Aiken Standard Origins and Leadership Notes
The Aiken Standard traces its founding in 1867 and lists current staff roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Melissa Hanna Advertising Director Dee Taylor Business Manager Terri Cheek Circulation Manager Laura Tideman Classified Advertising Manager Ronnie Butler Production Director. It also quotes Walter Bagehot on imagination and governance.
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Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Ronnie Butler
Oklahoma City Tornado Tragedy Stirs National Aid Calls
Aiken County expresses condolences for the Oklahoma City area disaster as EF-5 twister havoc in Moore causes deaths and destruction. It refines relief through Red Cross and Salvation Army donations and urges ongoing support and prayers.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Moore
Associated Press
America
Aiken County
American Red Cross
Redcross.org
Red Cross
Salvation Army
SalvationArmy- Usa.org
Sunshine Garden Club Mourns Donna Gibbs Loss
Beck Lock Seabrook recalls Donna Gibbs a Sunshine Garden Club member and neighbor from Aiken whose passing adds sorrow to the community. A tribute notes her encouragement after David’s death and her lasting impact as a cherished friend.
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Garden Club
Sunshine Garden Club
Donna Gibbs
Aiken
Donna
David
Sunshine
Beaufort
Heaven
Timely Justice Act risks Florida death row haste
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues Florida should reject the Timely Justice Act as dangerous and unjust. He contrasts Illinois Governor George Ryan’s moratorium with Florida’s push to speed executions, emphasizing wrongful convictions and potential harm to innocent inmates.
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George Ryan
Illinois
Ryan
Rick Scott
Florida
Mary Ellen Klas
State Supreme Court
Scripps Treasure Coast
A.lp
Ted McCoy
Los Angeles
Death Penalty Information Center
Aiken Standard Seeks Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer's address and daytime phone for verification. Letters must stay under 400 words and may be edited for length and taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published.
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Aiken
P.O. Box
Aikenstandard
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Scott B. Hunter
Walter Bagehot
Editorial
the Oklahoman
Paul Hellstern
Briarwood Elementary
Okla
Becky Lock Seabrook
Vets To
Washington
D.C
Doug Hasting
Korea
Vietnam
Vets
Farrington Drive
Hephzibah
God Bless
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Pitts
Steve Cannon
Tallahassee
Fla
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