Voices and Vows Echo From Leaders and Legends
A collage of quotes from Tiger Woods David Duval Gov Hodges VP Cheney and Laura Bush. The remarks touch on sports politics leadership and personal memory amid ongoing debates on lottery funding and federal spending.
Aiken Standard Personnel Roster Noted
The Aiken Standard lists staff positions including Editor Scott B Hunter, Managing Editor Tim O Briant, Newsroom and business staff such as Jeffrey B Wallace, Ellen C Priest, Circulation Director Ellen C Priest, Systems Manager J David Boyd, Pressroom Supervisor James R Bennett Jr, and Garth R Groshans in the management team.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Garth R. Groshans
Timothy E. O'Briant
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Pick a doofus for the ten dollar bill
The author argues against Reagan on the ten, suggesting a truly foolish president like William Henry Harrison would be a better, humorous lesson. He lists disliked presidents, admires Mark Twain, and ends proposing Harrison to remind Americans of leadership flaws, making people feel smart each time they see the bill.
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Alexander Hamilton
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Death Valley
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Hamilton
Washington
Lincoln
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Dan Quayle
M. Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Bush
Ford
Carter
LBJ
Warren G. Harding
Ulysses S. Grant
James Buchanan
Mark Twain
Grant
William Henry Harrison
St Angela property could be city owned for a public space
A 1974 St. Angela Academy graduate urges the City of Aiken to purchase the former St. Angela property adjacent to Rye Patch and Hope Lands Gardens. Proposes annexation, landscaping, and an arbor with events space named The Berrie Patch at St. Angela, with historic commission approval.
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St. Angela
St. Angela Academy
Aiken
Talso
Hornings
Rye Patch
Hopelands Gardens
Hopelands
Historic Preservation Commission
David Rosling
Letters to the Editor guidelines at Aiken Standard
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
P.O
8.C
Swallace
Duesouth
Nuclear power may save California energy future
In California the 1998 energy crisis deepens as Pacific Gas & Electric seeks bankruptcy. Gov Gray Davis oversees a 2.7 billion purchase of Southern California Edison's transmission network, while rolling blackouts loom and prices rise. The piece argues for nuclear power as a cleaner, cheaper alternative. It notes Edison’s debt, state market actions, and compares Texas growth with California stagnation. It ends by invoking The China Syndrome era fears and urging nuclear reconsideration.
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Washington
Gev
Gray Davis
California
Southern California Edison
Pacific Gas & Electric
Golden State
Southern California
America
Clinton Justice Department
Janet Reno
Ravel
Jane Fonda
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Tiger Woods
David Duval
Woods
Army
Neal Sealock
U.S
Jim Hodges
State Senate
North Carolina
John Wesley Roache
Richard Cheney
Donna Burke
Inez Tenenbaum
Columbia English
Traci Young Cooper
South Carolina
Luke
Laura Bush
Lindsey Graham
R.S.C
Savannah River
Noapke
Texas
Vernan