Grand Jury Tasked With Stockade Problem Tonight
The Aiken County Grand Jury meets in a special session to discuss the stockade. The editorial urges decisive action to close or reform the facility, criticizing administrators and the legislative delegation for inaction and calling for funding decisions to reflect the community’s best interests.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Mackey Scott
Scott
Stockade
Marion Powell
Powell
College students charge tuition on major credit cards
Madison College in Harrisonburg Virginia allows students to charge tuition on major credit cards. The column notes the idea could lead to other credit based college credits and jokes about future schemes.
Muskie Could Force a Reconsideration at Democratic Convention
The article notes Edmund Muskie, seen as a centrist and moderate, faced doubts after poor primary showings. It discusses his late decision to stay in the race and suggests the Miami Beach convention could reexamine the primary results and potentially resurrect Muskie as a candidate.
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Holmes Alexander
Sen
Edmund Muskie
National Press Club
Miami Beach
McGovern
Wallace
Humphrey
Jackson
New Hampshire
Muskie
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Scranton
Harry Truman
Clare Booth Luce
Roosevelt
Limbo Across Life The Many Meanings Explored
An essay delves into limbo in Catholic theology and daily life, noting it as a state of waiting, detachment, or uncertainty. It describes unborn souls, those dying before baptism, and ordinary frictions like insomnia, delayed paychecks, or a lingering editorial block.
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Heaven
Hell
Purgatory
Las Vegas
John
Astrology and its contested role in history and belief
Historian notes astrology originated in the East and spread to Greece and China. It declined with Christian emphasis on the Creator, with councils generally condemning it though some bodies oppose only lightly. The encyclopedia argues astrology fails the scientific test and blends genuine knowledge with illusion.
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Mesopotamia
Greece
China
the Encyclopedia
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer mailing address and excludes anonymous or pen name submissions. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel with no subject matter limit.
Essays on Business Profit and Human Behavior
A collection of aphorisms and anecdotes on why business exists beyond profit and how psychology, leadership, and incentives shape work and social interactions. It blends quips about courtship, surveys, photography, and politics with reflections on motivation and self-control.
Without Prescription guide on self medication reviewed
Drs Di Cyan and Hessman publish a practical guide on over the counter medicines. The book explains common cold remedies, stomach and hemorrhoid drugs, feminine hygiene products, sun care and safety. It emphasizes informed choices, not a substitute for physicians. Published by Simon and Schuster at seven dollars and ninety cents.
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W.C. Alvarez
M.D
Erwin di Cyan
Lawrence Hessman
Lowell General Hospital
Massachusetts
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Smiffkins
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