Unsung volunteers honored in Aiken events
Two local ceremonies highlighted community impact as volunteers from ACTS United Way and various service groups were lauded. Cris Thiessen won the Russell A Foret Volunteer of the Year Award while Dot Mitchell Fred Feekart Denise Finkbeiner Dan Hillman Bill Bengtson Deborah Everson Tawanda Hammond and Dee Stanford were recognized for their service. The article notes hundreds more volunteers quietly improve Aiken County.
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Aiken Rotary Club
Aiken County
United Way
Cris Thiessen
Russell A. Foret
Thiessen
Rotarians
Dot Mitchell
ACTS
Fred Feekart
Denise Finkbeiner
Dan Hillman
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Bill Bengtson
Deborah Everson
Tawanda Hammond
Tri-Development Center
Dee Stanford
Aikens County
Internet hacking threat argues for balanced policing
The Daytona Beach News Journal discusses how more than 2000 sites offer hacking tips, 500 bulletin boards, and incidents where major Web firms like Yahoo and eBay faced outages. It notes breaches of Pentagon and New York Times systems, urges strong security yet warns against overreach while stressing global confidence in online communication.
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2600
Yahoo
eBay
Pentagon
New York ‘Times
Daytona Beach
Fla
News-Journal
Plan to move flag from Statehouse grounds gains broad support
A coalition of 80 leaders from politics business and community urges moving the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome and grounds to a monument. The plan would fly only the U S and state flags and would place the Confederate banner on the grounds at Wade Hampton monument.
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U.S
Mlack
Jim Clyburn
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Paula Harper Bethea
Carla Moore
BMW
Michelin
Bank of America
USC
Lou Holtz
State House
House
Senate
Statehouse
Monument
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Army of
Hampton
Youth coverage reflects the paper’s view on youngsters
The editor defends front page youth stories whether charged or celebrated, noting multiple pieces this year on students from Aiken County and beyond. He argues coverage should include both misdeeds and achievements, and invites reader input while offering contact details.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Kathryn Elisabeth Conyers
Paul Knox Middle School
Loren ‘Todd
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Josh Johnson
South Aiken High
Matt Robinson
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Misty Brinkley
USC Columbia
Metropolitan Opera
Nathaniel Vandervelde
Jordan Johnson
Virginia Acres
Bill Bengtson
Letters on insurance duty and reparations reform
A reader argues Blue Cross Blue Shield should be transparent about health care dollars and criticizes middlemen in care. The letter questions reparations logic, credits slaves’ owners, and urges blacks to sue ancestors for past injustices rather than the government. It contrasts government redress for Japanese-Americans with calls for accountability of slaveowners and rioters.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Aiken
PCS
PCI
Sandie M. Harris
The
Standard
Linda Chavez
Oklahoma
Purple Heart Chapter Aiken formed with veteran officer aid
Dr. Marvin Buncher of North Augusta commends Ms. Robin Starks, Veterans Affairs Service Officer for Aiken County, for professional support and personal cooperation in forming the Aiken Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. She continues aiding growth as adjutant.
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Robin Starks
Aiken County
Aiken
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Starks
Purple Heart
Robin
Marvin Buncher
North Augusta
Letter to Editor guidelines for Aiken Standard readers
The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor and asks writers to keep letters brief and signed with a mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited and condensed and should be sent to Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard or via email or fax to the provided addresses.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
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Wagener-Salley High
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