Recycle to Keep Aiken County Clean This Holiday Season
Editorial urges residents to recycle after Christmas 2005. It details tree disposal sites at H O Weeks Center Smith Hazel Recreation Center and Citizens Park and notes trees can be shredded into mulch or used as fish beds. It calls for proper disposal of boxes bows and paper and stresses placing recyclables in bins and avoiding litter.
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Property tax reform sparks debate on local government funding
Opinion pieces warn that capping property taxes and swapping for higher sales taxes could shift burdens to businesses and homeowners. Critics say caps curb tax hikes but allow minorities to block local needs and disaster responses, constraining locally chosen spending.
Aiken Standard Publisher and Staff Directory
Publisher Scott B. Hunter announces the Aiken Standard with editor Jeffrey B. Wallace, advertising director Arthur Trappa, business manager Ellen C. Priest, production director Philip Yates, regulatory director Scot Newcom, systems manager J. David Boyd. The notice lists contact roles and email prefixes for internal staff.
The Ringer Comedy Sees Olympic Rigging Plot
The new film The Ringer follows an attempt to rig a Special Olympics event. Ralph Courtney directs the development team as the plot unfolds and stirs controversy.
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Reassurance From Special Olympics on The Ringer Script
The National Special Olympics Organization approved the script and editing, noting the film can prompt thought on disability while inviting viewers to laugh with, not at, people with disabilities. The group welcomed publicity that raises awareness and respects the community.
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Advocacy Center thanks supporters for aiding abused children
The Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County thanks Dr. Cindy Besson and Women's Health Associates for hosting forensic exams, Dr. Ruth Anne Tomlinson and Dr. John Tiffany for supervising exams, and many agencies including Aiken DSS, Public Safety, Sheriff, and Mental Health for MDT collaboration. The note credits volunteers, staff, and the board for expanding care to abused children and wishes the community a joyful holiday season.
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John Young
Aiken- Barnwell Mental Health
Jeri Campbell
Cumee Center
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Helping Hands
Aiken County Schools
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Aiken County Board of Disabilities
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Lysa Miller-Dupree
Dee Stanford
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United Ascy
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Wanda Scott
Ray Massey
Child ‘Advocacy Center
Robert Alexander
Barbara Morgan
Sue Beauregard
Dwayne Courtney
Carmen Landy
Gayle Lofgren
Cindy Meares
Kay Mixon
Rick Osbon
Austin Scott
Strom Thurmond Jr
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Letters criticize City lot purchase for Richland and York parcels
The writer questions a $260000 purchase of a 120 by 135 foot lot, calculating $16 per square foot and $700000 per acre. They applaud two council members who opposed the deal and oppose removing the parcel from tax rolls.
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Upside-Down Christmas Tree at SABCS Defends Faith
A SABCS parent defends the upside-down Christmas Tree photo published last week. He recalls 12 years with the school, praising students and staff for Christian values and arguing the display was a lighthearted joke between teachers, not an affront to Jesus Christ.
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Grateful Reflections on Prison Reform and Charity
A letter from JW Turner in Aiken urges gratitude during the season while criticizing the South Carolina prison system. Turner praises Jonathan Edward Ozmint’s leadership and Gov. Sanford’s backing to restore rehabilitation and after care, noting inmate labor saves state funds and urging thanks for inmates.
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