Death of Olivia Garvin at 90 Highlights Aiken Pioneer Ties
Olivia Garvin died on her 90th birthday May 31 leaving a void among old Arkenites and friends. A lifelong Aiken resident from pioneer Schroder heritage widow of Lonnie Garvin she led the Coker Spring restoration for the South Carolina Tricentennial and was active in Historic Aiken Foundation Girl Scouts and garden clubs. Her family notes she enjoyed a rich life in Aiken and Cumberland Village.
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Olivia Garvin
Old Arkenites
Coker Spring
South Carolina
Aiken
Garvin
Garvins
Kalmia Hill
Cumberland Village
Annette Hair
Winter Park
Fla
Aiken Standard Staff Directory Details
A list of Aiken Standard personnel includes Publisher Scott B Hunter Editor Jeffrey Wallace Arthur Zappa Ellen Priest Managing Editor Timothy O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Scott Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and others with email handles at aikenstandard.com provided. The document outlines roles across editorial production and circulation.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard
Jeffrey B. Wallace Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Standard.com
Clinton’s ties to LIUNA and Arthur Coia explored
The piece details LIUNA’s big donations to Democrats during Clintons era amounting to 4.8 million in four years, Coias ties to organized crime, FBI memos warning of mob connections, a 1994 racketeering draft and a 2000 Coia guilty plea, and the ongoing influence of union money in politics.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Arthur A. Coin
Debonair
Laborers International Union of North America
LIUNA
Democratic Party
Coia
Orice
Reagan
Commission On Organized Crime
Teamsters
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Workers
International Association of Longshoremen
FBI
la Casa Nostra
Angelo Fosco
Reagan Crime Commission
Chicago
Council On Competitiveness
Coin
New England Patriarca
White House
Department of Justice
Cosa
LCN
la Cosa Nostra
David Margolis
Rhode Island
Justice Department
Washington Monthly
Hillary Clinton
Miami
Arthur Coia
New York Times
Copology and coping with difficult people
A columnist discusses seven types of difficult people identified by Robert Bramson and suggests coping with them through calm, gentle understanding. The piece cites biblical examples from Moses and stresses that patience and compassion, not harshness, should guide dealings with troublesome individuals.
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Robert Bramson
Berkeley
California
Bramson
Moses
God
Egypt
DeMint and Beasley Face Runoff in South Carolina
A reader letter analyzes the U.S. Senate runoff between Jim DeMint and David Beasley. The writer praises DeMint as a three term congressman with tax bills passed into law and alignment with President Bush. He urges support for DeMint in the June 22 vote.
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U.S. Senate
Jim DeMint
David Beasley
U.S
Washington
Bush
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Beasley Sheds Light On Confederate Flag Debate
The letter discusses Beasley’s stance on the Confederate flag atop the State House dome, arguing he capitulated to economic boycotts and should have promoted Southern heritage. The writer urges a DeMint endorsement and questions Beasley’s representation of a large Southern cohort.
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Mr. Clontz
Aiken Standard
David Beasley
Beasley
State House
NAACP
Washington, D.C. Beltway
Washington
South Carolina
DeMint
Aiken Standard Seeks Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit brief Letters to the Editor with signatures, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers. Letters may be edited for clarity and condensed. Send by mail to Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or via email and fax as listed.
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