NCLB yields more reasonable AYP results in South Carolina
The editorial notes 20 of 37 Aiken County schools met NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress objectives with 10 missing by a single goal. It credits higher PACT scores and state DOE changes to the U S Department of Education for equity across states while noting flaws and attendance miss by Oakwood Windsor and Kennedy Middle.
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Aiken Standard Staff List From The Publisher To Editor
A listing shows Scott B. Hunter as Publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as Editor at Aiken Standard with names including Arthur T. Zappa, Ellen C. Priest, Timothy E. O Briant, Phillip Yates, Scot Newcom ME Whi, J David Boyd and Letitia Jefferson. The document assigns roles and email formats for the newsroom and management team.
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Ellen C. Priest Epriest
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Phillip Yates Pyates
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J. David Boyd Dboyd
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
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Building a Community of Character in Aiken
The speaker recalls efforts to make Aiken a community of character since a 1999 council resolution. Citizens schools and businesses organized programs including blue character banners, the Celebration of Character recognizing over 1,200 youths, and five years of monthly voluntary character training for city staff and the public.
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Aiken
Letters on Augusta flag removal ignite Confederate debate
A reader condemns The Augusta Chronicle and mayor Bob Young over removing the second National Flag of the Confederacy from River Walk. They argue the move mocks Confederate descendants and warn of rising tensions, citing heritage groups and NAACP involvement.
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Martin Luther King
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Plung Proposes School Board Reform For Public Involvement
Aiken residents support Dr. Dan Plung District 9 as he plans to rethink School Board meetings to boost public interaction. Letters praise current members Tom Goforth Christine Sanders and Rosemary English while criticizing reliance on state tax decisions and urging tax restraint ahead of November elections.
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Christine Sanders
Rosemary English
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Nancy Pitts Aiken
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Diane Giddings
Frances Bell
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J. Roland Smith
Warrenville
Kerry attacks and contrasts in campaign letters
A letter criticizes John Kerry for political inconsistencies on Iraq Sudan and abortion while mocking his stance on pre emptive war and global tests. The piece contrasts Kerry with Bush and questions the test that would justify war. The writer also commends the Discover Aiken County magazine and urges readers to explore local communities.
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Gary Bunker for County Council
A letter endorses Gary Bunker for County Council highlighting his long community service in Aiken. It notes roles with the Aiken County Republican Party 1997 1999 and leadership on local commissions boards and church involvement. The author urges voting for him on November 2. Roger Rollins
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Helping Hands Board of Directors
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Providence Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Roger Rollins
Aiken Standard Seeks Reader Letters to Editor
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or emailed to swallace at aikenstandard com or faxed to 803 648 6052.
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