Aiken Standard Publisher and Staff Directory
The Aiken Standard lists leadership including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Melissa Hanna Advertising Director Dee Taylor Business Manager Terri Cheek Circulation Manager Laura Tiedman Classified Advertising Manager Ronnie Butler Production Director Letitia Jefferson.
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Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Courage Under Fire Then Triumph Says Richter
A quote attributed to German writer Jean Paul Richter describes how a timid person fears danger before, a coward persists during, and a brave person acts after danger is past. The remark reflects on courage through temporal phases.
New Aiken County Treasurer Jason Goings Takes Post
The Belvedere native and former teacher Jason Goings starts as Aiken County treasurer after winning a write–in election in November to replace Linda Sharpe. Goings met the transition with Sharpe and plans to modernize the office while maintaining tax collection duties.
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Aiken County
Jason Goings
Linda Sharpe
Belvedere
Charles Barton
Goings
Aiken
Silver Bluff
Midland Valley
Sharpe
South Carolina poised as global leader in social impact bonds
Column argues SIBs offer smarter government funding through public private partners. It describes how social impact bonds work, cites England's 2010 pilot, and notes Harvard's lab backing and SC's Nurse Family Partnership project. Phil Noble of Charleston advocates expanding innovative funding to move SC beyond partisan divides.
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Bank
England
U.K
U.S
South Carolina
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard
Rockefeller Foundation
Sibs
Supreme Court gift to the legislature on ethics oversight
The South Carolina Supreme Court in Rainey v Haley avoids ruling on ethics enforcement, delivering a ruling critics call a sop to legislators. The decision preserves legislative control over ethics investigations while prompting questions about constitutional limits and separation of powers. Cindi Ross Scoppe notes the court's axiom that constitutional rulings require necessity, which this case did not present.
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House
Senate
State Supreme Court
Rainey
John Kittredge
Jean Toal
Costa Pleicones
Simpkins
Supreme Court
Haley
South Carolina
Cile
Costa Plescones
Don Beatty
Pleicones
Snowden Asylum Right Cited In WikiLeaks Letter
The quote frames Edward Snowden as a stateless person after a passport revocation without due process. A separate Fire Chief Dan Frano note recalls a deadly Prescott wildfire scene with crews deploying shelters amid extreme winds. The Aiken Standard outlines policy for signed letters to the editor and submission rules.
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Prescott
Ariz
Dan Frano
Arizona
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