Education is Key to Aiken County’s Future
An opinion letter urges strong support for public schools in Aiken County and warns that reduced state funding could jeopardize programs that help students excel. It endorses Aiken Technical College and USC Aiken and calls for community action to improve education from pre K to post graduate, ending with a prompt to submit letters to the editor.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Columbia
Aiken Technical College
USC Aiken
Aiken
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Letter praising Mr. Victor Fricke on voting process clarity
Carl Langley of Aiken commends Victor Fricke for his clear defense of the electoral system. He urges study of government history, mocks misperceptions about the Electoral College, and defends paper ballots while condemning attempts at faulty electronic systems.
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Victor Fricke
Fricke
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Carl Langley Aiken
Resident criticizes stormwater fee and asks state action
George Thomas Wagener of Wagener questions lawmakers in Aiken County about a stormwater fee he calls ridiculous. He argues the state should handle Clean Water Act implementation, not burden farmers with costs, and urges DHEC to lead.
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House
Senate
Aiken County
DHEC
George Thomas Wagener
Aiken Standard Publisher and staff credits
Acknowledges Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor with the Aiken Standard team. Lists staff roles including Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa and News Director Timothy E. O Briant with their contact handles and titles.
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Arthur T. Zappa
Azappa
Aikenstandard.com
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Attitude is Key in 2007 and Our Town Reflections
The column uses Thornton Wilder's Our Town to urge readers to seize the present and live fully. It cites Emily's graveyard moment and asks if we realize life minute by minute, urging a year of blessings GALORE and mindful action in 2007. It references biblical now, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Adlai Stevenson as inspirational anchors.
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Thornton Wilder
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Emily
Mamma
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Letters on Ford coverage and roadside cleanup idea
A reader complains about perceived media bias favoring drug users while neglecting President Ford. The letter supports a 25 cent take-out surcharge and ATV patrols to fines and fund road cleanup, arguing education won t work with chronic litterbugs.
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Florida
Fred Frantum Aiken
Half-Backs Sprague Return Missing PTO Fund to Warrenville
Aiken community praises retired couple Mr. and Mrs. Archie Sprague who found and returned a large cash envelope belonging to Warrenville Elementary PTO Secret Santa Fund outside Aiken Mall. The act saved holiday gifts for needy families and highlighted good citizenship amid county growth.
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Archie Sprague
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New York
Aiken Mall
Warrenville
PTO Secret Santa Fund
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Sprague
Aiken County
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