personal life and Obama Medicare stance
Readers critique Sanford for abandoning South Carolina while focusing on Medicare rhetoric about Obama. They argue doctors face cuts and insurance costs, defend gun rights, decry federal debt, and urge support for law abiding citizens with concealed weapons. They invite public TalkBack comments via the Aiken Standard.
Neighbors rally against proposed chicken farm in Williston
About 60 residents attended a public meeting on Webbs Pond Road organized by DHEC to give feedback on a proposed six-house chicken farm with 240 000 birds. Concerns focused on health environmental impact property values and nearby waterways.
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Controversy over Wire Road chicken farm in Aiken County
A DHEC public meeting in October 2011 sparked debate over a proposed Wire Road chicken farm in rural Aiken County. Neighbors fear dust, groundwater contamination, wetlands damage, and odor. The project rests in administrative court after an appeal, with a decision pending.
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Clemson rookie debate team wins national tournament
Aiken High graduate Spencer Riehl joined Clemson University’s new debate squad. The freshman helped in a national tournament victory with Riehl earning an individual first in varsity policy. He noted many teammates are freshmen and new to debate.
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Ball State debate team eyes India after strong Clemson showing
The Ball State squad, coached by Lindsey Dixon, heads to Los Angeles this weekend for a national event and plans an international tournament in India in December. Dixon, a Ball State alumna, led a first year program to national success as Clemson and the group praises their dedication. Riehl, a Clemson student, majors in sociology and economics and prepares for an India contest with Harvard and Yale among the expected competitors.
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DOE remains confident on EM goals despite 2014 cuts
DOE officials say a $107 million budget cut will mainly affect liquid waste cleanup at Savannah River Site but Environmental Management can still meet state commitments. EM will still process about a million gallons of salt waste, vitrify 100 canisters, close tanks 5 and 6, and continue Salt Waste Processing Facility work and HM Canyon activities. An earlier story mischaracterized Site Stewardship funding as new RTBF money. the $129 million line reflects an accounting change, not a new program.
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Aiken Standard
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Edgefield County Theatre to stage On Golden Pond
Edgefield County Theatre Company presents On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson on April 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at the Edgefield theater. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost 18 dollars, seating is reserved, call 803-637-3833 for reservations.
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Golden Pond
Ernest Thompson
Edgefield
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