Editorial calls for crossing bars after Graniteville tragedy
An editorial condemns the Graniteville crossing disaster where five Avondale workers were killed when their car crossed paths with a Norfolk Southern train. It notes daily crossing “hurry” behavior at Ascanga Lake Road Canal Street, urges installation of crossing arms and stricter driver deterrence to prevent future deaths.
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Graniteville
Avondale
Norfolk Southern
Ascanga Lake Road
Canal Street
South Carolina
Virginia couple faces prison in first Internet spam case
Jeremy Jaynes faces up to nine years and Jessica DeGroot fined 7500 for using fake returns and bogus stock pitches to rake in more than 24 million dollars. A third defendant was acquitted as prosecutors push to curb spam under Virginia's tough new law with sentencing planned in February.
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Virginia
Jeremy Jaynes
Jessica DeGroot
Pew Internet
American Life Project
Aitken Standard Staff Directory Details
The Aiken Standard lists staff and contact roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson with corresponding email handles.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Scot
Scot Newcom -newcom@aikenstandard.com
J. David Boyd Dboyd
Planned Aiken Skate Park at Weeks Center
Residents support a new skate park at the H O Weeks Center noting it will replace risky parking lot use. They praise the site near Virginia Acres Park and the center, expecting positive impact on local activity and youth recreation.
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H.O. Weeks Center
Virginia Acres Park
Weeks Center
Independent Minded South Carolina Voters Eye DeMint
The Beaufort Gazette notes South Carolinians value independence as they back Jim DeMint a 52-year-old former U S representative. Analysts say he could emerge as an influential moderate in the Senate if aligned with a small group including Graham Specter Collins Snowe Voinovich and Chafee shaping Bush's second term agenda.
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Washington
Ernest F Hollings
Charleston
Jim DeMint
U.S. House
Senate
Graham
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Susan Collins
Olympia Snowe
Maine
George Voinovich
Ohio
Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island
New House
Bush
Dogfighting crackdown cited by State Law Enforcement Division
The Greenwood Index Journal reports a statewide effort to halt dogfighting with a task force and a campaign. Since last spring authorities have filed criminal cases against at least 28 people tied to dogfighting or related equipment. Animal welfare groups contributed about $60,000 to support an investigator.
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Greenwood) Index- Journal
Election verdict leaves SC General Assembly largely unchanged
The South Carolina election produced little change in the General Assembly with incumbents largely winning and little opposition. The piece argues lawmakers remain reluctant to cede power and patronage, risking unaddressed state problems and unfinished government restructuring begun under former governor Carroll Campbell.
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South Carolina General Assembly
Carroll Campbell
Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
South Carolina approves minibottle liquor sales
South Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment to abolish the minibottle rule, allowing liquor by the drink in full bottles. The measure shifts the state away from minibottles, signaling changes for bars and restaurants and impacting future alcohol sales statewide.
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S.C. General Assembly
South Carolina
Palmetto
Evangelicals and Values Voters in Political Tensions
A columnist critiques value voters and Christian conservatives focusing on politics while church leaders struggle with personal practice. Citing Barna surveys, the piece questions divorce rates among born again Christians and lays out tensions between public moral posturing and private behavior, urging focus on families over partisan fights.
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Bush
Syracuse
N.Y
George W. Bush
Reagan
Sandra Day O’connor
Anthony Kennedy
Roe v. Wade
Senate
Church
George Barna
Barna
Jesus
White House
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