Editorial: Baseball Returns to Aiken County?
Editorial questions whether professional baseball can reenter Aiken with the Atlantic Coast League eyeing USC Aiken’s Roberto Hernandez Stadium. It warns of past South Coast League failures and urges a solid business plan, vendor assurances, and local commitments before any summer 2009 start.
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Aiken
South Coast League
Foxhounds
Atlantic Coast League
New ‘Baseball Enterprise
USC Aiken
Roberto Hernandez
Aiken County
Letter urging Senate to expand PEPFAR for global health
A citizen writer urges Sen DeMint to back expanded PEPFAR funding to fight malaria AIDS and tuberculosis in Africa and poor nations. The call stresses action now and argues the United States can save millions of lives with preventable treatments.
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Congress
Senate
Africa
ONE Campaign
Sen. DeMint
Aiken Standard Editorial Staffing Card
Publisher Scott B Hunter and staff listed with roles Editor Jeffrey B Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T Zappa Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Business Manager Ter Cheek Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson name the newspaper staff and their positions in a formal masthead.
Letters to Editor question Tom Young Jr and his trial work
A letter responding to a May 28 front page piece questions candidate Tom Young Jr for the district 81 House about addressing SCRG issues. The writer notes Young’s claim of being blindsided, criticizes his focus on education, cites his law firm’s $70 million in verdicts, and calls for legal reform to boost business in South Carolina.
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SCRG
Whetstone, Myers, Perkins and Young
South Carolina
Young
Iti
Aiken
Me ‘Young
John Kerry
Smart Growth
SC House
Aiken Standard
Tom Young
Marianne
Campaign ethics and voter information in modern elections
A reader discusses the flood of negative ads and opaque campaigning. notes laws exist yet voters still struggle to gauge candidate positions. The letter endorses Brad Boni in District 41, praising his honesty, reform aims, tax restraint, support for small business, hydrogen research, and education updates, urging readers to vote June 10.
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Ecetteme
Apaity
Brad Boni
Brad
Ouur
State House
Savannah River National Laboratory
Bradboni
Endorsement Letter for Tom Young in SC House Race
Marshall Cain praises Tom Young citing Thurmond and Campbell mentorship and a record of service in D C Senate and under Campbell. Cain argues Young's humility, listening nature, and drive will lead to leadership in House District 81 and benefit South Carolina residents.
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Iken County
S.C. House of Representatives
Tom Young
Tom
Strom Thurmond
Carroll Campbell
Thurmond
D.C. Senate
Campbell
Columbia
Senator Thurmond
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Endorsement for Greg Ryberg in South Carolina Senate Race
A letter urging support for Greg Ryberg for re election to the South Carolina Senate highlights his leadership as Chairman of the Senate Labor Commerce and Industry Committee and his fiscal conservatism. The writer praises his responsiveness and commitment to reducing government waste and expanding health coverage.
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Greg Ryberg
Othe
South Carolina
Greg
Tres
Occasio
Senate
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Scot Newcom
Newcom
Ter Cheekcheek
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Mgibbons
Justomer
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Jefferson
George Bush
Boni
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Ryberg
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