Indictment Hits Wagener Politician Charles Sharpe
Federal grand jury in Columbia charges Wagener resident and South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe with extortion money laundering and false statements to federal officials. Gov. Sanford suspends Sharpe from office pending acquittal or conviction. Sharpe served six terms in the South Carolina House representing Aiken County before becoming agriculture commissioner in 2002.
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Aiken Standard Personnel Directory Fragment
A partial listing shows staff roles at the Aiken Standard with names including Scott Hunter Jeffrey Wallace Arthur Zappa Ellen Priest Timothy O Briant Phillip Yates Scot Newcom J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and related contact details. The fragmentary text suggests internal roles such as publisher editor and managing editor in a newsroom or publishing house.
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Big Labor backs Democrats and questions union woes
Andrew Stern of SEIU labels the Democratic Party a state party of ideas while unions plan to spend hundreds of millions to defeat Bush and Republicans. The piece critiques union growth, governance, and the impact of public sector dominance on private workers.
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Critics call for reform of U S medical system
Helen Oakes Aiken argues in a letter that medical care is inflated by physician and drug company incentives. She cites high costs, kickbacks from doctors for prescriptions, and the impact on seniors from medication errors and adverse reactions.
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Readers are reminded letters may be edited and condensed. Correspondence should be sent to Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or via swallace at aikenstandard com. Fax number 803 648 6052.
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Media failures in alerting to terrorism dangers
A 9/11 commission critique argues U.S. media inadequately warned of terrorist threats before 2001. It cites sparse coverage of bin Laden and forecasts from Paul Williams about suitcase nuclear bombs, noting pressures from money and political correctness that restrained alarm.
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