Editorial: Child deaths are avoidable
Editorial warned that children die when left unattended in closed cars. It cites two recent deaths in Hanahan and a 2004 Aiken case, urging parents to protect children and avoid leaving them in hot vehicles, noting temps can exceed 140 degrees.
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Charleston
Lametta Heyward
Trinity Campbell
Shawn Campbell Jr
Aiken
Karla N. Edwards
Zachary
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Civic leaders face harsher talk in Train Depot and center debates
Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace laments harsh online critiques of leaders behind Aiken’s Train Depot and African American Cultural Center projects. He urges focus on policy merits rather than personal attacks to encourage civic involvement and progress.
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The Perils of Impatience and Waiting
A pastor reflects on impatience as a universal danger that undermines friendship and ambition. He cites tests of delay as proof of character, compares impatience to impotence, and urges steadfast calm, patience, and faith in hardship. The piece closes with a call to endure storms and remain patient in times of unrest.
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Horeb
Paul
Arabia
Jesus
Judea
Howard Whitman
Emerson
Tomorrow Wi Writers Share View on Proposed St Mary Help
A writer at St Mary Help of is set to present a critique of others who remove flower arrangements from grave sites, reflecting on respectful practices and community standards.
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Letter Warns SREL Loss Hurts Savannah River Site Future
A letter argues that loss of SREL would hamper early detection of environmental changes at the Savannah River Site. It notes competition among DOE sites for plutonium missions and stresses SREL’s 50 years of environmental data. The demise would reduce SRS advantage, impair surveillance of waste treatment and vitrification programs, tritium operations, and overall ecological knowledge within DOE.
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SREL
Savannah River
DOE
Debating Aiken Train Depot as a Revenue Asset
Residents discuss a proposed train depot highlighting its historical role in Aiken. Supporters argue operational viability could attract tours to Charleston Savannah and other regional attractions as a revenue stream.
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Aiken
Charleston
Savannah
cuiZine owner admits error over expired Sunday liquor permit
Aiken resident Bill Stover questions why cuiZine’s owner wasn’t notified of the Sunday liquor permit expiration for seven months. He notes the state’s delay in billing, wonders about license coverage, and predicts August Sunday closures will cut sales tax revenue.
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S.C. Revenue Department
Aiken Public Safety Department
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Revenue Department
Bill Stover
Aiken
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