Editorial calls tougher DUI laws for South Carolina
An editorial argues to strengthen drunk driving penalties in South Carolina. It cites 2002 Aiken County fatalities, notes 18 involved alcohol or drugs, and argues SC must adopt the federal .08 limit to avoid losing funds. The piece urges license suspension, hefty fines for first offenders, and mandatory jail for repeats.
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Aiken County
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
South Carolina
Louisiana
Montana
General Assembly
Palmetto
Mark Sanford
Letters to the Editor policy at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor and asks for brevity. Writers must include signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers. Letters should be mailed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. Email swallace aikenstandard.com and fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
Glten Standard Staff Directory Snippet
A brief personnel line lists publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace and other newsroom and business staff including advertising director Art Zappa managing editor Timothy O Briant circulation director Scot Newcom and customer service manager Letitia Jefferson.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Scot Newcom Systems
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Appreciation for Susan Giddings Eight Years of Service
A letter for Susan W. Giddings acknowledges her eight years on Aiken County Council District 2. It notes her rare absence from meetings, careful study of agendas, conscientious voting, and dedication to citizens.
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Susan W. Giddings
Aiken County
Susan
Moynihan’s warning on marriage returns to center stage
A reflection on Moynihan’s 1965 analysis of black family structure and fatherlessness, the evolving national debate on strengthening marriage, and how liberals and conservatives now address economic and cultural barriers to wedlock. The piece notes rising interest in marriage as a public issue, with policy moves and evolving views across parties.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lear
National Council On Family Relations
Alex Kotlowitz
Dan Quayle
Murphy Brown
Quayle
Kathryn Edin
Institute For Policy Research
Northwestern University
Edin
Oklahoma
America
Pat Moynihan
Following the Star The Call To Follow Vision And Joy
A sermon urges Christians to follow the star of Christ like the wise men. It links vision to successful life and church health, compares commercial trust to faith, and recalls Henry Van Dyke’s The Other Wise Man where a man pursues generosity. The message: embrace God’s call with abandon to find joy and the king.
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Christ
Nis
Matthew
Henry van Dyke
Artaban
Christ Child
Egypt
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Jesus
van Dyke
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