Parkinsons Law: Work Expands To Fill Time Available
The quote attributed to C Northcote Parkinson notes that tasks stretch to fit the time allotted. It muses on bureaucratic inefficiency and time management, suggesting productivity hinges on constraints. The aphorism remains a staple in discussions of efficiency and project planning.
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Parkinson's Law
C. Northcote Parkinson
Clyburn Honored as South Carolina Education Policy Leader
The editorial lauds Rep Bill Clyburn of Aiken for being named Policy Leader of the Year by the National Association of State Boards of Education. It highlights his background in Aiken County schools, elementary administration, and a decade in the General Assembly advancing public education. The piece congratulates him and notes his ongoing commitment to education issues.
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Bill Clyburn
Aiken
National Association of State Boards
Palmetto State
Clyburn
Condit Loses California Primary Elector Backlash
The Central Valley voters rejected Gary Condit after his scandal with intern Chandra Levy. A former Condit aide won the Democratic nomination for Congress as voters favored clean representation over the tainted figure.
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Central Valley
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Condit
Congress
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Aiken Standard Personnel Listing
A listing of editorial advertising production and circulation leadership includes editor Scott B Hunter and managing editor Letitia Jefferson along with Jeffrey B Wallace advertising director and Tim O Briant production chief, Ellen Priest business manager and Deborah Dyches circulation head.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Deborah Dyches
AAUW Aiken Book Fair Wraps 40th Year Success
The AAUW Aiken Branch completed its 40th consecutive Book Fair with strong turnout despite rain. Volunteers and book lovers from Aiken braved lines to shop at the old Lowe's site, supporting funds for local women and girls' education and equity. Joyce Upham, president, thanks participants.
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Letters to the Editor Email and Mail Submissions
The Aiken Standard invites reader letters addressed to Letters to the Editor at the newspaper. Submit via mail to PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email swallace aikenstandard.com or fax to 803 648 6052.
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Shunter
Eitenstandard.com
Six months after 9 11 questions persist in mind
Six months after the September 11 attacks a columnist lists unresolved mysteries. He questions what happened on United Airlines Flight 937 and Flight 11, cites claims of shots fired, explosions, and missing flight data, and notes the FBI and FAA secrecy around black boxes. He asks about Katherine Smith’s death, al Qaeda links, and Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts.
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Philadelphia Daily News
Shanksville
Telegraph
Nashua
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Hhere
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American Airlines
Memorial notes honor Stanley Quarles and community figures
Aiken mourns Stanley Quarles director of human resources died near age 50. He and wife Amber fostered and adopted children, teaching service, with one story about cleaning a neighbor’s bathroom. An educational trust funds two Quarles children’s post high school education. The piece also profiles John Paveglio receiving the Russ Foret Volunteer of the Year Award, praises community volunteers, notes United Way leadership, and previews the 32nd annual Triple Crown edition of the Aiken Standard and its racing coverage.
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Dren
Stanley Quarles Educational Trust
Richard Pearce
Aiken
S.C
John Paveglio
Russ Foret
United Way
Foret
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
John
Roland Windham
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopelands Gardens
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