Beware Summer Heat Hidden Death Toll in South Carolina
Editorial notes heat and cold kill more in South Carolina than storms. Over 15 years 196 heat deaths and 13.7 cold deaths per year, with elderly most at risk. Advocates neighbor checks, air conditioning, and prompt medical help to mitigate heat dangers.
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Be careful about pets you keep
A South Carolina man, Teddy Tarrant Jr., was bitten on the thumb by a five foot cobra kept as a pet after he tried to stroke its neck. He was rushed to Miami for antivenin, saving his life. The incident follows a prior rattlesnake bite from another pet. Authorities advise keeping poisonous snakes in cages and having rescue numbers ready.
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Grand Canyon
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Badlands
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Arizona
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Corn Palace
Mitchell
South Dakota
California
Bellingham
Wash
Barbara
Jack Hunter
Scotland
Hunterian Museum
Glasgow
Ben Nevis
British Isles
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Aiken Standaro eupnsne Scott B Hunter Editor
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Protecting childhood from sexualized culture stance
A reader argues against early sex education and adult media targeting children. They warn that TV shows, music, catalogs, and public discourse erode innocence, urging parents to oppose explicit content in schools and youth programs. They call for boycotts and responsible parenting to shield kids.
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America
Hugh Hefner
Levittown
MTV
HBO
A&e
Santa Claus
Heather
Regulations debate over hog farms in South Carolina
Dellisham SC Chapter Director Sierra Club states DHEC staff wrote proposed hog farm regulations after seven months of meetings and accuses David Winkles of the Farm Bureau of misinformation. He says the rules fail to prevent environmental degradation, remove lagoons’ size limits, reduce setbacks, and grant a grandfather clause. He supports the right to farm without pollution and invites collaboration to improve the regulations.
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David Winkles
South Carolina Farm Bureau
South Carolina Sierra Club
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Sierra Club
Dhec Board
DHEC
Winkles
North Carolina
Farm Bureau
Far Bureau
Dell Isham SC
Letters to the Editor Addressing Briefs
A request for brief letters to the editor requires the writer’s signature mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed and should be sent to Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken or via email to swallace aikenstanaara com. Fax number 803 648 6052.
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Adventures in family travel across Europe and beyond
Readers share journeys from 1968 family European tour by VW camper in Paris to Barcelona and Italy, visiting Vienna, Salzburg, and multiple countries. Another family drove 8,000 miles in 28 days across the United States with audio books and landmark stops. Scotland and Cincinnati recollections follow, with Ben Nevis climb and airport history.
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Joan Nagle
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Europe
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Barcelona
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Riviera
Italy
Pisa
Rome
Florence
Venice
Austria
Vienna
Salzburg
Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Scotland
Joan
Ture
Emily
Amsterdam
Laura
Barbara Williams
United States
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