USC Aiken enrollment climbs toward serving all students
USCA reports fall enrollment 5 to 6 percent higher than last year with 2 600 students, a figure that would have surpassed the 1940s main USC campus. Growth reflects non traditional students returning to college and potential relief for teacher shortages as future educators enter the profession.
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National Center For Education Information
End of an Era for Joe the Mechanical Gorill a
City officials face a no win choice to retire Joe the friendly mechanical gorilla from the front of a southside car wash. The sign limits force the end of the famous simian as a customer magnet amid a citizen complaint and legal sign rules.
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Silver Bluff Road
Pipe Work Mess Draws Letters to the Editor
A letter criticizes the City of Aiken and SCE&G for damaging Silver Bluff Road area during water and gas line installation. The author reports stripped topsoil, bare red dirt, unrepaired yard damage, and washed road banks. Calls for repairs and more city contractor accountability.
Want To Write Letters To The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address for publication. Letters should be legible, preferably typewritten, concise, and subject to editing. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
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Aiken Standard Opinion Highlights Page Four
Editorial reflections from Aiken South Carolina on local civic matters and community concerns as presented in the opinion page.
No Indictment for Col Lanier in Obstruction Case
South Carolina prosecutor finds no probable cause to indict Col J H Lanier or others for obstruction of justice in the March 22 1990 I 77 incident. The review cites lack of neutral witnesses and no evidence of bribery or corrupt influence, noting the affair shows poor judgment but not a prosecutable crime.
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War song critique by Hank Williams Jr sparks Middle East debate
A columnist mocks a Hank Williams Jr. patriotic track, arguing its lyrics fail to inspire war support. The piece contrasts historic war songs, notes Vietnam era dissent, and critiques modern media’s wartime portrayal while pondering the songwriter’s own war-era choices.
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Kidnapping Ends With Joy And Tears and a Church Wedding Surprise
A staged kidnapping led by Paul Junior redirected a weekend trip to a Michigan Avenue church where Angel and the narrator renewed 50 year vows in a surprise ceremony. The event, planned for a year, included 50 family friends and a Ritz Hotel reception.
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