Editorial Board and staff of the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists its key editors and staff led by Ellen Priest publisher and Michael Ulmer editorial page editor with Tim O Brient and Melissa Hanna in executive roles. A Pearl S Buck tribute line appears as a quoted Think About It item.
Aiken County Considers Penny Sales Tax for Schools
South Carolina senators aided a last minute rescue of a bill allowing the Aiken County Board of Education to ask voters next fall for a penny sales tax. Revenue would fund new construction while reducing property tax millage. long term facility needs for Aiken High and North Augusta High potentially addressed within about ten years.
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Correction notes Parker led Aiken parks 13 years starting 2001
An editor’s note in the Aiken Standard should have stated that retired City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Director Glenn Parker headed the department for 13 years beginning in 2001.
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Supreme Court affirms warrant for cell phone content access
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling, with a concurring opinion by Justice Alito, holds police must obtain a warrant to access cell phone content. The decision endorses mosaic theory, limiting mass data collection and reinforcing Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.
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Warnings on climate change echo wartime caution and 9 11 lessons
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that failure stems from imagination not competence as he ties climate change denial to past shocks like Pearl Harbor and 9 11. He cites the 97 percent figure from science, notes nuances about who expresses opinions, and warns the risk of inaction is now vastly greater.
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Letters to the Editor on Afghanistan Iraq and Bergdahl
A reader argues for removing U S troops from Afghanistan compares the Afghan war to Vietnam and cautions against further Iraqi escalation. He criticizes the Bergdahl prisoner exchange and expresses concern for the soldier and family. Tim Bledsoe North Augusta.
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Valley Alliance thanks agencies for round table luncheon
Valley Alliance expresses appreciation to the Aiken County Sheriff's Department Juvenile Division the Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Social Services for participating in round table discussions at the Valley Alliance luncheon. The session aimed to share information and improve the Horse Creek Valley community through networking and learning.
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