Aiken County School Board races draw many candidates
Editorial notes wide interest in education as four board members retire and numerous candidates file in Districts 1 4 8 and 9. With a new superintendent and budget constraints, voters will choose representatives shaping the future for about 25 000 county students.
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Gas prices rise in California trip skims high fuel costs
Editor notes fuel prices ranged from 4.30 to 4.50 dollars in California towns, with park regions hitting higher figures. Observers warn of possible future pain as prices could push small cars toward 100 dollar fill ups and affect daily errands. Back home in town prices were 3.84 dollars, prompting questions about lasting trends.
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Publisher Staff and Editorial Contacts Listed for Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces its staff roster including Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor along with key roles across advertising, news, production, circulation, and management. The release provides names and emails for executives and department heads.
Satire and the New Yorker cover stir debate on truth
The column argues satire exposes folly by exaggerating beyond propriety. It cites The New Yorker Obama cover and public reactions, noting fear, misperception, and a culture where truth is treated as optional and satire appears superfluous. The piece reflects on irony in modern discourse.
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Letters Respond to Topliff Obama Hitler Comparison
A reader thanks Jim McGaughy for replying to Gregory Topliff and condemns his Hitler comparison of Barack Obama. The letter argues against litmus tests for president, notes Supreme Court references, and discusses water energy ideas and desalination as future solutions.
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Letters to the Editor Contact Details for Aiken Standard
Instructions list mailing address box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 email letters aikenstandard com and fax line 648-6052 for submissions to the Letters to the Editor column.
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Letter to the Editor on handgun ruling and Old West comparisons
The writer responds to Hank Ford’s remarks on the Supreme Court ruling overturning a Washington DC handgun ban. The piece contrasts Shall Issue laws in South Carolina with DC limits, argues crime did not rise with concealed permits, and urges rational, lawful citizen defense rather than frontier mythos. It ends with a call to join in a calmer approach.
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