Retiring Aiken County coroner Sue Townsend leaves legacy
Aiken County coroner Sue Townsend will retire June 30 after 21 years in office. Townsend cites family and grandchildren as her next focus and names chief deputy Tim Carlton interim coroner, with Carlton planning to seek election in November. Townsend, a former sheriff’s investigator, promoted education and professionalism in the coroner system and battled breast cancer in recent years.
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Letters to the Editor policy at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including brief length, signature and contact details for verification, allowance for editing, and a 30 day limit between letters. It provides mailing and electronic submission addresses and a fax number for letters.
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Aiken Standard Personnel List and Contacts
A listing of staff roles and email conventions for the Aiken Standard newspaper including publisher editor business manager and department heads with placeholder domain fragments and names. The fragmentary source provides positions and names without complete contact details.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Arthur T. Zappa
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Standard.com
Ellen C. Priest
Wisdom Shifts With Experience And Prudence
A quotation from William Ellery Channing reflects that experience may require adjusting principles, letting hope trust and instinct share with prudence in guiding affairs, and that timely discernment is the highest wisdom.
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William Ellery Channing
Bush immigration plan sparks debate over fairness and law
A columnist criticizes President Bush for a plan to grant three year work permits to millions of illegal immigrants, arguing it undermines the rule of law, damages citizenship, and risks alienating conservatives and voters while claiming compassion.
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America
Karl Rove
Religion on the stump a test for modern candidates
The piece argues religion becomes a campaign issue, with Kennedy Bush and Dean cited. It condemns shallow religious talk, praises Lincoln’s restraint, and urges voters to demand genuine faith and thoughtful policy over empty platitudes. It notes Bonhoeffer as an example of costly faith and calls for public discourse on faith's role in policy.
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Aiken Visit Praised By Campaigner Macora Spann
Macora P Spann writes of visiting Aiken for Wesley Clark campaign effort on the February 3 primary. Spann notes warm greetings from residents and plans to return to the town for a visit.
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Aiken
General Wesley Clark
Joy FM format change disappoints longtime listeners in Aiken
Aiken seniors and others lamnent the JOY FM shift from easy listening to a cooler format. They cite lost local impact on the economy and fear older readers lose access as advertisers shift away. One listener stops using 102.7 on all presets, noting the station’s long presence had become a fixture.
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Aiken
Joy-Fm
JOY
GAO flags $22 billion missing in Pentagon disbursements
The GAO reports Defense Department disbursements cannot be matched to obligations, totaling about $22 billion. Critics say Congress has not moved to audit the Pentagon, amid a rising federal deficit and calls for more spending. The piece argues Washington favors new spending over accountability.
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Stephen Moore
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