Aiken Standard Publisher and editorial staff listing
The Aiken Standard credits include 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 and notes the newspaper’s founding in 1867 with a Dos Passos quotation about individuality.
Campaign cash fuels Graham challenge and upsets in South Carolina
Senate races face heavy fundraising pressures as Sen. Lindsey Graham tops 6.25 million in contributions including 1.4 million in Q2. Potential GOP challengers Richard Cash Lee Bright Nancy Mace and even Thomas Ravenel weigh bids amid a finance driven political culture that pressures candidates to raise money constantly.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Graham
Upstate
Richard Cash
Lee Bright
Spartanburg
Citadel
Nancy Mace
S.C
Thomas Ravenel
Wtma-Am
Tara Servatius
Ravenel
MOX Ad Escalates Debate Over Savannah River plutonium plan
A Friends of the Earth 30 second ad condemns MOX supporters as pigs in lobbyist suits amid the Savannah River Site project. The piece targets Sen Lindsey Graham and frames plutonium elimination as a shared US Russia goal, while noting bipartisan backing and job impact at SRS.
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Friends of the Earth
MOX
Savannah River
SRS
Lindsey Graham
Russia
U.S
South Carolina
Congress
Department of Energy
Friends of the Earth Ad
France
Washington Post
AREVA
Chicago Bridge and Iron
America
Aiken County budget review shows gains and missed tightening
The Aiken County Council adopted a 56.5 million general fund budget for 2013 2014, up 7.8 percent from 2012 2013 driven by tax and fee increases. While several reforms were enacted including merit pay for staff and a new retiree benefits fund, critics note limited line by line scrutiny and missed opportunities to curb discretionary spending and debt payoff.
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Aiken County
Council
Phil Napier
Napier
Ronnie Young
Willar Hightower
Kathy Rawls
Scott Singer
Singer
LaVana McKenzie
Letter to Editor criticizes SRS advisory board leader over nuclear fuel stance
A Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board subcommittee on waste is debated today over spent nuclear fuel. The letter accuses Dr. Don Bridges of hijacking the report and calls for his removal, alleging conflict of interest and urging support against additional 70 000 tons of fuel at SRS.
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Savannah River Site
SRS
Don Bridges
Bridges
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Aiken
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Scott B. Hunter
Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Ronnie Butler
John Dos Passos
Sen
Senate
Wolfe
Spitzer
Elliot Spitzer
Shameless
Gary Bunker