Sorensen boosts USC Aiken with push for more state funding
Editorial notes USC Aiken leaders including President Dr Andrew Sorensen call for greater General Assembly support to improve faculty student ratios and address rising costs. It argues state funding has lagged, forcing tuition hikes, and praises USCA and Aiken Technical College for local economic and educational contributions.
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USC Aiken
University
Andrew Sorensen
Sorensen
Aiken
General Assembly
USCA
Palmetto
Aiken County
Aiken Technical College
Columbia
Letter to the editor on teacher merit pay debate
A retired teacher commends the editorial against merit pay linking pay to student test results. The writer argues grades do not measure teacher quality and cites subjectivity and varying opinions among principals and parents. He warns merit pay could encourage entertainment over learning and misalign incentives.
Aiken Standard Contact Roles and Editorial Team
The document lists staff and contact roles for the Aiken Standard including publisher editor advertising director business manager production director circulation director systems manager and customer service manager with associated email handles. It identifies key personnel such as Scott B. Hunter Jeffrey B. Wallace Arthur T. Zappa Ellen C. Priest Phillip Yates J. David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and Scot Newcom.
Aiken Women's Heart Board thanks community for Heartsville support
Letters explain gratitude for Heartsville 28 Miles fundraiser that raised 71500 for the American Heart Association. They praise writer director Jim Moore and a long list of volunteers staff and sponsors including Agnes Hobson Darrell Rains and Betty Ryberg. Eleanor Bookstaver noted as founder and advisor.
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Aiken Women’s Heart Board
Aiken
Betty Ryberg
Tom Brown
Stan Goodman
Dave Buchanan
John Kosko
Mary Ann Findley
Ginny
Steve Peterson
Bob Kosko
Former resident laments Abbeville Avenue drug problems
A former Aiken resident recalls 27 years of drug dealing near Abbeville Avenue, from constant policing refusals to lack of patrols. The writer urges more police presence and notes neglect of the 1100 block in Toole Hill revitalization while expressing sympathy for Mrs. Corley.
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Abbeville
Toole Hill
Aiken
Evolution debate continues in local forum letter
The writer defends science education amid evolution coverage and cites opponents like Perloff Behe and Johnson. He argues textbooks lag behind, notes critics’ claims, and recommends Miller's Finding Darwin's God as a balanced view.
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Bonnie Alba
Alba
James Perloff
Charles Darwin
WorldNet Daily
Michael Behe
Lehigh University
Behe
Lehigh
H. Allen Orr
The
Boston Review
Phillip Johnson
Berkeley
Darwin
God
Kenneth Miller
Miller
Brown University
Reader urges work inmate litter crews and Bush FEMA critique
A letter proposes prisoner trash crews as a cleaner solution and criticizes the Bush administration for Katrina coverage. The writer questions when the full facts on White House briefings and FEMA missteps will be widely reported. Francis R. Gorman Aiken.
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Bush
National Hurricane Center
FEMA
Michael Snow
Katrina
Snow
Gulf Coast
Francis R. Gorman Aiken
Funds Were Never Meant for Graniteville Aid
A letter argues funds earmarked at 340000 were not meant for Graniteville and that Aiken County bears the disaster burden. It accuses Rep Roland Smith of seeking reparations via a county-wide plan to buy sheriff cars, warns against hijacking funds, and calls for legislative clarification.
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Napier
Roland Smith
Aiken County
Graniteville
Smith
Debating Junior High Schedules and Student Input
The author compares seven to eight class days with 50 minute periods to block scheduling in junior highs. They argue smaller schools with strong conduct codes succeed, while district efficiency pressures push for block schedules. They suggest student vote to determine the preferred system.
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South Carolina
Texas
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