Aiken City Leaders Map 2012 Projects and Goals
City officials outline plans for a splash park at Citizens Park a seniors and community recreation center and expanded access to the Center for African American History Art and Culture. They face revenue growth constraints and the need to hire a new Public Safety Director while addressing infrastructure and district redistricting with careful cost control.
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Gail Diggs
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Poverty outlook after census shows rising numbers of low income
Sheldon Danziger of the University of Michigan notes that cutting federal and state aid could push more Americans into poverty, with nearly half of all households now falling into poverty or near poverty according to the latest census data.
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Sheldon Danziger
University of Michigan
Remembering Hitchens and a Life of Fierce Words
The column poetically mourns Christopher Hitchens noting his brutal wit, lucid argument, and fearless defiance of death. Kathleen Parker recalls meetings and dinners, praising his precise thought and relentless defense of the vulnerable.
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Hitchens
Nat Sherman
Vanity Fair
Midland Valley High music teachers praised after Christmas concert
A reader expresses appreciation for Midland Valley High School musicians. Band director David Hastings led the concert and symphonic bands in holiday pieces while choir director Vanessa Cox guided the combined choirs through sacred and secular songs. The show choir energized the audience with choreographed numbers.
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Midland Valley
Vanessa Cox
Aiken County
It Is a Wonderful Life: a Holiday Classic and Its Message
A reader argues against removing or altering Frank Capra's 1945 film It Is a Wonderful Life and defends its Christmas message. The author cites George Bailey's crisis, Clarence the guardian angel, and Bedford Falls to champion individualism and religious themes amid cultural trends.
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Clarence
Bedford Falls
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