Aiken Standard Editorial Board Reflections
Editorial board members and staff members listed with roles for the Aiken Standard. The feature quotes Nathaniel Hawthorne, reflecting on life progress and future tasks. The piece frames a thoughtful, traditional newspaper voice.
Hashtag compassion amid political divides in Nigeria kidnapping case
The piece argues that public sympathy and social media campaigns like Bring Back Our Girls show humanity beyond partisanship, despite conservative ridicule. It notes international attention and US involvement as possible responses to Nigeria's schoolgirls abduction and critiques the widening partisan gap in American politics. Leonard Pitts Jr. reflects on the clash between caring and political spectacle.
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Rush Limbaugh
National Review
George F. Will
Nigeria
America
Hillary Clinton
Picayune
Michelle Obama
Ellen DeGeneres
Malala Yousafzai
Jesse Jackson
Amy Poehler
United States
Letter praising Senator Lindsey Graham and urging vote in June
Patrick D. Cunning of Aiken writes affirming Lindsey Graham's rise from congressman to senator. He highlights his defense of the Port of Charleston, opposition to Obamacare, and Benghazi accountability, urging readers to vote for Graham on June 10.
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Lindsey Graham
Congress
South Carolina
U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
Strom Thurmond
Senate
U.S. Senate
Graham
Washington
Charleston
Savannah River
Benghazi
Barack Obama
Patrick D. Cunning Aiken
Editorial policy on letters to editor deadline
Aiken Standard will not publish letters related to the June 10 primary after June 1. The paper aims to run all letters before election day. Organized writing efforts by candidates or causes will be rejected. Letters to the editor may be mailed or emailed to the provided addresses.
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Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
Aiken
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken County 2013 Financial Report Summary
The 2013 Consolidated Annual Financial Report shows how Aiken County weathered the Government Center project and Bridgestone impacts, built reserves, and reduced debt. It notes $16.8 million in unrestricted funds, $40.6 million in general obligation and bond anticipation debt, and net debt at 72 percent of the 8 percent debt limit, with road, millage, and per capita changes from 2004 to 2013. County officials urge debt repayment and reserve replenishment in the 2014–2015 budget. Gary Bunker, former County Councilman, cites where to access the report.
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Aiken County Consolidated Annual Financial Report
Danielle Steel
Dean Koontz
Bridgestone
Aiken County
FEMA
Mattie C. Hall
Government Center
Council
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Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
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