County Attorney Defends Barnes County Action on Pay Raise
County Attorney Robert Bell issues an opinion affirming the county council acted properly in going into executive session to review County Administrator Scott Barnes. The council approved a 3 percent raise and a three year contract, noting FOI compliance and Barnes request to withhold the raise until wage freezes lift. Barnes praised for progressive administration and five years in office.
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Robert Bell
Scott Barnes
Barnes
Bell
Aiken County
Mixed Emotions and Trojan Words in an Afternoon Piece
Ashley Sees It surveys how selling stock and its rise changes outlook. The piece catalogs Homeric derived terms like stentorian Achilles heel Amazon and Trojan Horse and notes Sossamon USC disclosure stance while urging readers to consider public interest and libel laws.
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Sossamon
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor signed in the writer's handwriting and including a mailing address. Anonymous letters will not be considered. Submissions may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address to Letters to the Editor P. O. Box 456 Aiken S C 29802.
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Aiken Standard
P. O. Box
Aiken
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Reagan budget 1988 survives intact despite critics
The piece argues Reagan's 1988 budget will largely survive, with key elements intact, including defense spending near 292 billion, limited new taxes, phased farm subsidies cuts, and user fees to fund targeted services. It notes Congress may alter proposals but core structure endures.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Carping
House Armed Services
Congress
How It Was Growing Up White in Segregated South
Personal essay recollects growing up white in the segregated South and the impact of discrimination on daily life. The author recalls early encounters with segregation, family guidance, and the long civil rights struggle that led to change. Martin Luther King Jr. is cited as pivotal to the transformation, with reflections on current youth and the need for historical awareness.
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M. L. King
Howard Beach
Atlanta
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Sears
Henrietta
Irene
Lena Horne
Black Star
Martin Luther King
King
Does the Bible ban sex before marriage
A reader asks if the Bible forbids sex before marriage and unfaithfulness. The reply affirms that sexual relations outside marriage are wrong both before and after marriage and cites 1 Corinthians 6:9 13 18 to urge fidelity and marriage commitment.
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DR. Graham
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