County must plan ahead on facilities upgrades
Aiken County faces aging public facilities with roofs heating and electrical needs, risking shutdowns without funds. An upcoming five year capital improvements assessment will guide a comprehensive plan to replace the Graniteville pool the detention center and add an emergency medical facility on the Southside. Public input will shape priorities for a high cost but efficiency improving program.
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Allen Standard Staff List Highlights Local Paper Roles
The Allen Standard announces staff positions with Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor. Other key roles include Art Zappa, Ellen, Timothy E. O Briant, Phillip Yates, Deborah Dyches, J. David Boyd, Letitia Jefferson, and Ellen in advertising and production.
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Taxpayer fury over foreign aid and Arafat alleged graft
A columnist argues money waste and corruption in U S foreign aid, highlighting Yasser Arafat’s alleged pilfering of aid funds. It links U S taxpayer funds to the Palestinian Authority and Haiti, criticizing leaders from Clinton era to today and urging scrutiny of aid flows.
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Officer Allege High Speed Stop On York Street
Lola Sanders of Ridge Spring writes to praise but caution about a close call with an Aiken Public Safety officer at York and Rutland. She recalls crossing on a green light as the officer sped across lanes with siren on late. both drivers feared fatal collision but she calls for adherence to traffic law.
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Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Policy
The Aiken Standard explains requirements for Letters to the Editor including brief content, signature, mailing address, daytime and home phones for verification. It allows one letter every 30 days and provides submission methods by mail email and fax with address details.
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Lock cockpit doors now to prevent another Sept 11 attack
The author argues for impenetrable cockpit doors modeled on El Al, insisting once secured they stay closed in flight. He cites breaches, calls for immediate ground landing on threats, and notes Capitol actions and funding while urging hard limits on pilot access and broader airport security.
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