Aiken County considers form of government referendum
Aiken County Council voted to move forward a November referendum asking voters to choose between retaining the current council-administrator government or adopting a council-manager form. The measure affects elected treasurer and auditor positions, with current officeholders Linda Sharpe and Cyrus Spradley set to retire July 1 2013.
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Aiken
Clay Killian
Linda Sharpe
Cyrus Spradley
Sharpe
Spradley
Aiken County
Congress eyes tighter controls on classified leaks
Sen. Saxby Chambliss and intelligence committee leaders say they are drafting legislation to curb access to highly classified information and possibly impose new penalties for leaks after a wave of disclosures from the intelligence community.
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Sen
Saxby Chambliss
Senate
House
Publisher and editors listed for Aiken Standard
A list of staff roles and contact emails appears, naming Scott B. Hunter Timothy E. O Briant Phillip Yates Dee Taylor Terri Cheek Michael W. Gibbons Letitia Jefferson Laura Tiedman Stiedman with their positions and affiliations at aikenstandard.com
Nobody Likes A Loser In A Political Endgame
The column argues Republicans soured on Mitt Romney as Obama faced diminished support from Democrats and allies like Bill Clinton. It cites Clinton’s mixed signals on Obama, Obama surrogates struggling to stay on message, and rising doubt after losses in Wisconsin. It notes Romney’s fragile standing and Obama’s perilous incumbency amid a harsh political climate.
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Romney
Barack Obama
Massachusetts
Obama
Bill Clinton
Clinton
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
Ol' Bill
Politico
Clinton “Associates
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Ed Rendell
ABC
Charlie Rose
Hillary Clinton
Graduation cheers and thanks from Aiken County Lions Club
Attendees at a Georgia graduation cheered for Elissie Kilgore as the 2012 class achieved a victory step. The Aiken Lions Club thanks Briget Brander and Brooks Mills for store cooperation selling brooms to raise funds for eye exams and glasses, with brooms available at Jordan's Signature Automotive or by phone.
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Atlanta
Elissie Kilgore
Panzie R. Merriweather
North Augusta
Auken Lions Club
Briget Brander
Kroger
Whiskey Road
Brooks Mills
Rose’s
Richland Avenue
Lions Club
Aiken County
Jordan's Signature Automotive
Dougherty Road
Aiken
Aiken County Board of Education Public Input Clash
A citizen criticizes the Aiken County Board of Education for low attendance at public input meetings and accuses officials of prioritizing property tax increases and high administrator salaries over repairing six or more substandard school buildings. The speaker urges taxpayers and conservatives to attend a June 12 meeting at Brookhaven Administrative Offices in Aiken.
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Aiken
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
SANS
Aiken County
Brookhaven
Timothy Monroe Bledsoe
North
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Mgibbons
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Laura Tiedman
Stiedman
Mitt Romney
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Parker
The
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