Officials praised for snow response and safety efforts
Editorial lauds Aiken County officials and workers for quick school closures and road safety measures during a sudden winter storm. DHS teams deployed sand and salt to bridges and icy roads while police and troopers assisted in a series of accidents. The piece honors public servants for keeping traffic moving and safeguarding students despite unusual winter conditions.
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Aiken County
Department of Transportation
Sheriff's Office
Advertising names and staff roles listed in OCR fragment
The OCR fragment lists Allen Standard Scott B Hunter and Jeffrey B Walla with roles including Advertising Director and Business Manager. It names Ellen C Priest as Managing Editor, Timothy E O Briant as Production Director, Phillip Yates as Systems Manager, and David Boyd and Letitia Jefferson among staff.
Transformation of roadside by Aiken jail crews noticed
Residents note the Gran iteville Road stretch between Vaucluse and Graniteville transformed from littered gauntlet to a parkway by Aiken County Correctional Facility crews under supervisor Ed Wyndham. The writer, who has traveled the road for six years, hopes ongoing county effort continues and praises the natural beauty.
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Graniteville
Vaucluse
Aiken County
Ed Wyndham
Letters to the Editor Addressing Aiken Standard
A brief instruction lists how to send letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard, including mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 email and fax details for submissions.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
South Carolina Lottery Threatens Public Officials
A South Carolina editor argues the Education Lottery could criminalize many officials under Article XVI and XVI, citing gubernatorial actions and debates that show constitutional prohibitions against gambling by officeholders. The piece calls for amending the constitution to exclude the lottery from gambling laws and to let voters decide in 2002. The author, a lawyer and former Lottery opponent, warns of bribery risks and urges reform through the General Assembly.
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South Carolina
Freedom of Information and Procurement
Lottery Commission
Hodges
Judiciary
National Guard
Commissioner of Public Works
Doug Jennings
Jim Miles
Rep. Jennings
Miles
Georgia
Jim Hodges
General Assembly
Clinton's presidential legacy remains up for grabs
Analysis notes Clinton's legacy after the Little Rock library groundbreaking and a difficult post presidency year. It contrasts Bush era issues, deficits, the economy, and the war on terrorism, suggesting how economic performance and terrorism success may shape Clinton's historical standing and Bush’s political fate.
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Clinton
Bill Clinton
Little Rock
Ark
Monica Lewinsky
al Sore
George Bush
Richard Nixon
Bush
Office of Management and Budget
Mitch Daniels
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Letitia Jefferson
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S.C. Lottery
No Lottery 2000
Carl P. Leubsdorf
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