Governor seeks appointment path for agriculture post in state
Editorial notes Sharpe’s guilty plea may help Gov. Sanford push a bill to appoint the agriculture commissioner and possibly the education secretary. Sharpe, Wagener native and 2002 appointee, was suspended after arrest. interim chief Hugh E. Weathers filled the role as lawmakers weigh constitutional amendment.
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Hugh E. Weathers
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Agriculture
Education
Inez Tenenbaum
South Carolina Infant Mortality Rate Shows Progress
Health officials report a drop in South Carolina infant deaths due largely to prenatal care and access to health care for poor and minority mothers. Despite progress the rate remains higher than the national average and disparities persist between black and white babies.
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South Carolina
Aiken Standard Staff Contact Information
Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson
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State plans tax cuts and education pilots amid economic worries
The speaker argues tax reductions should occur gradually with safeguards against hardship while exploring experimental charter schooling. He notes disparities between children from stable homes and those lacking parental support. He warns global labor competition strains South Carolina’s job market.
Aiken City Manager Urges Citizen Involvement in County Plan
Roger LeDuc calls for public participation in the Aiken County Strategic Plan updates. He invites residents to attend meetings to shape the county's future and uphold the community's way of life.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Roger LeDuc
Letter prompts planning end of life conversations and resources
Elaine Drenten urges open talks about end of life wishes and using resources like the Aiken County End of Life Coalition and local hospice groups. She reflects on Kristen's planning bringing comfort to her family and notes practical steps for sharing wishes with loved ones.
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Kristen
Nona Bell
Aiken County
End-of-Life Coalition
Elaine Drenten
Aiken
Community letter honors handicapped access and local responders
A commemorative piece from Diane Gunter of Graniteville highlights handicapped access needs in Aiken and praises therapy centers Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute PA Hitchcock Health Solutions and USC Aiken Wellness Center. It lauds nursing homes for capable therapists and calls for more handicap friendly facilities and courtesy. It also thanks Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville Fire Department Sheriff Hunt Norfolk Southern and local volunteers for their heroism after the railcar crash, noting evacuation aid and emergency response.
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Aiken
Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute
Hitchcock Health Solutions
USC Aiken Wellness Center
Graniteville
Avondale Mills
Sheriff Hunt
South Carolina
Norfolk Southern
Graniteville-Vaucluse
GVW Fire Department
Diane Gunter
Exile of chlorine gas urged after Graniteville wreck
A South Carolina community bears the memory of nine deaths and 250 plus illnesses after a chlorine laden train derailed. The piece argues to replace chlorine with safer disinfectants at wastewater facilities nationwide and urges Congress to fund elimination efforts. The columnist, a senior policy analyst at Environmental Defense, calls for faster, cheaper safeguards and stronger security measures.
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Graniteville
United States
Cleveland
Harahan
Atlanta
R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Center
Washington
Environmental Defense
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