Reader comments spark debate on hash ethics and local issues
Readers discuss why some avoid hash to question cultural norms and taste. A letter criticizes a Home Depot parking lot car lot reopening and urges authorities to address it permanently. A reader questions timing of Spring Break amid Masters golf and recalls a past senior citizen patrol program at parking lots and the post office.
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Home Depot
Public Safety
Aiken Post Office
Laurens Street
Correction: Aiken Regional Medical Centers CEO Misidentified
The Aiken Standard regrets misidentifying K D Justyn as the chief executive of Aiken Regional Medical Centers in Tuesday’s edition. The correct leadership attribution is noted here.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
K.D. Justyn
Aiken
Thurmond Stories Sought for Birthday Remembrance
The Aiken Standard invites readers to share recollections of Strom Thurmond as he nears retirement after 48 years in the Senate. Submissions should reach Strom Thurmond Recollection, Aiken Standard, P.O. Box 456, Aiken SC 29601, or via email, fax, or other listed contacts.
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Aikenstandard
Aiken
Strom Thurmond
United States
South Carolina
Senate
Aiken Standard
Strom ‘Thurmond
S.C
Editorial
Aikenstandard.com
County pay plan criticized by Aiken EMS workers
Aiken County Council faced backlash as EMS staff denounced a pay for performance study. Christy Osbon cited misaligned raises and some workers earning about six dollars an hour seeing no increase. Council members and county officials defended the plan and noted high earners would gain more, while concerns were raised about longevity factors and communication gaps.
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Aiken County
Christy Osbon
Emergency Medical Service
EMS
Osbon
Clay Killian
Phil Napier
Joan Wilson Donnelly
Napier
Killian
Ernest Archer
Council
Reading Night Sparks War reen ville Students Read Aloud
War renville families attend semi annual Family Reading Night at Warrenville Elementary. Emily Smith and other students read aloud while parents observe and join in. Principal Joanne Skillman notes wide attendance and parental involvement as students tackle accelerated reader tests.
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Warrenville
Emily Smith
Mae
David
Emily
Chester
Mae Smith
Lynne Harling
Frankie Johnson
Danielle
Tyler
Godwin
Danny
Danny Godwin
Harling
Taylor
Ashlyn
Joanne Skillman
Rob Novi Horse
County Council neutral on Silver Bluff Road closing stance
Aiken County Council rescinded its earlier resolution and adopted a neutral position on closing a 1.1 mile section of Silver Bluff Road through the Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary. Residents and Audubon officials argued over safety, access, and heritage while courts may decide the final road status.
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John Key
Aiken
Silver Bluff Road
Key
Silver Bluff
Audubon
Wade Key
John
Hightower
Audubon Society
Paul Koehler
Koehler
Merced es found burning with body in trunk in Sumter National Forest
Police search for 63 year old Jack Murray of Evans Georgia after his Mercedes burned near Deep Step Road in Sumter National Forest Edgefield County. Authorities say the incident is a homicide investigation with an autopsy completed and Murray's Oakton Trail home deemed a crime scene.
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Evans, Ga
Deep Step Road
Sumter National Forest
Edgefield County
Evans
Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Jack Murray
Mercedes
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
Murray
Oakton Trail
Columbia County
Steve Morris
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