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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2009
Page
11
Editorial notes the Aiken Trials kickoff the Triple Crown sequence in March. It highlights community impact, outdoor enjoyment, and the event’s history since 1942 with future races including the Spring Steeplechase on March 21 and Pacers and Polo on March 28.
The Killer B trio Mrs Butler Mrs Bobo and Miss Barlow defined Aiken High School in the 1960s and 70s. Miss Barlow died last week ending 36 years of service. Her impact and memory live on in alumni.
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including publisher editor news director and advertising and circulation leaders. It identifies Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey B Wallace and Timothy E O Briant among others with contact handles and titles across departments.
Aiken residents, including Donna Moore Wesley and Mike Bruce, weigh public office duties, fiscal prudence, and the IB program in South Carolina. They urge informed decisions, oppose budget cuts, defend the IB diploma, and protest newspaper subscription intentions amid local politics and education changes.
William P Spears voices apathy to the Obama administration's move away from Yucca Mountain Nevada as a nuclear waste site. He claims $13 billion from ratepayers is wasted and warns of risks to energy independence jobs and national safety. He urges scientific and congressional reconsideration.
The Aiken County Board of Education weighs IB program facts amid budget cuts. The program is expanding with over 2,500 schools in 133 countries and has nearly doubled in five years. The Common Application recognizes IB as a credible credential.
A distorted letter from readers blasts the front page treatment of a supposed apology to Rush Limbaugh in the Aiken Standard. The writer criticizes tone and content as condescending and partisan in a conservative town.
The Geneva based Eminent Jurists Panel released a 199 page report after a three year study on Terrorism Counter Terrorism and Human Rights. It finds U S actions such as extraordinary rendition torture secret detention and unfair trials violate international law and harm global human rights standards. The panel urges rejection of the war paradigm and calls for adherence to criminal law and prohibition of all torture and illegal detention.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues of public concern to the letters page. Include a mailing address and contact details for verification. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.
Harold Varmus, Nobel biologist and head of the White House Science Council, cites stem cell research debates as evidence of flawed federal support for science and use of scientific advice under the last administration.
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