Science award honors Ruth Patrick Center director at USCA
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at USCA roots its impact in public schools and classrooms through APSEC. Jeff Priest, director since 1988, received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science Awareness from Gov. Jim Hodges. The piece contrasts statewide honor with potential APSEC funding cuts by the Aiken County Board of Education.
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Ruth Patrick
University of South Carolina Aiken
APSEC
USCA
du Pont Planetarium
RPSEC
Ihr
Jeff Priest
Jim Hodges
Priest
South Carolina
Aiken County
Board of Education
Allen Dennis
America
John Walker ‘Aiken
Allen Standard Editor Names and Management Team
The Allen Standard lists Scott B. Hunter as Editor and Jeffrey B. Wallace as Business Manager with Ellen C. Priest as Managing Editor. Timothy E. O'Brian serves as the pressroom supervisor, and James R. Bennett Jr. is Systems Manager, with J. David Boyd in the role of supervisor.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Brian
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Controversy surrounds arts, politics in SC letters page
A flood of letters critiques music lyrics, gambling and lottery funding, Confederate flag politics, and public education. Contributors urge action against harmful media, call for accountability from lawmakers, and praise local AAUW Books n Things efforts supporting education and community programs.
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AAUW
Aiken
Fern S. Brooks
NAACP
Aauw Book Fair
American Association of University Women
Educational Foundation
Usca Woman’s
Aiken County
S.C. Commission For the Blind
Women In Celebration” Conference
Black Beret Debate Highlights Army Morale Question
The piece argues communism may erode incentive by enforcing equality and applies the idea to the US Army. It notes officers proposed mandating the black beret for all troops to foster unity, drawing praise for prestige but sparking Ranger opposition over tradition and symbol meaning.
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John Rocker
FBI
US Army
Clinton
Army
Army Rangers
Letters to the Editor Address and Contact Info
The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor with editing and condensing. Submit to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802. Email swallacecditesouth.net and fax to 803 648 6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Swallacecditesouth
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