Habitat for Humanity Aiken helps Carolyn Richardson family
Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Aiken completed a Hampton Avenue house for Carolyn Richardson and her children. The project drew retirees and weekend workers, with funds repaid to finance future homes. This second local venture aims to expand home ownership across the county.
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Habitat For Humanity
Aiken
Carolyn Richardson
Hampton Avenue
Letters to the Editor on Aiken County school funding and pay
Robert L. Stultz criticizes the Aiken County School Board and superintendent for three years of administrative pay raises while teachers saw limited gains. He cites overcrowded classrooms, high pupil teacher ratios, inadequate materials, and widespread maintenance needs. He urges action and urges voters to press federal reps to aid funding.
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Aiken County
Strom Thurmond
Butler Derrick
Aixen County
Robert L. Stultz
Old Wagener Road
Aiken Standard Seeks Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Provide legible submissions, preferably typed. Brief letters are preferred and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Landmark Labor Freedom Ruling Reverberates Through History
The piece lists figures such as S B Street Louis Abood Robert L Hanson Annie Lee Hudson Howard Ellis and Harry Beck as earlydissenters in compulsory union dues. It traces Supreme Court decisions from 1966 to 1988 upholding First Amendment rights against nonrelated union expenditures and state compelled dues.
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Ashingson
Eddie
S.B. Street
Louis Abood
Robert L. Hanson
Annie Lee Hudson
Howard Ellis
Harry Beck
Keller
California
State Bar of
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Nebraska
Southern Railway
Machinists Union
William Brennan
Hanson
Street
Western Airlines
Detroit
Should America replace its national anthem with America the Beautiful
A columnist argues replacing The Star Spangled Banner with America the Beautiful could reflect better musicality and accessibility. He notes the 1931 anthem status, historic debates, and cites Andrew Jacobs Jr. with a bill to make the change, urging broad support.
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Midwest
Rockies
Purple Mountain Majesties
Katharine Lee Bates
America
Indiana
Andrew Jacobs Jr
Dog Napping Tops Them All in Odd Household Tales
Mildred Murray describes her cocker Ringo who evicts him from the chair by hearing “Here's Freddy” and then returns to sleep. The column weaves a playful scene with city quips about mistletoe at airports and a parade of letters criticizing phrasing and social topics.
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Mildred Murray
Ringo
Freddy
Alex Thien
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