Christmas shopping sense urged to balance aid and gifts
The editorial urges mindful giving during Christmas highlighting charitable groups and the Scrooges and Angels list by South Carolina Secretary of State Jim Miles. It praises local projects like Secret Santa Salvation Army Valley Empty Stocking Fund Project Angel Tree and the Jaycees Shopping Tour and encourages readers with funds to share part of their budget with those in need.
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South Carolina
Jim Miles
Aiken
Sevral
Ood
Secret Santa
Salvation Army
the Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Project Angel Tree
Jaycees
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Allen Standard Publisher Staff Credits Note
A listing names the Allen Standard staff positions including publisher editor advertising director and production roles with named individuals such as Scott B Hunter Jeffrey B Wallace Art Zappa Ellen Priest Mel Raita Timothy E. O Briant Phillip Yates J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and Scot Newcom Systems Manager.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa Busines
Ellen
Priest Mel Raita
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Cet
Dhrering
Scot Newcom Systems
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Rhetoric warfare across party lines dominates national media
The piece surveys a media political clash among The New York Times, Fox News chief Roger Ailes, Senate leader Tom Daschle, and Rush Limbaugh. It notes cross party commentary on Clinton era media ties, attacks on Limbaugh and Ailes, and calls for accountability beyond rhetorical fights.
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Iraq
New York Times
Fox News Channel
Roger Ailes
Senate
Tom Daschle
Rush Limbaugh
the Times
Ailes
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
White House
Karl Rove
Clinton
Los Angeles Times
Tom Rosenstiel
Rick Kaplan
ABC
Nightline
World News Tonight
PrimeTime Live
Bill Clinton
Gennifer Flowers
Kaplan
Rosenstiel
New York
Don Imus
CNN
Matthew Saal
Washington Monthly
USA
Today
Trent Lott
Daschle
Limbaugh
Newt Gingrich
House
Richard Gephardt
Bryant Gumbel
Gingrich
NPR
Sunni Khalid
CSPAN
Bob Herbert
Julianne Malveaux
PBS
Clarence ‘Thomas
Kenneth Starr
James Carville
the People
Carville
Ken Starr
Starr
Parents demand school safety follow up after threats at Aiken Middle
Aiken parents express anger at the lack of notice about threats at Aiken Middle School. They accuse the school and paper of overreach and urge honest safety updates, questioning the decision to keep children in class and calling for transparent communication before reopening.
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Aiken Middle School
Aiken Mall
Aiken Stanards
Letters to the Editor policy at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor with signature mailing address and phone numbers for verification. Writers may submit one letter every 30 days, and letters are subject to editing. Send to Letters to the Editor, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. email swallace aikenstandard.com or fax 803-648-6052.
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Limited veteran benefits sparking justice debate
A national column laments a narrow compromise granting disability and retirement pay to a small slice of career veterans. It notes the plan favors those with a Purple Heart or 60 percent disability from combat related causes, leaving many scarred by Agent Orange or Gulf War illnesses without full relief.
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America
Congress
White House
Retired Officers Association
TROA
Pentagon
Department of Defense
John Warner
Virginia
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