Editorial Unemployed Standoff Threatens Benefits
Aiken Standard letters urge an end to the standoff between the South Carolina Employment Security Commission and Gov. Mark Sanford over unemployment benefits for 77,000 residents. The state may exhaust funds and delay payments unless audits and data are resolved, prompting calls for bipartisan action and safe governance.
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Vote for Aiken County Person of the Year 2008
Readers nominate Dr. Beth Everitt superintendent of Aiken County Public Schools as the unofficial Person of the Year. The column praises her early impact and community collaboration while noting budget cuts and resource challenges she faces.
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Circulation Director Named At Aiken Standard
Scot Newcom appointed circulation director at the Aiken Standard, with responsibilities for distribution and reader reach across editions.
Barak vows all-out war on Hamas from Israeli parliament
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak pledges a total war against Hamas and a strengthened home front as a source of military resolve. Quote contrasts with past leadership and frames national security actions as relentless and decisive.
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Congress Faces Automatic Pay Hike Amid Economy Woes
Reader Richard Edlund argues against a 2009 automatic $4,700 pay raise for Congress as unemployment rises. He urges freezing salaries when Congress reconvenes, noting the 1989 law ties hikes to the Employment Cost Index. The letter calls on constituents to contact representatives by letter, fax, phone, or email.
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Front Page Praise for Christmas Day Edition
A reader named Stephen Riley thanks the newspaper for its Christmas Day front page and for keeping Christ in Christmas, noting that Jesus is the reason for the season.
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Guns Do Not Kill People Says Retired Officer
Jamie Turner of North Augusta argues that accountability lies with the shooter not the gun after a 1993 line-of-duty shooting. He recalls exchanging fire with a suspect using a .357 Magnum. the assailant died and Turner notes his own weapon discharged in defense.
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