Editorial cautions against a new stimulus plan
The piece argues against a second stimulus while noting the $787 billion package is only partially deployed. It cites unemployment near 9.5 percent, slow spending at Savannah River Site, and the need for patience to judge the first plan’s impact. It questions adding more government spending before the initial program fully takes effect.
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Barack Obama
Congress
Savannah River
Obama
Gym teacher Jim Dawsey left lasting mark on Aiken schools
The writer recalls Jim Dawsey as a strict gym instructor at Kennedy Junior High who later served as Aiken High School assistant football coach and principal of Aiken Junior High. Dawsey remained a respected figure in the community through church, construction visits, and ongoing ties to students and families.
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Jim Dawsey
Mr. Dawsey
Kennedy Junior High
Aiken High School
Aiken Junior High
South Aiken High
Dawsey
Aiken
Jim
Myrtle Beach
Aiken County
Production and circulation staff at Aiken Standard listed
The note identifies Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom and Business Manager Terri Cheek at the Aiken Standard with email handles indicating staff roles.
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Phillip Yates Pyates
Aikenstandard.com
Readers clash over health care plan letters to the editor
Mary Beth Seaha of Aiken Historical Society seeks eyewitness accounts of a downtown explosion. She invites the public to share memories for the ACHS Journal and provides a contact phone number for cooperation.
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Rob Courtenay
Congressional Democrats
Courtenay
Supreme Court
Griswold
Connecticut
Congress
Mary Beth Seaha Aiken
Don Wells Backed For City Council In Aiken
A supporter extols Don Wells as a dedicated Aiken City Councilman of four years, praising his character and honesty and urging voters to re elect him.
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Don Wells
Aiken
Don
Aiken County to Erect Marker for 1953 Laurens Street Explosion
In September the Aiken County Historical Society will erect a historical marker at the site of the 1953 gas explosion on Laurens Street that destroyed five buildings and killed 10 people. The event is being commemorated by the Aiken County Historical Society.
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Aiken County Historical Society
Laurens Street
Aiken County
No mercury storage at SRS
The text argues against mercury storage at the Savannah River Site and expands the scope to dental fillings as a large mercury repository. It notes that mercury from dental work is disposed of in toxic waste bags and banned from sewer or water treatment, prompting questions about when it becomes toxic waste.
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England
Savannah River
Dental
Letters to the Editor Address Info
The notice provides mailing and contact details for submitting letters to the Aiken Standard. Include postal box, city and state, zip code, email, and fax line for reader correspondence.
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Aiken
S.C
Aikenstandard.com
Blue laws sustain rest, faith, and heritage in Aiken County
Mark F. Gibson argues blue laws provide a Sunday rest from a 24 7 economy while guiding conduct and linking to Christendom. He urges the Aiken County Council to keep the laws, claiming they benefit all residents including nonchurchgoers and preserve national Christian heritage.
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Christendom
Aiken County
Vote for candidates with morals in primaries
Opinion piece urging voters to prioritize moral integrity in political candidates, criticizing past leaders for personal misconduct and urging participation in the 2010 and 2012 primaries to elect principled leaders. It names Bill Clinton John McCain Barack Obama Alan Keyes and calls for honest leadership.
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Bill Clinton
Obama
Gov. Sanford
Alan Keyes
John McCain
William Ayers
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