Ex-S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Sharpe Pleads Guilty
Former South Carolina official Charles Sharpe pleads guilty in Columbia to extortion and lying to a federal officer tied to a cockfighting operation in Aiken County. He faces up to 25 years in prison with a 2 to 2.5 year recommendation.
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Charles Sharpe
South Carolina
Sharpe
Columbia
Aiken County
Wagener
House Agriculture Committee
Public Officials
Obesity as a Societal Health Challenge and Policy Moves
The piece argues obesity is a societal problem requiring action beyond personal choice. It cites Satcher on public health, calls for urban food access, park cleanups, and more PE in schools, notes Kraft’s ad curbs, and warns of industry counter campaigns while urging joint action.
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David Satcher
Illinois
Kraft Foods Inc
Aiken Standard staff contact list now available
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership and staff roles with names and email domains for Publisher Editor Advertising Director and other key positions. The page provides official contacts for circulation, production, systems, and customer service departments.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Scot
Scot Newcomsnewcom@aikenstandard.com
J. David Boyd Dboyd
Ruling on lawyers advertising and public ads norms
The excerpt discusses views on lawyers advertising with slogans and nicknames. It supports accurate fair ads and aligns with the Supreme Court Commission on limiting misleading or unfair marketing. The speaker praises the commission’s work and endorses existing restrictions without adding new limits.
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Supreme Court Commission
Dessert auction in Aiken raises four thousand two hundred dollars
The Salvation Army Soup Kitchen Dessert Auction in Graniteville and Aiken raised over $4,200 on January 16 with support from Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt, Horry County deputies, and local volunteers. Gratitude was extended to Newberry Hall donors David and Maggie Sacks, the Aiken Brass, the Aiken Junior Women's Club led by Heather Thurmond, and artist Michael Smart.
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Aiken County
Michael Hunt
Graniteville
Horry County
Hunt
Aiken
Salvation Army
David
Maggie Sacks
Newberry Hall
Aiken Brass
Toby Marks
Aiken Junior Women’s Club
Heather Thurmond
Michael Smart
Artist Parlor Pic
Community Letter Thanks Donors For Soup Kitchen Benefit
A reader thanks many restaurants businesses and individuals for silent auction donations desserts and door prizes that raised funds for a Soup Kitchen event. Special appreciation goes to Faye Taylor coordinator and the volunteers whose efforts will continue feeding the hungry.
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Ture
Faye Taylor
Soup Kitchen
Chlorine Exposure Lingers After Local Derailment Tragedy
Brad Lohman of Lewiston Idaho writes to Gran iteville residents about long lasting chlorine injury effects from a derailment. He details persistent breathing problems memory issues headaches nosebleeds and advises journaling seeking information from Dr Gail Denton and Oregon Health Sciences Institute. He warns against trusting early assurances and urges community awareness and discussion via email.
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Graniteville
Gail Denton
Oregon Health Sciences Institute
Kay Silver
Hotmail
Brad Lohman
Lewiston
Idaho
Summers sparks debate on gender and science at Harvard
Harvard president Lawrence Summers ignited controversy with remarks suggesting biological differences influence math and science aptitude. Nancy Hopkins walked out and critics framed the comments as sexist while Summers defended inquiry into the size of the talent pool and argued social factors alone cannot explain achievement gaps.
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Harvard University
Lawrence H. Summers
America
Summers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nancy Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
Hopkins
Boston Globe
Harvard
Globe
MIT
NBER
Academe
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Editorial
Agriculture Commissioner
Baseball
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Earl Ellis
S.C. Bar Association
Commission
Robert Orlowski
J. Reuben Long
Sheriff's Office
Postal Service
Aiken Standard
P.O
S.C
Linda Chavez
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