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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 2010

Page

13

Voters decide fate of Aiken County sales tax plan

Editorial urges voters to weigh a proposed 1 cent local option tax for a new round of projects. County leaders place the measure on November ballots, with a full list of funded items to be approved or rejected as a whole.

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Aiken rally unites faith groups to defend prayer at meetings

A diverse crowd gathered with pastors, congregants, and citizens of all ages to affirm the right to pray aloud and invoke God’s guidance at council meetings. The event drew national news attention as supporters, including Lakeside Baptist Church and Palmetto Family, filled venues and streets in a display of united religious freedom.

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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Summary

Publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace production director Phillip Yates circulation director Scot Newcom business manager Terri Cheek managing editor Michael W. Gibbons listed with contact emails for the Aiken Standard newsroom and operations.

First Lady Michelle Obama Vacation Sparks Debate

The column argues whether Michelle Obama deserved a break and critiques the Spain trip amid hard economic times. It recalls past presidential trips, security costs, and the August media focus, noting a potential misstep in timing and the broader call for restraint and generosity.

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Former B 2 engineer convicted of selling stealth military secrets

Assistant Attorney General David Kris said the federal jury conviction of a former B 2 stealth bomber engineer for providing sensitive weapons designs to China for money should warn others against compromising national military secrets for profit.

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Aiken Electric Cooperative Weather Strikes Cause Outages

Aiken Electric Cooperative reports severe lightning activity this summer with about half its service area enduring twice as many strikes as in all of 2009. In June and July Santee Cooper logged 10 634 strikes in the southern loop versus 4 610 in 2009. One major outage on July 26 affected about 20 000 members in East Aiken Warrenville College Acres New Ellenton Silver Bluff Crossroads and North Augusta substations for just over an hour. Safety reminders and rapid dispatch aim to minimize outage times as storms continue.

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Bush errors spark economic woes in letter reply

Peter Seaha questions motives of Bush Obama budget critique. The writer asserts Obama faced inherited fiscal mess from Bush and needed health care reform to curb rising costs. Concludes a leader must make hard decisions rather than sign every bill.

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