Moodie, Mount Vintage shine at LPGA event win
Janice Moodie of Scotland captured her second LPGA win by finishing 15 under par at Mount Vintage. She defeated Laura Davies and Annika Sorenstam as the course held up after a Saturday downpour. The event drew TV coverage on the Golf Channel with praise for the course and maintenance staff.
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Janice Moodie
Scotland
Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club
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Mount Vintage
Laura Davies
Annika Sorenstam
Golf Channel
Asahi Ryokuken
The Aiken Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites reader letters with signatures and contact details for verification. Letters may be edited for clarity and conciseness and should be sent to Letters to the Editor, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or via email to Jwallace@aikenstandard.com. Fax to 803-648-6052.
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Allen Standard Publisher Team Credits
The Allen Standard announces its leadership lineup with Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor along with senior staff including advertising director Art Zappa and production director Phillip Yates.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Ator
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Visa-vending scandal taints border security efforts
A Juarez Mexico visa fraud probe implicates a US consular worker who expedited nearly 500 visas in 1998 99 including for businesspeople drug traffickers and boxer Julio Cesar Chavez. FBI and media reports warn higher officials may be under scrutiny while calls grow for tougher accountability and zero tolerance.
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State Department
Colin Powell
Karl Rove
Vicente Fox
FBI
Juarez
Mexico
Arcelia Betansis
el Paso
Betansis
Julio Cesar Chavez
Chavez
Las Vegas
Art Werge
San Diego
National Public Radio
John Burnett
Congress
Steve Camarota
Center For Immigration Studies
America
Fox
Barrett Best Choice for District 3 Race
A letter endorses Gresham Barrett for South Carolina District 3, praising his integrity leadership and military background. The author highlights Barrett as a West Point graduate, Savannah River Site veteran with 18 years in management and engineering, plus conservative values and prior legislative experience.
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Nubs Ferrara
State House
Russ
West Point
Savannah River
Barrett Backed as Standout Leader in Third District Race
The letter highlights Gresham Barrett as a Citadel graduate and former 1st Cavalry captain, praising his record in business and public service. It urges voters in the Third Congressional District to choose Barrett on June 11 to continue Lindsey Graham's course, noting his pro life stance and community leadership roles.
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Citadel
1St Cavalry Division
Barrett
Bush
Gresham Barrett
Rep
Westminster Chamber of Commerce
Westminster Rotary Club
Oconee County Boy Scouts
Lindsey Graham
Rachel Meehan
Aiken
Safer Exits From Target Center Aiken
Readers are urged to use alternate exits from the Target shopping center in Aiken. Turning left onto Highway 19 is unsafe due to heavy traffic and frequent accidents. The site connects to Brookhaven Drive with a traffic signal and links to Aiken Mall via two signalized exits.
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Brookhaven Drive
Aiken Mall
Alex Sanders hailed for saving Hitchcock Woods in Aiken
Nancy Wilea recalls the 1973 battle to stop a clay company from strip mining the APS parcel in Hitchcock Woods. Sanders led The Friends of the Woods, persuading the company president and avoiding a costly lawsuit, preserving a major urban forest. now Sanders seeks the U S Senate and supporters offer thanks.
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Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Preparatory School
APS
Friends of the Woods
Courtney Conger
Alex Sanders
U. S. Senate
Nancy Wile A
Veterinarian praised after life saving pet surgery at clinic
Deirdre Clere Ticg credits Dr Timmerman and staff at Aiken Veterinary Clinic for saving her 13 year old dog BJ after an emergency exploratory surgery revealed a large tumor attached to the spleen. She thanks Dr Timmerman Chris Hartman and others for compassionate care.
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Aiken
Timmerman
Chris Hartman
Vimmerman
Aiken Veterinary Clinic
Chris
Denise
Andrea
Deirdre Clere
Hodges Presses for Federal Help in Education Funding
The letter cites a federal mandate to educate handicapped children with 40 percent funding promised but not delivered. It blames Rep. Graham for not fully funding this year and alleges misdirected funds overseas. Gov Hodges asks scrutiny for South Carolina and Aiken County, including MOX plans.
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Aiken County
Graham
House Educational Committee
Bush
MOX
South Carolina
Larry Murp
Clearwatey
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