Guest column prompts praise and critique on rights and politics
A guest columnist Kathleen Parker draws mixed reactions in the editorial page. The letter notes suppression laws and cites the Republican Party and religious right as failing forces and thanks a medical imaging technician for an after-hours MRI ordered by Dr. Russell Daniel for urgent pain care.
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Kathleen Parker
Standard
Mason-Dixon Line
Republican Party
Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute Imaging Division
Russell Daniel
Civil unrest and the call to limit religious influence in government
A reader urges stronger domestic security and questions religious lobbying in lawmaking. The letter cites immigration, Muslim presence, and gay marriage debates while proposing votes on immigration and religious rights issues. The note provides a TalkBack hotline and email for comments.
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Department of Interior Homeland Security
MAP program discussed at Aiken County Board of Education
Teachers use MAP measures to gauge mastery in math reading and language arts and to set individual and class goals. MAP results are shared with students for motivation while districts push grouping and professional development to boost achievement and accountability.
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Kevin O’gorman
Aiken County
King Laurence
Wesley Hightower
O’gorman
O'Gorman
Ray Fleming
Donna Moore Wesley
Silver Bluff
Jim McNeill
National Council On Social Studies
McNeill
Bonnie
New Ellenton Middle School
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard.com
One Table Dinner Prep Boosts Downtown Aiken Thanksgiving
Volunteers prep a large Thanksgiving meal for up to 2000 attendees in downtown Aiken as event planners coordinate chefs bakers and staff. The day includes the Aiken Hounds Opening Meet Blessing of the Hounds at Hitchcock Woods followed by a community gathering and outdoor feast under sunny upper 60s weather.
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Aiken
Aiken Hounds
Hitchcock Woods
Memorial Gate
One Table Thanksgiving Day Dinner in Aiken
Free public event invites everyone to share a Thanksgiving meal at The Alley in downtown Aiken from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A blessing starts at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gate in Hitchcock Woods. Contact Karen Daily for details.
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Memorial Gate
Hitchcock Woods
Boundary Avenue
Aiken
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Residents press for improved landscaping near Highland Park Hotel site
Highland Park residents and Paul Sauerborn ask the City of Aiken to re landscape the land at the Highland Park and Highland Terrace median after SCE&G cleared the area leaving stumps and debris. City crews began cleanup with trees and daffodils planned and a historical marker due in February.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas
Highland Park
Highland Terrace
Paul Sauerborn
Sauerborn
Sce&g
Highland Park Hotel
Allen Riddick
The
Aiken County
Cal
Riddick
Aiken County Historical Society
Tom Rapp
Aiken
Rapp
Andrea Hippley
April Bailey
Anne Phillips
Andrea Hippely
Aiken Standard Information Desk and Subscription Details
The Aiken Standard announces general newsroom contacts and office hours, along with subscription options EZ Pay rates for various terms. It lists staff including Tim O’Briant, Michael Gibbons, Cam Huffman and Scott B. Hunter, and provides mailing address and delivery dates for Sunday Plus subscribers.
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Newsroom
Tim O’briant
Tobriant
Aikenstandard
Michael Gibbons
Ingibbons
Aikenstandard.com
Cam Huffman
Huffman
Lottery results for IrEhy Tuesday's draw
Tuesday numbers show Pick 3 Midday 5 8 4 and Pick 4 Midday 5 3 1 6. Evening draws produced Pick 3 1 1 0 and Pick 4 0 5 8 7. Palmetto Cash 5 16 21 2 19 36 with multiplier 2 and Mega Match 6 16 26 29 1 28 14.
Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Tuesday and Monday lottery results list daily draw numbers for Cash 3 Cash 4 Fantasy 5 Mega Millions and Mega Ball. Evening and midday outcomes include detailed digit combinations for Tuesday and Monday draws with the Mega Millions ball.
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