Editorial: DUI laws must be tougher in South Carolina
The editorial calls for harsher DUI penalties after a 18-wheeler crash at Temperance Hill, SC, that killed four of twenty aboard. It urges license suspensions for first offenses and jail time for repeat violations, and notes upcoming seat belt enforcement while inviting reader input.
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South Carolina
Temperance Hill
Should bloggers' free speech be limited on the Internet
The FEC faces a federal court order to draft rules extending campaign finance laws to online political activity. Debates focus on whether press exemptions apply to blogs and online publications. Advocates warn of a chilling effect on free speech while some commission members are expected to prevail.
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Federal Election Commission
FEC
Advertising roles at Aiken Standard staff page
The list identifies staff titles in advertising and production at the Aiken Standard, naming Arthur Zappa as Director and Philip Yates as Production Director along with other roles including Systems Manager J. David Boyd and circulation and production contacts.
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Aikenstandard.com
J. David Boyd
Public Safety Officer Aiken MY VIEW Reflects PACT Role
Lt. Mark Farmer outlines public safety considerations as Officer Rick Brown serves as a PACT officer in the city. The piece discusses community policing and safety perspectives within the department.
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Mark Farmer
Aiken Public Safety
Rick Brown
PACT
Sterhood
Bike patrols boost community policing in Aiken
City leaders praise officers on bikes for being approachable beat cops who prevent crime and engage residents. Since PACT officers joined the community, crime decreased in certain areas and problems were addressed as they occurred. Any size community can adopt bike patrols if kept affordable by imagination and effort.
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Aiken
PACT
Police and Community Together
Ensuring Johnny's school success in education reform
Educator Frank Roberson argues Johnny represents disadvantaged students, needing schools to adopt proven practices. He cites NAEP gaps, stresses universal belief in ability to learn, and urges targeted reading instruction, feedback driven testing, and parent involvement for all children to succeed.
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Johnny
Jonny
Dump the special prosecutor
Opinion piece argues that independent counsels like Kenneth Starr and Patrick Fitzgerald shaped political narratives. It contends Libby’s indictment centers on memory rather than policy and criticizes media bias toward Bush era prosecutions amid partisan divisions.
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James Carville
Paul Begala
Kenneth Starr
Janet Reno
Monica Lewinsky
Patrick Fitzgerald
Cheney
J. Lewis
Scooter
Ibby
Fitzgerald
Translaion
Libby
Bush
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Valerie Plame
Plame
Mike Espyche
HUD
Henry Cisneros
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Cisneros
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