Quotes Of The Week From Aiken County Leaders
A roundup of statements from local figures including Kathy Rawls on the Helpline 211 project and Liz Godard on withholding documents. Also notes Robin Chapman on Norfolk Southern safety, Mark Emkes on Bridgestone capital plans, Robert Molina on a fatal shooting, and Rev. Doug Slaughter on church pulpit exchanges.
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Aiken County
Kathy Rawls
Graniteville
Robin Chapman
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Liz Godard
Bird flu precautions for South Carolina poultry growers
Poultry growers should focus on biosecurity to protect flocks by limiting nonessential access and thorough cleaning between flocks. Commercial birds are housed, reducing contact with wild animals, with other steps also advised. Consumers need not worry about getting bird flu from poultry as cooked meat and eggs are safe despite outbreaks.
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South Carolina
Asia
Lottery fraud suit questions state scratch-off prizes
A Charleston County man sues the state lottery claiming false advertising prompted purchases of scratch-off tickets for prizes already awarded. An audit cited in the suit suggests the games are a poor bet and raises morality concerns about state gambling while noting no one is forced to play.
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Rock Hill
Hillary clings to armor in political showboating
Column contends Hillary Rodham Clinton uses body armor as a political prop amid debates on battlefield protection. It cites a leaked Pentagon study on armor effectiveness and quotes soldiers, analysts, and bloggers about trade offs between protection and mobility. It criticizes Clinton for focusing on image over sober military analysis.
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Joan Rivers
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary
Soldiers For the Truth
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Iraq
New York Times
ABC
Good Morning America
Clinton
John Warner
R-Va
Armed Services Committee
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Francis J. Harvey
Army
Bush
Cheney
101St Airborne Division
Jamey Turner
Baton Rouge
33Rd Cavalry Regiment
Associated Press
Josh Suthoff
Jefferson City
Spe
Robert Reid
Atlanta
Bagh
Dad Guy
Fundraising claims aiken standard front page raises questions
Karen Gutmann questions the front page fundraising report in the Aiken Standard noting Frank Willis gave himself a 500000 check and implying Moore raised more in the last period while Sanford’s outside donations appear large. She urges full clarification for voters.
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Tommy Moore
Aiken Standard
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Willis
Sen. Moore
Sanford
New York
Wisconsin
Connecticut
California
Virginia
Illinois
Florida
Georgia
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Aiken
Vietnam veterans recall cost of war on a day of peace
A reader reflects on January 27 2006 marking the 1973 Vietnam Peace Accord while remembering 58242 names on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. He honors fallen servicemen and urges support for current troops amid lingering memories and controversy.
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Vietnam
Washington, D.C
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