Editorial Griselda’s stay in the United States praised
Four years of advocacy by Digna Acton Center for Immigration Legal Assistance in Columbia and Sen. Lindsey Graham helped Griselda Lopez Negrete, once nearly deported, gain legal status and work toward citizenship. Now at USC Aiken, she is praised for resilience and staying in the only home she has known.
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Griselda Lopez Negrete
Aiken County
Silver Bluff
Griselda
Charleston
United States
Digna Acton Center For Immigration Legal Assistance
Columbia
Lindsey Graham
USC Aiken
Aiken County Sees Best And Worst From Community Actions
Editor notes highlight Aiken County named among the nation’s top 100 communities for youth while reporting on a Graniteville ex coach charged with sex offenses against a minor. The piece urges local effort to protect children, contrasting communal good with a single harmful act and its lasting impact.
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Aiken
Graniteville
Aiken County
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Advertising Director and Managing Editor Credits
Arthur T. Zappa azappa and Michael W. Gibbons ngibbons named at Aiken Standard in staff credits listing roles of Advertising Director and Managing Editor for the publication.
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Azappa
Aikenstandard.com
Michael W. Gibbons
Ngibbons
Kenstandard.com
Readers respond to St Marys status in historic registry
A flood of letters to the editor criticize the Jan 16 editorial on keeping St Marys on the historic registry. Contributors defend church status, celebrate city council foresight, and urge expansion for worship over display, while naming individuals and local figures.
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St. Mary's
Aiken Standard
Historical Society
St. Mary’s
Aiken City
Aiken
God
St Mary's
Satan
Local doctors praised for compassionate patient care
A reader thanks Aiken doctors for their care, praising two physicians, Dr. Durrett and Dr. Hiaas, for the expert treatment given to the writer's mother and highlighting the community’s appreciation for local medical professionals.
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Sally Bradford Bryan
Nuclear energy urged as key to clean power and climate safety
Clinton R. Wolfe of Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness argues for prioritizing nuclear energy as the major path to reduce fossil fuel use and protect the environment. He says wind solar geothermal and biomass alone cannot replace significant fossil fuel consumption.
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Enery
Clinton R. Wolfe
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Holiday Home Tour supports local charity drive
Women of Woodside report their 10th Holiday Home Tour raised over 14 800 for local charities. In three years the group donated over 90 000 to more than 30 area organizations including ACTS Aiken Council in Aging and SPCA.
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Woodside
Iam
Wood Side
Gloria Supansic
Women of Woodside
Aiken
ACTS
Aiken Council In Aging
Aiken Performing Ants
Aiken County Free Medical Clinic
Cumbee Center
Helping Hands, Inc
Mental Health Association
Public Education Partners
Salvation Army
SPCA
Tri-Development Center
Woodside Country Club
Reserve Club
Ginger Talbert
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