Editorial Board Names and Roles at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces its editorial leadership with Ellen Priest as Publisher, Tim O’Brien as Editor and Director of Audience, Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor, and Michael Ulmer as Editorial Page Editor, outlining governance and direction for the opinion pages.
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Ellen Priest
Tim O'Briant
Melissa Hanna
Michael Ulmer
Memory and judgment linked by clarity and order
A quotation from Margaret Fuller notes memory hinges on perspicuity, regularity, and the orderly flow of thought. It suggests that memory complaints often reflect faulty judgment rather than a faulty memory, while overreaching leads to retention of little.
Haley veto blocks $1 million arts funding in South Carolina
Gov. Nikki Haley's move to veto $1 million, routed through the Arts Commission as part of the Education budget, would curtail arts education statewide. Proponents note the funds support the Arts in Basic Curriculum program and partners like East Aiken School of the Arts, targeting high poverty students and after school providers beyond schools.
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Nikki Haley
East Aiken School of
Arts Commission
Department of Education
East Aiken
General Assembly
Haley
Aiken County
Readers urged to send signed letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer's address and daytime phone for verification. Submissions must be under 500 words, may be edited for length and taste, and anonymous or organized-campaign letters may be rejected. Address letters to Letters to the Editor or email letters@aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken
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Michael Ulmer
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Child Advocacy Center Column on Abuse Signs and Training
The final column outlines how the Child Advocacy Center coordinates reporting, forensic interviews, medical exams, and multidisciplinary staffing to protect children. It describes Stewards of Children prevention training with dates August 26, October 19 and January 11, plus how to schedule and the center’s no charge services and donations.
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Child Advocacy Center
Law Enforcement
Department of Social Services
DSS
Solicitor’s Office
Gayle Lofgren
Letters to the Editor stir local politics and flag debate
Aiken readers weigh in on downtown project withdrawal by Neel Shah and mayoral scrutiny of past initiatives. A second letter by Richard Rustad argues against anti flag sentiment and urges restraint, praising defenders of the Confederate flag while urging reconciliation and Christian restraint.
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