Aiken Chamber honors Man Woman Youth of the Year recipients
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce named Henderson Johnson Jr as Man of the Year, Mary Thomas as Woman of the Year, Jason Hodges as Youth of the Year, and Jim Stewart as Businessperson of the Year at the annual banquet. Rubenia Hammond received the top chamber ambassador recognition for her outreach work.
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Aiken ‘Chamber
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Aiken
Henderson Johnson Jr
Silver Bluff
Mary Thomas
Silver Bluff High
Jason Hodges
Jim Stewart
Johnson
Thomas
Silver Bluff Key Club
Mrs. Thomas
Hodges
Silver Bluff High School
Stewart
JE. Stewart Builders
Full Gospel Praise and Deliverance Center
Rubenia Hammond
Aiken County
Euro turn kit suggests UK to join euro currency
The message urges the English to embrace the euro, arguing the EU needs their participation and criticizes past skepticism. It frames the euro launch as a call for action, noting the UK’s historic delays and urging commitment to Europe’s monetary project.
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Europe
Senators push Starr testimony in Clinton impeachment trial
Democrats shift tactic to call Ken Starr to testify arguing the independent prosecutor’s methods taint the case. The plan mirrors O J Simpson defense strategy, aiming to portray Starr as entrapment and shift focus from President Clinton’s lies to prosecutorial abuse.
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Fuhrman
O.J
Bill Clinton
Ken Starr
Clinton
James Carville
Starr
Torrecelli
John Kerrey
D-Mass
Partisanship in Clinton Impeachment Shifts to Senate
As the Senate takes up the case, partisanship dominates both sides. Republicans face criticism for zeal while Democrats solidify their stance against conviction. The House managers, all Republicans, emphasized facts of Clinton’s misconduct, while Senate dynamics suggest continued partisan voting patterns on witness calls and ultimate verdict.
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Starr
White House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
O.J
Robert Byrd
D-W
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Bob Kerry
D-Neb
Ken Starr
Washington
Kenneth Starr
House
Oval Office
Larry Craig
Idaho
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Andas
Letter praising officers and highway stop incident in Aiken
Aiken County reader commends Lt Frank Conoly and officers who acted off duty to handle a dangerous highway situation involving two young women. The writer urges witnesses to come forward, notes the presence of plainclothes officers and unmarked cars, and hopes for support to protect a veteran officer with over 20 years of service.
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Frank Conoly
Aiken County
Aiken youth asks for new bike path and skating site
In a note from Chris Goins the seventh grader urges city action on a $1 million budget for widening roads and creating a skate area at H O Weeks Center. He proposes a roller rink behind the Burger King on Whiskey Road, citing distance to Augusta or Columbia.
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Aiken
H.O. Weeks Center
Burger King
Whiskey Road
Augusta
Columbia
Chris Goins Aiken
Special nurse Susan Eargle- Bass earns heartfelt thanks
A long overdue letter of thanks praises nurse Susan Eargle Bass RN for her compassionate care during a mom’s colon cancer battle in 1996. The writer notes Susan’s kindness, prayers, and patient explanations from first office visit to postoperative checkup, crediting her as an angel of mercy alongside surgeon Dr Jack Ratliff.
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Susan Eargle- Bass
Jack Ratliff
Susan
J. Stevens O. Mims
K. White
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Simpson
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O.J. Simpson
Linda Chavez Creators Syndicate
Wedecu
Jack Germond and
Jules Witcover
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Graham
New York
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