P and Z Commission Faces Public Scrutiny and PUD Debate
The Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission, led by Chairman Frank Alexander, faces public criticism over perceived pay and secrecy surrounding the Planned Unit Development. The piece defends commissioners, notes education gaps, and urges clearer communication and respectful discourse.
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City of
Aiken
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&i Commission
P&z
Frank Alexander
P&z Commission
Commission
PUD
Diary of a President in Secrecy and Splendor
Samuel Pepys style diary of Ashley Cooper as president recounts swearing in and celebrations at the White House. He praises his own triumphs freeing hostages and mocks rivals while noting heavy social life and political maneuvering. He mentions Alice Haig and personnel changes and rainfall in Seattle.
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Samuel Pepys
Ronald Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Amy
Jimmy
Iran
Carter
Tommy Hartnett
Charleston
Committee For Armed Services
South
Alexander Haig
Lowell Weicker
Haig
Weicker
Oval Office
Nancy
Kansas City
How To Stop Smoking Aims at Hypnotist Misadventure
A lighthearted tale follows Patti ONeill, an interior designer, trying to quit smoking with a clinical hypnotist. Despite a chaotic session focusing on wallpaper blemishes and a blue lamp, Patti remains smoke-free while her husband Danny falls asleep during the hypnosis.
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Danny O’neill
Chesterfield Supper Club
Danny
Patti
Samuel A. Cothran Scott and Hunter Editorial Leadership
The note credits Samuel A. Cothran Scott and H. Hunter as managing editors, dated to a historic newsroom attribution.
Speeded-Up Clock Starts Running
George F. Will argues the presidential inauguration renews the republics sense of ceremony and that Ronald Reagan has become a master communicator whose speeches, from Goldwater ad to Detroit convention, accelerated the pace of political timing toward his presidency.
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Washington
Republic
Capitol
Congress
West Front
Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Robert Taft
Goldwater
North Carolina
Florida
Detroit
Iowa
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Walter Mondale
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P & Z Commission
Ashley Cooper
Up the Times
Europe
Hanks
Seattle
Points
Ever
Fellows
Samuel A. Cothran
Scott
Hunter
Cubredge
Sues. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Whisenant
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rullend Drive
5.C
George F. Will
Pennsylvania Avenue
America
Lyn Nofziger
Sancho Panza
Nofziger
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