Aiken Standard Founder and Staff List
A 1867 founding note for the Aiken Standard lists SCOTT B. HUNTER as Publisher TIM O BRIANT as Audience Development Director MELISSA HANNA as Executive Editor DEE TAYLOR as Advertising Director LAURA TIEDMAN as Circulation Manager LETITIA JEFFERSON as Classified Advertising Manager RONNIE BUTLER as Production Director plus a Think About It quote by Dr Karl Menninger on Dickens A Christmas Carol.
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Scott B. Hunter
Tim O'Briant
Dee Taylor
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Ronnie Butler
South Carolina Labeled Among Worst Drivers in New Ranking
The Car Insurance Comparison ranking places South Carolina second for worst drivers based on fatality rate DUIs and speeding tickets. Lawmakers push under 21 eight hour driver training and a statewide texting ban to improve road safety and reduce injuries and deaths.
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Car InsuranceComparison.com
South Carolina
S.C
Shane Massey
R-idgefield
Massey
Steve Diebel
Aiken Driving Academy
State plane abuse ethics probe nudges reform push
South Carolina lawmakers face renewed scrutiny as the House Ethics Committee reviews Bill Chumley’s use of a state plane to fetch a celebrity for a subcommittee hearing. The piece argues for tighter limits on official travel and stricter sign off requirements to curb taxpayer waste and political favoritism.
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S.C
Bill Chumley
Spartanburg
Washington
Richard Eckstrom
Minnesota
Nikki Haley
Eckstrom
Haley
State Ethics Commission
Chumley
House Ethics Committee
S.C. House
S.C. Senate
Santa’s race sparks a broader talk on icons and change
Kathleen Parker argues the Santa and Jesus color debate reflects deeper moves in culture. She notes demographic shifts alter icons and urges thoughtful discussion beyond sensationalism while praising myths that teach kindness and hope.
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Santa
Fox News
Megyn Kelly
Jesus
Kelly
Slate
Aisha Harris
Harris
Chris Crocker
Megyn
P.J. O'Rourke
Middle East
God
Gervais and
Millwood
Columbia
Gethsemane
Brad Pitt
New York
Graham’s Bipartisan Timidity Draws Fire From Conservatives
A letter blasting Senator Lindsey Graham accuses him of compromising conservative principles by backing Obama nominees such as Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. The writer calls for South Carolina Republicans to oppose Graham in the upcoming primary and urges undergrounding electric lines along South Boundary to protect old trees and tourism.
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U.S
Lindsey Graham
Obama
Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Sandra Sotomeyer
High Court
Graham
Senate
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
South Carolina
Aiken Standard
Aiken
U.S.A
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Carolina Tree
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Colleton
Powers-That-Be
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Santa Claus
Kathleen Parker
The
Washington Post
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