Editorial argues to spare K-Area Cooling Tower at SRS
The K-Area Cooling Tower built in the 1990s at Savannah River Site should remain standing as it is nonradioactive and could attract public private investment. Proponents say saving 2.5 million by not demolishing and keeping the structure may aid future redevelopment of the site and support a proposed reactor venture with local economic groups.
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SRS
Economic Development Partnership
Aiken
Edgefield
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
U.S. Department of Energy
Letters to the Editor policy at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor with the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. Submissions may be edited and condensed and must not exceed one letter every 30 days. Letters addressed to Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Email swallace aikenstandard.com and fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard Team Directors Named in New Roles
Publisher Scott B Hunter and editor Beti B Wallace lead the staff with Arthur 7 in production and Phillip Yates as circulation director. Timothy E O Briant serves as director, while J David Boyd and Letitia Jefferson hold customer service and related roles.
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Is Aitor Beti B. Wallace
Arthur 7. Penne Aoe
Priest
Timothy E. O’briant
Phillip Yates
Scot Newcom
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Fat as the new alcohol in obesity debate
The piece argues obesity should be treated like alcoholism, not tobacco. It supports disease framing to improve treatment access while warning against excuses for gluttony, and suggests public health shifts toward responsible nutrition and moderation.
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America
Susan
Benjamin Rush
Alcoholics Anonymous
American Medical Association
Aiken political clash over school funding and taxes
Don Moniak of Aiken urges accountability in a local dispute over School Board taxing authority. He criticizes Republican leaders and the Taxpayers Association for opposing education funding while honoring federal tax cuts, arguing the burden falls on lower middle class property owners with children.
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Scott Singer
Charles Staples
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Bush
Diane Giddings
Aiken County Taxpayers Association
Don Moniak Aiken
Letters to the Editor critique school tax raises and local governance
Readers condemn Aiken County tax hikes to balance budgets while defending education funding. The letters call for accountability from the County and Board of Education, urge open political affiliation disclosure, and urge policy debates on creation versus evolution. A second letter thanks Sheriff Hunt for speed enforcement on Laurel Drive after a resident’s urgent appeal.
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Laurel Drive
ASCO
Michael Hunt
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