Aitken Stannard Founded in 1867
Publisher Scott B. Hunter leads the firm with Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor and Dee Taylor directing Advertising. Terri Cheek serves as Business Manager, Laura Tiedman as Circulation Manager, Letitia Jefferson as Classified Advertising Manager, and Ronnie Butler as Production Director.
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Scott B. Hunter
Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Letitia Jefferson
Jones quote ascribed to Dr Thomas F Jones Jr
A reflective line attributed to Dr Thomas F Jones Jr an American college official who lived from 1916 to 1981 noting that friends may come and go while enemies accumulate.
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Thomas F. Jones, Jr
American College
Letters on rights zoning and retirement praise
A letter writer criticizes gun rights rhetoric and zoning decisions as overbuilt growth. Another letter praises nurse Wanda Houghton for decades of compassionate care and a joyful retirement, noting her impact on patients and colleagues. Dr Danijela Zotovic signs the retirement tribute.
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Danijela Zotovic
Aiken
Democrats wage attack on Sanford in South Carolina race
Democrats circulate daily emails quoting Republicans to attack Mark Sanford as the 1st District special election on May 7 looms. Ex-wife Jenny Sanford accuses him of trespassing at her home while Sanford defends his actions amid ongoing ethics probes and renewed scrutiny.
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South Carolina
Democratic Party
Mark Sanford
Sanford
GOP
Congress
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Mick Mulvaney
Tim Scott
U.S
State Ethics Commission
Jenny Sanford
Edly
Sullivans Island
After Boston Bombings and Global Labor Probes Echo Fallout
Tom Champoux notes scars from the Boston Marathon bombings with boarded windows as Everett Dutschke faces ricin probe developments. Charles Kernaghan cites corruption in Bangladesh linking to a deadly building collapse with at least 175 deaths.
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Tom Champoux
Bangladesh
Charles Kernaghan
The
Institute For Global Labour and Human Rights
Ethics bill surprise shows folly of secret lawmaking
The State notes the House Judiciary Committee passed H.3945, a broad ethics reform bill, with decriminalization changes and sweeping provisions enacted after rushed, secret handling. The column argues the process undermines vetting, raises penalties confusion, and risks flawed rules benefiting insiders while highlighting backroom deals in Columbia politics.
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Columbia
House
Judiciary Committee
Zeus’ Brow
Bruce Bannister
Harrell
Senate
Department of Administration
Ways and Means
Dan Cooper
Senate Finance
Hugh Leatherman
Conference Committee
Smith
Quinnac
Budget and Control Board
Letters to the Editor Guidance at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with a real name and full address and daytime phone, under 300 words, and may be edited or rejected at the paper's discretion. No pen names or anonymous submissions are allowed, and contact details are provided for inquiries and delivery to the Opinions Page.
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Aiken
P.O. Box
Aikenstandard
Jennifer Miller
Jmiller
Aikenstandard.com
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