Editorial Thank you Roger LeDuc
The City of Aiken bids farewell to Roger LeDuc as he retires after 25 years of service including 1998 onward as City manager. Richard Pearce will assume the role. LeDuc led downtown improvements and a 400 housing unit gain with 13 new neighborhood associations on the Northside while stewarding fiscal and civic programs.
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Budget battles reshape 2008 spending baseline under GOP push
Paul Ryan warns of a new era of constrained spending as Republicans move to roll back domestic programs to 2008 levels. Newt Gingrich urges dismantling the EPA and creating a business friendly agency focused on science and tech.
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Aiken Standard Staff List Shows Editorial Leadership
Publisher Scott B Hunter Executive Editor Timothy E O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Advertising Director Dee Taylor Business Manager Terri Cheek Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson Delivery Manager Laura Tiedman listed for the Aiken Standard. The contact details and roles appear with email handles and staff names.
Card Check amendment faces federal lawsuit in South Carolina
South Carolina and three other states passed Card Check style amendments to protect secret ballots and Right to Work. The Obama administration threatened suits to overturn the will of the people, with unions filing actions as part of broader push to curb state sovereignty. Speaker Bobby Harrell advocates the Repeal Amendment to curb federal overreach and restore state power.
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Letter Supports Civility in Debate On Afghanistan Pullout
A reader endorses Moses Mims's stance supporting Walter Jones for calling a pullout from Afghanistan. The writer, with relatives in military service, praises Mims's concise, thoughtful letters and urges continued respectful discourse while remaining engaged in public service.
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Pentagon cuts urged to reduce deficits and boost U S security
Letter writers led by Francis and Patricia Gorman urge Congress to cut Pentagon spending, citing bipartisan voices including Colin Powell and Rep Barney Frank. They note proposals to reduce up to one trillion dollars over the coming decade and call for reassessment of national budget priorities.
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