Only God can make a tree in Aiken saves a cedar
Residents of Houndslake and city officials reached a compromise to protect a 60 year old deodar cedar feared for removal to clear land for 12 homes. The Planning Commission tabled the decision and allowed seven houses, preserving a landmark tree and ending a dispute.
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Joyce Kilmer
Aiken
Kilmer
Houndslake
Tom Rapp
Planning Commission
Boehner backs debt limit delay while opposing job tax rise
House Speaker John Boehner endorses raising the debt limit but rejects tax hikes on job creators. The piece notes deep U.S. split with Obama on debt talks and includes Pervez Musharraf criticizing U.S. aid suspension to Pakistan.
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House
John Boehner
Barack Obama
Pakistan Army
Pervez Musharraf
White House
U.S
Publisher and Editors Listing at Aiken Standard
The page lists staff roles and emails for leadership at Aiken Standard including Publisher Editor Scott B Hunter Executive Editor Timothy E OBriant Production Director Phillip Yates Advertising Director Dee Taylor Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson Delivery Manager Laura Tiedman.
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Aiken
P.O
Michael Gibbons
Manbon
Pebhetantionicen
End of an era as Atlantis lifts off final mission
Column reflects on the space program from Sputnik to Apollo and NASA leadership. It contrasts past American space achievement with current political plans, citing figures like Yuri Gagarin John Glenn and Michael Griffin while warning of brain drain and loss of leadership.
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Atlantis
U.S
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
Gagarin
John F. Kennedy
John Glenn
Earth
Glenn
Ohio
John
NASA
America
Obama
New York Times
the Times
Michael Griffin
Space Agency
Air & Space Magazine
Griffin
Jack Lousma
Cal Thomas
Aiken Historic District Traffic Signs Draw Protest
Jim Farmer of the Historic Aiken Foundation urges reconsideration of large redun dant traffic signs in Aiken's historic districts. He criticizes the signage process and calls for city official involvement before state decisions, noting aesthetic concerns alongside safety goals.
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Historic
Aiken
DOT
Call for Deep Budget Cuts and Tax Reform Debate
The piece argues for major cuts to Social Security and Medicare to balance the budget, claims those programs are self funded, and urges reversing Bush era policies. It proposes slashing military spending and reversing tax breaks, citing corporate tax rates and criticizing political factions.
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Bush
Clinton
Congress
America
Citizens For Tax Justice
Exxon
DuPont
Boeing
Obama
John Birch
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