Aiken fills key city posts with two internal selections
Editorial notes two internal promotions in Aiken: Larry Morris named city Public Works director after LeDuc becomes city manager, and Capt. Pete Frommer chosen to head the ADPS department. Morris, longtime city employee since 1989, brings civil and environmental engineering credentials. Frommer, raised in Aiken, holds USC Aiken and FBI Academy training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger LeDuc
Public Works Department
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Larry Morris
Public Works
Capt
Pete Frommer
Public Safety Department
Aiken
LeDuc
Steven Thompson
Morris
University of Louisville
South Carolina
Owensboro
June
North Aikien Baptist Church
Levie
Frommer
ADPS
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken High School
University of South Carolina Aiken
FBI Academy
Amy
Kennedy Middle School
Town Creek Baptist Church
Busbee
Sech
Apathy and vigilance in an impeached era
Wichita Eagle columnist Rhonda Holman argues the public’s complacent news diet and holiday bustle masked the 1998 impeachment crisis. She warns that voter turnout among 18 to 24 year olds remained abnormally low and questions what it will take to inspire future leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomas Jefferson Saia
United States
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
Larry Flynt
Jerry Springer
Ife
Liberty
Richard Nixon
Tom Wolfe
Monica Lewinsky
Ken Starr
Bill Clinton
Washington, D.C
Rhonda Holman
Wichita
Kan
Eagle
Manners Do Make a Difference in Everyday Civility
Claudia Smith Brinson argues that politeness stems from kindness and respect learned in Southern households. The piece highlights Charleston’s ranking as a city of courteous residents and urges small acts like smiling, listening, and yielding seating to improve public behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Riley
Stewart
Boston
Claudia Smith Brinson
The
Columbia
Appalachia’s 30 year manufacturing lag persists
Bill Bishop argues Appalachia remains 10 to 15 percent lower in wages and less productive than the U S average, with new plants concentrating in low wage sectors. The region's economic strategy has not altered its stagnant path after three decades of development efforts.
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Appalachia
J. Bradford Jensen
Carnegie Mellon University
Appalachian
Jensen
Cao
Kentucky
Bill Bishop
Lexington, Ky
Herald- Leader
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