Editorial on Columbia loss shakes America and space resolve
The nation reels after Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up during re entry on Saturday. Seven astronauts die including Ilan Ramon first Israeli in space and Kalpana Chawla. Readers are urged NASA to determine cause but not halt exploration. resolve to push forward with space missions remains.
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Aiken Standard Names Leadership Team in Staff Directory
The Aiken Standard lists Scott B. Hunter as Publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as Editor with Ellen . Priest serving as Director Business Manager and Timothy E. O Briant as Managing Editor. Phillip Yates is Production Director and Scot Newcom as Circulation Director. J David Boyd is Systems Manager. Letitia Jefferson is Customer Service Manager.
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Debating Iraq and the line between dissent and anti Americanism
A columnist argues that robust civic debate sustains the United States but condemns anti American propaganda. The piece critiques the Not In Our Name ad linking U S actions to terrorism, notes signatories like Zinn and Chomsky, and questions select antiwar motives and tactics.
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First Steps praised in state study with caveats
An independent Washington group report ordered by the South Carolina legislature finds First Steps on the right track for preschool learning and overall child health. Governor-elect Mark Sanford supports the program, while noting efficiency concerns amid budget cuts. The study shows state spending lags behind others and defends some overlapping services as beneficial, urging continued bipartisan backing.
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State restricts crabbing licenses to aid coastal crab recovery
South Carolina reels in commercial licenses to 316 amid a coastal crab decline blamed on drought and other factors. DNR freezes licenses and weighs stricter recreational limits while urging penalties for poaching to ease harvest pressure and prompt population recovery.
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Aiken Standard Web Site Readers Laud New Page
Readers online hail the redesigned askenstandard.com which now carries all daily stories and past content. Subscribers can access extended news with a password and questions may be needed to verify accounts while non subscribers may join for 44.99 monthly. Readers from Texas Connecticut Minnesota Ohio New York praise the improved format and accessibility including death notices will remain free to all.
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