Aiken Standard Founder And Notable Staff Mention
The Aiken Standard dates its founding to 1867 and notes key staff including Publisher Ellen Priest Editor Tim O Briant and News Editor Holly Ellington. A Thought of the Day quotes William Allen White praising mutual tolerance.
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Ellen Priest
Tim O’briant
Holly Ellington
Aiken business owner challenges city over property deal
Maryanne Budnichuk owner of Strike House Bowl disputes City Council remarks on her Dougherty Whiskey corner land price. She says the proposed $3775 offer ignores impact on access and building alterations. Council says discussion focused on appraisal not economic impact.Budnichuk urges communication to reach an agreeable sale while noting the need for a truly business friendly approach.
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Cindy Kubovic
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Maryanne Budnichuk
Strike House Bowl
Whiskey
Dougherty Roads
Budnichuk
Less
S.C. Department of Transportation
Dougherty
Whiskey Roads
Council
Time to ban Syrian refugees stirs Aiken County meeting
An email from Aiken County Republicans urges residents to attend a County Council session to oppose resettling Syrians in the area. The piece notes U.S. plans to admit up to 10,000 Syrians and discusses fears of terrorism while calling for careful, debated action.
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Aiken County
Republican Party
U.S
Europe
Germany
Paris
Greece
Obama
Aiken County Council
The True Donald Trump Shows Himself on the Campaign Trail
Kathleen Parker, a Washington Post columnist, analyzes Donald Trump in Iowa. She notes his derisive barbs at Ben Carson and others, his threats about oil fields, and his portrayal as a hostile, meaner version of himself. She compares Trump’s performative persona to a rapid political courtship.
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Donald Trump
Des Moines
Iowa
Ben Carson
Ben Run
Forrest
Forrest Gump
Carson
Trump
Iraq
Syria
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Graham
Senate
Fort Dodge
Marco Rubio
Carly Fiorina
Carly
Towa
Don
Veterans urged to ease EMT certification after military service
Lawmakers push the Veteran Emergency Medical Technicians Support Act of 2015 to streamline state EMT certification for veterans who trained as military medics. It directs DHHS to create a demonstration program in states with EMT shortages, favoring those with shortages and requiring no extra funding.
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U.S
Armed Services
Bureau of Labor Statistic
Public Health Service Act
Department of Health and Human Services
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