Aiken Standard Publisher and staff roster listed
The Aiken Standard notes its founding in 1867 and presents key staff including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Melissa Hanna Advertising Director Dee Taylor Business Manager Terri Cheek Circulation Manager Laura Friedmann Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson Production Director Ronnie Butler and other roles. The page includes a THINK ABOUT IT quote from Sinclair Lewis.
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Dee Taylor
Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Ronnie Butler
Parenthood Forum in Aiken Highlights Community Gumption
Aiken leaders including Gail Diggs and Lessie Price joined Patrice Jackson at River of Life Church for a Parenthood Forum. The event stressed parental involvement, role models, and extracurriculars to guide children toward positive paths, with youth outreach director Travis Thomas urging concrete community actions.
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Parenthood Forum
River of Life Church
Aiken
Gail Diggs
Lessie Price
Patrice Jackson
Diggs
Travis Thomas
River of Life
Aiken County
South Carolina settles Bank of New York case with mixed results
The State Retirement System settles its lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon for an amount AP says could be as low as 25 million, while Loftis touts more than 100 million in value. The fund gains a higher profit share but faces higher fees and a continuing 40 billion dollar investment with the bank for a decade.
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Curtis Loftis
Loftis
Associated Press
Converse Chellis
Lehman Brothers
Bers
Retirement System Investment Commission
Commission
Investment Commission
Letters to the Editor guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s address and daytime phone for verification. Do not exceed 400 words. edits may be made for length, libel, and taste. Pen names are banned and anonymous letters are not published. Publication is discretionary.
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Aiken
P.O. Box
Aikenstandard
No parallels between communist and Jefferson echoed
A columnist questions efforts to align Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam with Jeffersonian liberty. He cites Vietnam's 2011–12 rights record and quotes observers linking dictatorship to American founding ideals, contrasting with remarks by Vietnamese leaders and U S politicians on Jefferson.
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Vietnam
Washington
Truong Tan Sang
Obama
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Washington Post
Lang
Jefferson
U.S. State Department
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Communist Party of Vietnam
National Assembly
America
Ronald Radosh
Hudson Institute
Wall Street Journal
Moscow
Radosh
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Indochina
Sean Penn
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Yuri Andropov
Benito Mussolini
Stalin
Anna Louise Strong
Strong
China
Mao Zedong
Hanoi
Sam Johnson
Texas
Hanoi Hilton
Johnson
Tailgating and drafting sparks reader outrage
A letter to the editor denounces tailgating on public streets calling it dangerous and wasteful. The writer warns that drafting by nonprofessionals risks crashes, injuries, and tying up emergency services. The piece threatens legal action if rear-ended and ridicules the idea of saving a dollar’s fuel.
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Scott B. Hunter
Melissa Hanna
Sinclair Lewis
Editorial
Parenthood Meeting
South Carolina
Charles Charapak
Barack Obama
Oval Office
White House
Cal Thomas
Thomas
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