Northside renewal plan aims to transform Aiken
Aiken City Manager outline at the Horizons retreat a 10 year plan to fill 300 Northside lots with new homes and renovate over 120 substandard houses. The initial 2.1 million phase targets Toole Hill with 14 vacant lots and 11 houses in disrepair.
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Southside
Northside
Aiken City
Roger LeDuc
Toole Hill
Aiken
Publisher staff and roles list from unnamed source
The text lists personnel at the Giten Standard including Scott B Hunter Jeffrey B Wallace advertising director Art Zappa editor Timothy E O Briant and David Boyd customer service manager Letitia Jefferson.
Living with Purpose and the Call to Greatness
The excerpt contrasts living by technique with living for a higher purpose, urging fulfillment through personal growth and service. It cites John Marquand's Charlie Gray and a parable of an eagle raised by a farmer to soar, concluding that humans are made to soar for the good of others and God.
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Frederick Buechner
John Marquand
Charlie Gray
New York
Marquand
Iself
Sunrise Rock Cross Sparks Debate Over Religion in Public Land
Letter writers attack the ACLU and church separation while defending the Sunrise Rock memorial cross on National Park Service land in the Mojave Desert. A separate letter praises Sheriff candidate Mike Hunt, urged by George C. Williams of Warrenville for open access to the sheriff.
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Sunrise Rock
California
Mojave Desert
American Civil Union
National Park Service
Church of
Engand
America
Letters to the Editor Submission Details
Aiken Standard explains brief letters require the writer’s signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor and can be sent via email to jwallace aikenstandard dot com or faxed to 803 648 6062.
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Aiker
Jwallace
Aikenstandard.com
Lott Gun Study Controversy Draws Media Scrutiny
The piece questions John Lott’s research integrity amid accusations of fabricating defense gun use data. It traces claims about a 1997 telephone survey, a lost data crash, a Mary Rosh persona, and subsequent coverage sparked by critics and blogs. The article notes related media reactions and Lott’s forthcoming book Bias Against Guns.
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John Lott
Stanford
Rice
UCLA
Wharton
Cornell
University of Chicago
Yale
Lott
Ivory Tower
Bestig
FBI
University of Washington
Seattle
Igor
University of California, Santa Barbara
Otis Dudley Duncan
Tim Lambert
Florida State
Gary Kleck
Northwestern University
James Lindgren
Lindgren
Minnesota
David Gross
Gross
Mary Rosh
Amazon.com
Rosh
Lamert
Michael Bellesiles
Emory University
Amelia
Rosh/Lott
Julian Sanche
Cato State
Washington Times
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