Readers' letters on Thurmond Clinton racism roads and taxes
A mix of reader comments ranging from claims of Strom Thurmond impeaching Bill Clinton and hypocrisy to questions about Dougherty Road work during the holidays. Other notes discuss South Carolina job data and a spike in water bills near Highway 19 as well as feedback on Essie Mae Williams and Republican resolutions. Readers are invited to call a Talkback hotline or email with brief remarks.
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Essie Mae Williams
Strom Thurmond
Highway 19
Aiken County
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Marines return home for holidays from Kuwait and Camp LeJeune
Cpl. Matt Carr of Aiken and Lance Cpl. Matt Comer returned with Detachment 2 of the Motor Transportation Maintenance Company from Kuwait and Camp LeJeune where they supported Operation Iraqi Freedom. Carr noted vehicle readiness above 98 percent. Comer described repairing continuously used vehicles amid heat and sand. Heath Woodward, stationed at Camp LeJeune, teaches at South Aiken Baptist Christian School and looked forward to resuming normal life. His wife welcomed him stateside as the Toys for Tots program continued with Marine Corps League support.
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Kuwait
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Matt Carr
Aiken
Carr
Motor Transportation Maintenance Company
Augusta
Navy Marines Corps Reserve Training Center
United States
Lance Cpl
Matt Comer
Comer
Allison Kotowski
Kotowski
Heath Woodward
Graniteville
Woodward
South Airien
Ian
Heather
Cpl
Marine Corps League
Papa Johns Pizza
Gabriel
Marine Corps League of
North Augusta
John Moore
Jmoore
Magician John Tudor Delights Aiken Mall Children
Nine year old Ashley Trotter and seven year old Evan Freed joined a crowd at the Aiken Mall Saturday as magician John Tudor performed The Magic of Christmas. Tudor pulled a bunny from a hat and interacted with kids while stories of Christmas and magic entertained both children and adults.
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Ashley Trotter
Aiken
John Tudor
Aiken Mall
Ashley
Evan Freed
Evan
Tudor
Mas
Darrell Howe
John Moore
Jmoore
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Aiken native Sam Mullen teaches in Japan
Sam Mullen, a Gran iteville native and Clemson graduate, works as an English teaching assistant across four elementary schools and a middle school in Mitsugi near Hiroshima. He says the experience broadened his view, inspired study plans for an MBA or Asian studies, and brought him a new sense of international understanding.
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Dell
Japan
Sam Mullen
Graniteville
Midland Valley High School
Clemson
Mullen
Santa Claus
America
John
Margaret Mullen
Midland Valley
Sam
Kyoto
Japan Exchange
JET
Mitsugi
Hiroshima
Sakiko Mae
Maeh
South Carolina
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Thurmond
Bill Clinton
Strom
Rush Limbaugh
Dougherty Road
Williams
Wal-Mart
Ms. Eagerton
Ginny Southworth
Marine Corps Reserve
Melanie Howe
Mitsugi Mae
Mt. Fuji
Japan Exchange and
FloydsGreen
Aiken’s
Rown Jew
Centre South
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