Aiken Standard Staff Credits and Leadership
The Aiken Standard lists key 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 Letitia Jefferson Production Director Ronnie Butler. Founded in 1867 the paper marks a long local journalism tradition.
Think about It Quote by Everett Dirksen
A concise quotation attributed to Everett Dirksen notes that heat triggers clarity, reflecting the politician’s concise rhetorical style. The saying underscores a theme of resilience and insight arising from pressure.
Graniteville ribbon cutting signals revival for recycling plant
Graniteville marks revitalization with a ribbon ceremony at the Recelim recycling facility site. The $40 million plant will recycle appliances and e waste, creating about 200 jobs, as the town rebuilds eight years after the 2005 chlorine disaster.
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Graniteville
Recelim
Recleim
Aiken County
Hickman
Bridgestone
Sage Mill
The South Carolina Signers and the Revolutionary Spirit
In a Fourth of July reflection Phil Noble examines South Carolina signers Thomas Heyward Jr Thomas Lynch Edward Rutledge and Arthur Middleton. He notes their wealth education in England and perilous fates including imprisonment and home destruction, and calls for modern young revolutionaries in America.
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South Carolina
Thomas Heyward Jr
Jasper County
England
Charleston
St. Augustine
Old House Plantation
Thomas Lynch
Hopsewee Plantation
Santee River
Georgetown County
Thomas Lynch Sr
The
Colony
Lynch Jr
Cambridge
Continental Army
Continental Congress
Lynch
Philadelphia
France
Edward Rutledge
Rutledge
Heyward
Middleton
Arthur Middleton
Arthur
Royal Provincial Assembly
Education bubble debate gains urgency as loan rates double
Congress left Washington for the Fourth of July and failed to prevent the student loan rate from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The piece argues rising costs, the higher education bubble, and calls for a fiscally sound plan to expand access without inflating debt.
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Congress
Washington
Congressional Budget Office
Letters to the Editor on Immigration and Local Parkway
A reader denounces the Gang of Eight immigration plan and Senator Graham, questions border policy and background checks, and criticizes Medicare expansion and Obamacare tactics. The piece shifts to opposition of Hitchcock Parkway expansion in Aiken, urging money for roads instead and questioning state roles on health exchanges and federal coverage.
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Lindsey Graham
Congress
Gang of Eight
Bac
NSA
Edward Snowden
Sens
Durbin
Illinois
Schumer
New York
Sen
Graham
LaRaza
Ily
Hitchcock Parkway
Aiken
Parkway
Dibble
Pine Log
Highland Park
South Carolina
Washington
Feds
Switzerland
Republican Party
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Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Ronnie Butler
Everett Dirksen
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the Revolution
S.c.s
Phil Noble
S.C
New Democrats
Richard Riley
Invasion el Agit
OFS
Cath Ting
the Post & Courier
U.S
William Bennett
GOP