Notable quotes touch on heroes, fraud probes, and culture
A cache of quoted remarks spans county dedication speeches to presidents, university historians, and state officials. Topics include veterans tribute, hospital audits, airline failure, video poker monitoring, economic growth, the Promise Keepers, AIDS origins, a Chautauqua County incident, and girls in tech careers.
APT proposal could secure medical isotopes at Aiken
An Aiken physician outlines how the Accelerator Production of Tritium could produce medical isotopes and even treat brain tumors. He notes shortages and foreign control of supplies, suggests APT could fund construction, attract patients, and establish a regional medical center of excellence with a regional workshop in Augusta.
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Buck Rogers
Aiken
Western Hemisphere
United States
England
Canada
APT
Radisson
Augusta
Inmates Train Seeing Eye Dogs at Ridgeland Prison
The Ridgeville Correctional Institution program puts nonviolent offenders to work eight hours daily training seeing eye dogs for the blind. Southeastern Guide Dogs seeks volunteers, while officials expand the project to other prisons to aid rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
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State Department of Corrections
Jasper County
Ridgeland Correctional Institution
Columbia
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Palmetto
Fla
Ers
Ridgeland
Charleston
Fest and Courier
Lader Wins Another Teaching Award
A former Aiken High German teacher, Herr Lader, received another award as former student letters praise his dedication. The writer recalls German classes and German Club involvement, noting his genuine care and impact on learning, and congratulates him on continued success.
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Lader
Herr Lader
Aiken High
Aiken and
Art Lader
Life and beauty seen through hopeful reflections and a Halloween note
A reflective piece on cherishing life and moral values, praising God given gifts and the beauty in all living things. It shares a personal Halloween observation from Highlands North Carolina where a safe trick or treat on main street brings community.
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Highlands
N. C
All America
Vicki Bolton
Aiken
Letters to the Editor Welcome Note for Aiken Standard
Readers are invited to send brief letters signed with name address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or condensed. Address letters to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email to its team address.
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Amen Siamura
Aiken
S.C
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Aiken County
Joel Randall
University of South Carolina
John Scott Wilson
Princess Diana
US Attorney's Office
Lawrence Laddaga
South Carolina
Carroll Campbell
Air South
State Revenue
Burnet R. Maybank III
Mark Witner
First Union Bank
Deborah Eappen
Massachusetts
Louise Woodward
Eappen
Promise Keepers
Mark DeMoss
Bill McCartney
Chautaqua County, N.Y
Nashawn Williams
Janese ‘Swanson
California
Joel Randa
AILEE
Scott B. Hunter
Stephen N. Ranzer
Ellen C. Priest
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Gut IE
Goodwyn Aiken Standan
Carolina Cancer Center
State Human Affairs Commission
Commission
Willis Ham
Ethics Commission
David Beasley