Celebrity Waiter Night raises funds for Children’s Place in Aiken
In Aiken County the annual Celebrity Waiter Night drew community support for Children’s Place on Barnwell Avenue. More than 41 thousand dollars was raised as area restaurants and volunteers served diners to benefit child care and after school programs. Participants included Olive Oils and several other local eateries, with special thanks to Peggy Ford and Children’s Place staff.
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Aiken County
Children’s Place
Barnwell Avenue
Olive Oils
Up Your Alley
Aiken Brewing Company
Chow Downtown
the Diner
Mafia’s
Amanda's
Pete Frommer
Public Safety Department
Peggy Ford
Children of
Aiken
Aiken Standard Personnel List Noted in Paper Directory
The Aiken Standard credits publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace and staff roles including Advertising Director Art Zappa business manager Ellen Priest managing editor Timothy E. O Briant production director Phillip Yates circulation director Deborah Dyches systems manager J David Boyd and customer service manager Letitia Jefferson in a full masthead.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen
Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Deborah Dyches
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Letters Follow the Rules to Be in America
A letter writer argues there are too many illegal aliens and urges following legal steps to gain entry. He cites military service and a foreign spouse awaiting a green card for over two years, criticizing past policy and urging proper paperwork and patience.
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America
Higher cigarette taxes linked to extremist funding claims
A commentary argues high tobacco taxes fuel smuggling and illicit funding for extremist groups. It cites a Charlotte Hezbollah case and notes states with heavy taxes experience smugglers, urging readers to reassess anti-smoking policies. The piece links government revenue to crime and questions the efficacy of punitive tax measures.
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Timmy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Charlotte
Hezbollah
State Department
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Marine Barracks
Beirut
Mohammad Youssef Hammoud
Ring
Michigan
Hammond
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FBI
Canada
Sweden
New York
New York City
Mike Bloomberg
Feds
United in Faith The Tide of God’s Spirit Calls for Unity
A sermon urges Christians to move beyond Sunday talk to join in a united church like Acts 2. It contrasts attracting, witnessing, and sharing communities with modern minimal practice and ends with a parable of tide and unity under Jesus Christ.
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The
Church of Jesus Christ
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Tor
Piney Woods
Georgia
Clarence Jordan
Atlantic Ocean
God
Jesus Christ
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Scott B. Hunter
Israel
Lebanon
Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Solumnist
Ernest Tatham
Ocean City
Fred Andrea
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