Summer sports drive Aiken County to host major events
Editorial notes Peach Jam basketball in North Augusta drawing top high school players and college coaches. Dixie Youth World Series baseball returns to Aiken at Citizens Park with 10 fields, running through August 5. Local support seen as key to bringing these events back each summer.
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Aiken Standard Staff Roster Note
Local newspaper staff directory lists Scott B Hunter publisher Jeffrey B Wallace Arthur T Zappa and others including Ellen C Priest managing editor Timothy E O Briant Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom J David Boyd and Letitia Jefferson as part of the operations team.
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Kerry Edwards criticized for roach joke fund raiser
The piece accuses Kerry and Edwards of laughing at Whoopi Goldberg’s crude remarks and not distancing themselves from a Leguizamo cockroach analogy at a New York fundraiser that raised 7.5 million dollars. It contrasts Democratic tolerance with Republican reactions and notes their Spanish language ads to woo Hispanic voters.
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NAACP at odds with its founders amid conspiracy charges at Baltimore
The NAACP convention in Baltimore prompts blistering critique of the group as conspiratorial and partisan. Critics accuse leaders of labeling conservatives as traitors while urging black Americans to emulate Bill Cosby’s emphasis on education and responsibility. The piece suggests the organization no longer speaks for many black Americans and mockingly proposes a name change.
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Media bias and public will after 9 11 compared with World War II
A reader argues that press coverage shapes national resolve and questions liberal media dominance during the Iraq era. The letter contrasts wartime rhetoric of the 1940s with today and asks how feelings toward terrorists differ from immediate post 9 11 sentiment. The author cites Clinton and Cornell as examples and urges balanced reporting.
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Bioshield Bill Seen as Bioterror Defense Milestone
Rep Christopher Cox lauds Project Bioshield as a watershed in defending America against bioterrorism by creating incentives for pharma firms to develop vaccines and antidotes. The plan aims to establish a first line of defense against biological and chemical weapons.
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