Aiken Trials Kick Off Three Weekend Horse Celebration
Editorial outlines the Aiken Trials as the first of three events in the Aiken Triple Crown weekend series. It notes thousands of spectators, dirt-track racing on Two Notch Road, and the spring kickoff ahead of March 26 steeplechase and April 2 Pacers and Polo Tournament at local venues. The piece emphasizes economic and cultural significance of horses to Aiken and invites community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Two Notch Road
Ford Conger Field
Audubon Drive
USC Aiken Pacer Club
Powderhouse Field
Put Parents in Charge tax credit framed as education aid
The speaker criticizes Gov San ford and others for using a private and home school aid plan to divert funds from public schools. The Put Parents in Charge bill would give a 2000 to 3000 tax credit and expand to all private, parochial, home school students by 2010, reducing public school resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hodges
Beasley
Mark Sanford
Aiken Standard Staff Contact List Details
The Aiken Standard provides names and roles for key personnel including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Jeffrey B. Wallace Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Aikenstandard. Com
Scot Newcomsnewcom
J. David Boyd Dboyd
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
View on fair trial and equal protection in courtrooms
The speaker emphasizes equal protection under the law and a fair trial with judge-led procedures. They praise courtroom dignity and the judge’s role in ensuring all sides have a meaningful opportunity to be heard. They note judges in South Carolina generally respect all participants in the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
VA transforms end of life care for veterans report
The VA and National Hospice group release a report highlighting improvements in veteran end of life care. It notes all enrolled veterans have hospice and palliative care as a covered benefit and calls for nationwide partnerships by fiscal year end 2005.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
The
Veterans Administration
National
Hospice and
Anthony J. Principi
Thomas Edes
Aiken Area
Congress
Kathryn Derrick
Aiken County
End of Life Coalition
Aiken Letter Urges Legal Gay Marriage Against Constitutional Bans
Peter Kosko of Aiken argues in a Letters to the Editor that gay and lesbian marriages should be allowed and urges opponents not to amend the South Carolina constitution to block them. He cites Orthodox Christian views and calls for protecting marriage from governmental restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Peter Kosko Aiken
No amendment on marriage needed
The writer argues against amending state constitutions to ban gay marriage while upholding church defined marriage. They stress church state separation, note ecclesiastical versus legal marriages, and cite a South Carolina case where church marriage was not state recognized. They question why gays cannot wed.
AKC urged to oppose puppy mills and stop papers
Jeff and Jackie Roberts urge the American Kennel Club to take a stand against puppy mills and to stop registering mass produced litters, arguing that papers falsely imply quality and that the AKC should enforce or strengthen rules to shut down such breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Kennel Club
AKC
Jeff
Jackie Roberts
Aiken
Do Islamic nations want freedom columnist argues
The column questions if Islamic nations under religious and political dictatorships can gain true freedom like the West. It critiques Palestinian leadership, cites Abbas remarks, notes Western Israel policy, and warns of ongoing terrorism and indoctrination in Muslim schools while urging responsible action and skepticism about promises of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
National Defense University
Virginia
West
Britain
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Tel Aviv
Time Magazine
Tulkarem
Wall
Palestinian Legislative Council
Israel
East Jerusalem
Robert Spencer
Jihad Watch
Prometheus Books
Spencer
United States
America
Middle East
Allah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Richard Pearce
Aiken City Solicitor
Michael Jackson
Pearce
Postal Service
Aiken Standard
P.O
S.C
Yealy Irs
Holy Mother Church
Cal Thomas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!