New Road Safety Plea Ties to Church Land Use
Citizens call for immediate road improvements on Columbia Drive from Chesterfield Teague to York Street citing school buses UPS trucks and vehicles as well as bicycles and pedestrians at risk. They mention limited shoulders and lack of a sidewalk and reference future ambulance traffic and church land development. The writer also critiques national politics and stock market swings under the Obama administration.
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Tax Cuts and Growth: A Retrospective View
The piece argues there is no historical evidence that tax cuts spur growth, citing the 1933 to 1973 era with high top rates between 70 and 91 percent and later growth slowdown after 1969. It notes that many rich nations maintain higher general taxes and still grow faster than the United States.
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Obama vacation cost controversy spurs reader comments
A reader letter argues that Obama’s vacation expenses are funded by the government while personal vacations cost the author their own money. Call or email the Aiken Standard with feedback, with names optional for publication and edits at editorial discretion.
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Correction Notice for Play Cast in Invade America
The Aiken Standard acknowledges an error in Friday’s edition missing Sequoya Shedrick from the Invade America cast photo. The newspaper regrets the omission and corrects the record for reader clarity.
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Subway manager wins third yearly award in SC
Angela Rawls, manager of Subway on Whiskey Road, was named Manager of the Year for 2010 by Subway Development Corp of South Carolina. She was selected from more than 380 managers and previously won the award in 2007 and 2008.
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Poets Bring Poetry Workshop To Area Classrooms
Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger visited East Aiken Elementary and USC Aiken to coach teachers on integrating poetry across the curriculum. They demonstrated expressive writing activities for third through fifth graders, encouraging invention through imagery and personification while easing students into reading and sharing their poems.
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Tips toContact The Aiken Standard Staff and Readers
Aiken Standard provides newsroom numbers and contact emails for executives and editors. It lists subscription rates, mailing address, and weekend delivery dates along with nightly lottery results and local character traits for January.
Roy Shull to celebrate 90th birthday in Aiken
James Roy Shull of Aiken will mark his 90th birthday with family and friends on January 15. His birth date is January 12.
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Community Classes And Rugby Clinic On Jan 15
The Sassy Knitter at 942 C Dougherty Road offers an adult beginner crochet class from noon to 2 30 p m on January 15 for 25. The Aiken Lions rugby team hosts a clinic noon to 2 p m January 15 at Perry Park 720 Abbeville Ave N E behind Schofield Middle School for ages 14 to 19 with no experience required and no cuts.
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