Aiken historic designation decision on county office complex
Aiken County Council oppose historic status for the 1934 county office complex. The plan favors demolishing the Richland Avenue site for a new county building. City Planning Commission backed by the council decision to reject the historic tag, urging action to allow redevelopment and a downtown site option for county offices.
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Aiken County
City of
University Parkway
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Planning Commission
County Council
Thanks toSheriff Deputies for Edgefield Escort
A letter expresses gratitude to the Aiken County and Edgefield County Sheriff's departments for a noon Tuesday motorcycle escort to Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. More than 40 bikes joined the procession from the Waffle House at Exit 5 to Edgefield officials who assisted, the writer says.
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Aiken
Edgefield
Aiken Standard Staff Contact Details
Publisher and editor credits list Scott B. Hunter and Timothy E. O Briant. Advertising and production leads include Arthur Zappa and Phillip Yates. Circulation manager Scot Newcom, Tony Cheek, and managing editor Michael W. Gibbons are named along with Letitia Jefferson for classified ads.
Fair Tax supporters push grass roots reform and SC bill
Gail DeLorey of the S C Fair Tax Organization promotes the national Fair Tax as a means to shrink government power and boost consumer control. The column notes a South Carolina 6 percent tax plan, elimination of income taxes, and guaranteed subsidies via a monthly probate check for those with a valid Social Security number.
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Fair Tax
Neal Boortz
IRS
South Carolina
FairTax.org
Scfairtax.org
Gail DeLorey
S.C
Suspension Incident Sparks Debate Over School Discipline
Aiken Middle School suspended a student after reports that staff forced him to face the wall to address a misdemeanor. The incident has prompted questions about discipline methods and the state’s education quality rankings in South Carolina.
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Aiken Middle School
South Carolina
Honor student footwear incident at Aiken Middle School
The speaker criticizes AMS administration priorities after an honor student faced a trivial act. A former remedial reader describes arriving midwinter with worn shoes and no socks, noting the discreet removal of a class to buy footwear. The account questions the principal Hal Shreck's handling.
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AMS
Aiken Middle School
le Haroldene
Hal” Shreck
Aiken
Two 800 Pound Gorillas Challenge U S Greatness
The piece argues the United States risks decline as outsourcing drains consumer goods production. It criticizes elite academics and politicians, urges term limits for Congress, and contends education and industry experience should inform policy. It calls Americans to prove critics wrong.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Berkeley
Et al
Education
Arne Duncan
John
Jane Q
Washington
P’s
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Over the Top Service at Ronnie's Hitches Graniteville
A local customer praises Ronnie Hitches in Graniteville for exceptional service. Curtis the counter worker and staff assisted with golf cart repairs, including multiple trips to Waynesboro to locate a rare part. The owner initially refused a fee but later accepted a mutually agreed payment.
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Ronnie
Graniteville
Stella
Curtis
Waynesboro
J.D. Norris Aiken
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Phillip Yates Byates
Scot Newcom Snewcom
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Michael W. Gibbons Mgibbons
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Sean Moma
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