USC urged to change coach hiring method by Black Coaches Association
The Black Coaches Association criticized the University of South Carolina for not including black coaches in the interview process when hiring Steve Spurrier as head football coach. The editorial urges USC to adopt a more open search, noting coaching hires often bias toward a favored candidate and stressing opportunities for minority and white coaches alike.
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Law creates national intelligence director to coordinate agencies
Legislation establishes a new national intelligence director to oversee CIA FBI NSA and other spy agencies. The role aims to provide the president with a clearer big picture of terrorist threats and to coordinate broad countermeasures across agencies.
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Aiken Standard Staff Contacts and Editorial Roles
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership and department heads including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
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Christmas in Hopelanders Brings Community Cheer
Residents describe Hopeland’s Christmas as a winter wonderland with family outings to view lights. They praise the special music and the chance to reconnect with neighbors and friends during the season.
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Thank you America for so much Thanksgiving note
A personal letter from Kenneth Brophy of RCS Corporation reflecting on Thanksgiving in Iraq. He contrasts freedoms enjoyed in America with hardships faced by Iraqis, thanking the United States for travel rights, airports, phones, and homeland security while noting risks and guard protections.
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Thank you America for our rights and public services
A letter to the editor expresses gratitude for American freedoms including free speech, religion, and the Bill of Rights, along with appreciation for police, utilities, water, sewage, and education. The writer contrasts safety at home with threats abroad and wishes for universal access to services and institutions.
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Iraqi election call sparks hopes for democracy
Quotes from President Bush urge Iraqi people to vote on January 30 as a democratic opening. Putin questions organizing elections under foreign occupation. Columbus police describe a chaotic scene after a gunman killed four at a Damageplan concert and wounded two others.
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Christmas with the Kranks and the secular Christmas debate
A column argues that secular forces are eroding public displays of Christmas in America. It cites Federated Department Stores guidance, a Denver parade ban, and a New Jersey school ban on religious music, then compares U S trends to Canada and alleges a planned secular shift impacting religion and political issues. It ends with a provocative call to recognize the alleged "war on Christmas."
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