Aiken Standard History Note Highlights Founding Era
The Aiken Standard showcases its 1867 founding heritage with Ellen Priest as Publisher and Editor and Holly Ellington as News Editor. Thought of the Day by E B White reflects on change as a constant in life.
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Ellen Priest
Holly Ellington
ODAT program aids at risk youth in Aiken
The One Degree at a Time program ODAT run by Second Baptist Church in Aiken assists troubled youths. It guides teens away from negative influences, emphasizes life skills, and aims to keep students in school. Since its fifth year it has graduated 130 young men and plans to revive a female cohort this spring.
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Second Baptist Church
Aiken
Wyman Pope Sr
Pope
Department of Juvenile Justice
ODAT
Blaise Cooper
Aiken County
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard outlines requirements for letters to the editor including signed authors, visible address and daytime phone, a 500 word limit, and potential editing for length libel and taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published and emails or postal mail addresses are provided for submission.
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Aiken
Aikenstandard.com
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To beat Trump you must match his ruthlessness
Eugene Robinson argues that to defeat Donald Trump Clinton must adopt a similarly aggressive, relentless campaign style. He warns that refusing to descend to Trump's level risks failure and suggests embracing tough, even ugly, tactics to win the nomination. He notes superdelegates favor Clinton but warns turnout and strategy matter.
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Bernie Sanders
Trump
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
Democratic Party
Clinton
Sanders
New Hampshire
Iowa
Nevada
Rubio
Cruz
Vegas
Texas
John Kasich
Florida
Ohio
Jeb Bush
Chris Christie
Debating the 2016 race and globalism in harsh terms
A reader channels fevered critique of anti intellectualism and corporate power in the 2016 campaign while condemning TPP and praising Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren and Jill Stein as the only viable options. The piece quotes Khrushchev a socialist history and Castro endorsements as part of a broader warning about democracy and global influences.
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TPP
Obama
New Zealand
Wingnuts
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Sanders
Sen. Warren
Jill Stein
Mars
Senate
White House
University of Chicago
Socialist Party of America
Liberty Union Party
People’s Party
Russia
Vermont
United States
Khrushchev
U.S
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