Editorial: Tim Carlton Best Choice for Coroner
Editorial argues Tim Carlton should succeed Sue Townsend as coroner in Aiken County, noting Townsend supported him for the interim post and praising her proactive, life saving approach. It urges Carlton to continue Townsend’s efforts in belt safety driving and law enforcement collaboration.
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Sue Townsend
Mark Sanford
Aiken County
Townsend
Tim Carlton
Aiken Standard Staff Directory Listing
Publisher Scott B. Hunter and staff roster including Jeffrey Wallace Arthur Zappa Ellen Priest and others listed with email handles. Directory appears to identify roles such as Publisher Business Manager Managing Editor Circulation and IT support for Aiken Standard.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard
Jeffrey B. Wallace
jJwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Aik
The Fuel of Inspiration Across Life and Art
An essay on inspiration as a personal, divine and cultural force. From Shakespeare to Monet and Dickens to Lord Jim, it argues inspiration arises from inner vision guided by God. It highlights everyday sparks from people like John Denver and Bella Lewitsky, and ends with a call to openness to the Spirit for creativity.
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Margaret Sangster
Heaven
Webster
John Masefield
Monet
William James
London
Joseph Conrad
Jim
John Denver
California
Bella Lewitsky
Waste at Savannah River Site sparks defense funding clash
Louisiana Zeller of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League profiles a Senate fight over the 2005 Defense Authorization Bill amendment by Sen. Lindsey Graham to abandon high-level radioactive waste at the Savannah River Site near Aiken. Critics warn the move would leave 35 million gallons of sludge in leaking tanks, threatening the Savannah River and downstream drinking water.
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Iraq
Savannah River
Aiken
Defense Department
Senate
Lindsey Graham
Graham
Department of Energy National Security
Department of Energy
Tuscaloosa
SRS
Beaufort
S.C
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DOE
Idaho
South Carolina
Washington State
NWPA
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Letter praising Governor Sanford and legislative humor
Aiken correspondent lauds Gov. Mark Sanford for challenging the Legislature over vetoes and mocks lawmakers as snobbish. The writer pledges to support Sanford and vote out dissenters, asserting strong approval of the governor and a conservative leadership.
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Mark Sanford
South Carolina
State House
Sanford
Kathleen Pilz Aiken
DeMint Emerges as Leading GOP Senate Hope in South Carolina
A South Carolina voter lauds Representative Jim DeMent as a principled, conservative leader poised to win the U.S. Senate seat long held by Fritz Hollings. The column highlights DeMint's voting record, grassroots support, White House backing, and readiness to align with President Bush.
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South Carolina
U.S
Bush
Greenville
Spartanburg
Congress
DeMint
National Journal
White House
Senate
Jim
Jim DeMint
U. S. Senate
Photos of Abu Ghraib not the problem in Iraq
A reader argues that censorship of Abu Ghraib photos would harm democracy and press freedom. The author insists the images reveal deeper failures in the war and warns against silencing witnesses who expose mistreatment of detainees.
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Abu Ghraib
Iraq
United States of America
Ram
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