Aiken Standard Staff and Thoreau Quote Display
The document lists the Aiken Standard staff including Scott B. Hunter as Publisher and Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor. It features a Henry David Thoreau quotation: Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Youth justice blueprint pilots in four counties
Aiken County and three other South Carolina counties test a second chance program for nonviolent youths. The plan uses early intervention, weekly home or school visits, and counseling or community service to avoid prosecuting juveniles. Participants view a Think Twice video about risks and consequences.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Memories of Kennedy eternal in a Camelot of grief
Kathleen Parker reflects on the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination and why the president's death remains a personal imprint for a generation. She recalls childhood shock, family reverence, and national mourning, linking the era to Camelot and a sense of lost time.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
JFK
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Bobby Kennedy
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Marine Corps
Arlington National Cemetery
Camelot
Nuclear option changes Senate judicial confirmation rules
The editorial argues the 2013 Senate rule change ends the 60 vote threshold for non Supreme Court nominees, calling it a necessary correction to frequent filibusters. It notes partisan polarization, cites open district court seats, and warns of more polarizing, ideologically driven nominees while urging voters to hold presidents accountable at the ballot box.
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Senate
Harry Reid
Supreme Court
Obama
D.C
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Bush
Mitch McConnell
John McCain
National Labor
Tions
McConnell
Washington
Congress
Appeals Court
Patricia Millett
Aiken County weighs GPS ankle bracelets with audio risks
Aiken County Council discussed using GPS ankle bracelets to cut detention costs with monitors tracking location only. Critics warn devices from SecureAlert in Sandy Utah can also listen and vibrate, raising Fourth Amendment and privacy concerns amid NSA data collection debates.
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Aiken
SecureAlert
Sandy
Utah
Waldo Quevedo
National Security Agency
NSA
Aiken County
Bluffdale
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