Editorial General faces Obama's ire
The piece defends military discipline and chain of command urging unity in war efforts. It notes Gen McChrystal's controversial magazine remarks and his summons to the White House for a presidential meeting. It argues policy disputes belong in elections, not in interviews, and emphasizes respect for the presidents authority.
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Kind Stranger Pays For Haircuts At Wal Mart
In a June 16 letter to the editor a reader describes visiting Wal Mart on Whiskey Road with her daughter when, while waiting, a young woman in front of them had her haircut. Afterward the reader learned the stranger paid for their cuts and cannot thank her in person. The writer asks the paper to help convey gratitude.
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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Details Contacts
The Aiken Standard lists staff members including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace News Director Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Business Manager Terri Cheek Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson and Advertising Director Arthur T Zappa. The directory provides email and role pairings for newsroom and operations.
Aiken SPCA Partners with City on New Facility Plans
The Aiken SPCA outlines a 25 year city partnership while detailing programs from low cost spay neuter to pet protective custody for abuse victims and prisoner dog training. The no kill shelter operates with city support, park facilities and donor funded improvements, serving multiple counties and towns.
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Afghan convoy guards fund warlords with trucking payments
A Congressional oversight subcommittee report claims trucking contractors pay tens of millions of dollars annually to local warlords across Afghanistan for convoy security. The practice means most carriers end up making payments to protect their supply routes amid ongoing violence.
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Aiken Habitat Women Build Cheers Local Pancake Fundraiser
The Aiken County Habitat for Humanity Women Build Committee thanks Fatz Café volunteers and celebrities who helped at the Pancake Breakfast on June 12. The event, featuring guests like Annie Oakley and Sarah Palin impersonators, raised over 2700 to fund the fifth Women Build house in Aiken County.
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The Age of Deception and Government Programs
Glenda Windham Wagener argues that federal stimulus funded programs like Pony Express, routed through the South Carolina Department of Transportation to the Aiken Area Council on Aging, erode republican freedoms. She urges constitutional enforcement and questions private or religious alternatives to government transport for outlying areas.
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