Aiken Standard Founder Details and Leadership Lineup
The Aiken Standard lists founder year 1867 and key staff including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Timothy E O Briant Advertising Director Dee Taylor Internet Sales Director Melanie Smith Production Director Phil Yates Business Manager Terri Cheek Delivery Director Letitia Jefferson Classified Advertising Manager.
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Timothy E. O’briant
Dee Taylor
Melanie Smith
Phil Yates
Think About It: A Saroyan Quote on Comparison
A William Saroyan saying notes that no man is supreme or inferior to all others, highlighting universal human comparisons. The quote reflects the author’s view on relative merit and individuality in a global context.
Editorial on Haley raises amid South Carolina budget cuts
The piece questions Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to award about 29,000 in raises to her staff while state employees face a 3 percent raise and budget belt tightening. It argues for returning surplus funds to the general fund to aid the public and notes staff duties and prior salaries.
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Nikki Haley
Haley
Mark Sanford
General Fund
South Carolina
Rex and the Cadillac of mobile homes
A former ABC Mobile Homes executive recalls building a postwar empire from a Michigan garage and selling to a mega firm. He describes plans for a large factory and 112 workers, noting how high taxes deter production and push wealth overseas, harming Appalachian towns and local tax revenue.
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Rex
Michigan
ABC Mobile Homes
Cadillac
Mega Corporation
ABC
South Carolina braces for child support system fix after 25 years
After a 25 year delay DSS struggles to implement an automated child support enforcement system amid $104 million in federal penalties and a 46 county structure. Hewlett Packard works on testing while Gov. Haley’s appointee Lillian Keller leads procedural changes to boost welfare-to-work gains and improve enforcement, including tax refund intercepts.
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South Carolina
Department of Social Services
U.S
Congress
DSS
Hewlett Packard
Greenville Online
Frank Chechile
Lillian Keller
Nikki Haley
Thomas Alexander
Katie Morgan
Bobby Jindal’s Moment in the Stormy Spotlight
Columnist Kathleen Parker surveys Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal as Isaac bears down, noting his avoidance of political theater, his early reform feats, and his emergence as a poised crisis figure while the hurricane unfolds along the Gulf Coast.
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Parker
Walker Percy
Short Hills
New Jersey
Key Largo
Isaac
Jindal
Percy
Obama
Congress
Bullia Achineec
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Sheriffs’ Association
Gulf Coast
Bobby Jindal
Riverbend
Jesuit Bend
Romney Ryan speech and flood quotes from Hurricane Isaac day
Paul Ryan and Ana Mitt Romney advocated resolving the nation's economic problems at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. An electrician recalled Katrina flooding, noting 13 feet of water after Isaac hit a rural area near New Orleans. Gas prices rose to $3.80 per gallon as analysts warned of continuing increases.
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Ana Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
Tampa
Joshua Brockhaus
New Orleans
Patrick DeHaan
Gasbuddy.com
Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor
The paper requests letters be signed with a valid address and daytime phone number for verification. Letters must stay under 300 words and are subject to editing for length libel and taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published.
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Aiken
P.O. Box
Aikenstandard.com
Jennifer Miller
Jmiller
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Scott B. Hunter
Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
William Saroy
Editorial
Fla
America
Anderson Cooper
Cooper
CNN
Bobby
Mississippi
Haley Barbour
Department of Health and Hospitals
GOP
Kathleen Parker
The
Washington Post
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