Small victory in drug war credited to SC patrol team
An Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team of South Carolina Highway Patrol stopped a truck near Greenville, seizing cocaine valued at about 45 million dollars. Two men were arrested on 1 million dollar bonds each, with potential life sentences, as authorities aim to trace shipments to their sources and disrupt the drug pipeline.
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Greenville
Boykin Rose
Jim Hodges
Highway Patrol
America
Midland Valley honors citizens at annual chamber banquet
Sharon McLaughlin named Citizen of the Year for fostering cooperation and charity work, including Reflections of Graniteville. Maury Rice earns the Order of the Silver Crescent for long public service. Rebecca Suzanne Napier named Youth of the Year, Midland Valley High valedictorian, active in Habitat for Humanity and mission trips.
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Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
Sharon McLaughlin
Ms. McLaughlin
Reflections of
Graniteville
Maury Rice
Order of the Silver Crescent
Rice
Rebecca Suzanne Napier
Midland Valley High School
Philip and
Melody Napier
Habitat For Humanity
Wyoming
el Salvador
Slovakia
Hungary
Court faulted motto clash over religion in Ohio
The Sixth Circuit ordered Ohio to remove its motto “With God, all things are possible” saying the New Testament origin promotes pro Christian proselytism. The opinion critiques modern jurists for denying religious liberty and questions the reasonable man standard used to judge such phrases.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Ohio
God
Buckeye
High Court
Congress
Regis Philbin
Billy Graham
Joe
Cincinnati
Jesus
Bupkus
David Nelson
Clinton Justice Department
Appeals Court
Long lost LaBonte family found after readers’ help
Letter writer thanks readers for locating the LaBonte family once living in Aiken and notes four handwritten letters of support. The piece also rails against federal gun raids in Miami seen as tyranny, urges high speed internet in Aiken, and criticizes BellSouth and Northland Cablevision.
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LaBonte
Aiken
Augusta
BellSouth
Northland Cablevision
Rocco Cuteri
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to editor policy
The Aiken Standard invites reader letters subject to editing and condensing. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard office, or sent by email, mail, or fax to the provided addresses and numbers.
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Aiken
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Clinton Seeks Rudy Run Amid Cancer and 2000 Race
Sidney Zion notes Hillary Clinton hopes Rudy Giuliani pursues his Senate bid despite prostate cancer while political odds shift with conservative party backing and evolving public perception. Cancer may alter dynamics, but Giuliani faces conservative opposition and scrutiny over past policing and leadership style.
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Rudy Giuliani
Chicago Bulls
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Bush
John McCain
McCain
Rudy
Giuliani
Clinton
Hillary
New York
Patrick Dorismond
Manhattan
Joseph DioGuardi
Westchester County
Senate
Joe DioGuardi
Michael Long
Liberal Party
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