DeMint Holds Line Against Pork Barrel Spending
Editorial lauds Senator Jim DeMint for delaying full budget passage to scrutinize earmarks. It notes South Carolina grants aimed at health and education for the poor, acknowledges potential temporary impact, and urges careful reform to curb frivolous projects while preserving needed funding.
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Obituary for Charles Duke noted Aiken Standard carrier
The Aiken Standard community mourns Charles Duke, longtime Wagoner area carrier who faithfully shared eastern county tidbits by phone. His retirement, obituary, and loss are remembered by family, church members, friends, and colleagues in Wagener and at the newspaper.
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Dee Taylor
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Local Newspaper Staff Directory Incomplete Listings
The fragment shows names and roles for multiple newspaper staff positions including editor advertising director business manager and production director plus contact style email patterns. Missing full addresses and complete lines prevent full listing.
Newcomer artist urges Welcome for new residents in Aiken
The letter recalls choosing Aiken for its lifestyle and community while warning that rapid change and government dairy farm policies could end cherished local ways. It cites a Northern town’s decline from a similar lifestyle and emphasizes the need to adapt without erasing friendliness and familiarity.
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Aiken
America
Planning for Aiken’s Future Against Developer Change
A reader warns of rapid development altering farms and town life. They blame developers for cheap land and inflated housing, urge zoning protection, church closures after costly fire laws, and insist residents vote to preserve open spaces and lifestyle for future generations.
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Aiken
Heck
Christmas in Saddam's palace shows calm amid Iraq war
An American reporter describes a Christmas scene at Camp Victory with a tree and menorah inside Saddam's palace, a New Jersey rabbi singing, and morale high among troops. He notes Iraqi regions freed or calm, but warns of ongoing terrorism and the heavy burden on U S and British forces as they pursue stability and freedom.
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Arlington wreaths honor national shrine in holiday tribute
Mori Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company, donates 5,000 wreaths annually to Arlington National Cemetery since 1992. His family’s generosity began after a trip as a Bangor Daily News paperboy and reflects a quiet, joyful giving spirit amid the season’s bustle.
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Jimmy Stewart
Bedford Falls
Indiana
Clarence Oddbody
Hopelands
Readers urged to submit opinions on local issues
Readers are invited to send letters about issues that concern them. Letters should be 200 words or less and may be edited for clarity. Submissions can be mailed to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or sent by email to letters aikenstandard com or by fax to 648 6052.
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