Get out and vote today on Election Day 2010
Editorial urges participation on Election Day 2010 emphasizing the impact of every vote. Cites small town races decided by one vote and historic fights for the right to vote, urging readers to vote before 7 p.m. and honor the democratic duty.
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Royston
Franklin Springs
Georgia
Pasco
Washington
Georgia W. Bush
al Gore
Florida
Gore
Bush
Parking policy urged for Shoney’s area in Aiken
A letter from Susan W. Giddings urges clear county or city parking guidelines for the old Shoney’s area. She calls for published rules and signage to reduce hardship on businesses and for authorities to handle improper parking reasonably while businesses cooperate.
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Shoney’s
Susan W. Giddings Aiken
Editor and staff listings at Aiken Standard
Publisher Scott B. Hunter and Executive Editor Timothy E. O Briant head a staff including Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa and Production Director Phillip Yates Byates. Circulation Director Scot Newcom and Business Manager Terri Cheek also lead departments at the Aiken Standard.
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Phillip Yates Byates
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High-tech lynching redux and the Thomas saga
The column revisits the Anita Hill Clarence Thomas hearings and the ongoing fallout. It notes current provocations from Ginni Thomas and new disclosures by Lillian McEwen, framing the drama as a political and personal clash tied to power, sex, and jurisdiction.
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Ginni
Anita Hill
Hill
Ginni Thomas
New York Times
Liberty Central
Lillian McEwen
McEwen
Momor
King
CNN
Washington Post
Court
Supreme Court
Jan Greenburg
Supreme Conflict
Kathleen Parker
Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
Aiken Standard Letter Calls Paper Outrageous
A longtime subscriber accuses the newspaper of stooping to a new low by publishing content that labels good Americans as dirty, urging correction and accountability.
Tea Party supporters demand apology for a false Hitler claim
A reader named Charles R. Dorsey expresses outrage at a newspaper for printing a false linkage between Tea Party members and Adolf Hitler. He defends supporters as patriotic Americans and calls for a public correction.
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Adolf Hitler
Seema
Charles R. Dorsey Aiken
Aiken Center for the Arts Gallery Impresses Out-of-Town Visitor
A Los Angeles singer touring the country praised Aiken’s Center for the Arts Gallery Store as a jewel in a small town. She admired changing exhibitions, local artists gifts, and planned to return with her husband, noting Laurens Street’s big town gallery feel.
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Aiken
Aiken Center For the Arts
Aiken Performing Arts Group
Gershwin
Los Angeles
Laurens Street
Citizens Pressure on Aiken Dragway Noise Ordinance
A letter from Paul Stallings of Jackson argues that many residents near the Carolina Dragway oppose nighttime noise. He contends the existing ordinance should have been enforced since 1957 and calls on officials to protect children’s welfare and restore order.
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Aiken County
Paul Stallings Jackson
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