Aiken County Ed Board backs programs cutting dropouts
Editorial lauds a three year push that lowered the local dropout rate from 6.2 percent to 3.9 percent while tracing causes and statewide trends. It credits a 500000 program fund for alternative schools and notes ongoing gaps to state 2.7 percent.
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Aiken County
Linda B. Eldridge
Eldridge
Nielsen
Clinton impeachment forecast reads like Shakespearean drama
The piece argues a House impeachment is likely, listing numerous alleged misdeeds and predicting a charged Senate trial. It portrays Clinton as emotionally driven, with Starr wielding data, while Republicans pursue logic and emotion in a national political theater.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
House
Senate
Laffaire Lewinsky
Kathleen Willey
Linda Tripp
Billy Dale
FBI
White House
Democratic Party
China
Justice Department
John Huang
Whitewater
David Gelernter
Clinton
Mr. Smith
Ken Starr
Starr
Cage
Obituary Ethos and Publication Principles in Aiken Standard
The piece discusses obituary practices including naming, dates, photos, and headlines, stressing accuracy and sensitivity. It notes Charlotte Cassels’ link to Aiken, commissions for notices from funeral homes, and the newspaper’s goal to honor deceased individuals while allowing family input.
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Charlotte Cassels
Aiken
Charlotte
Durham
N.C
School field trip debate and impeachment letters
A parent criticizes Schofield Middle School for a costly Washington DC trip and urges affordable, inclusive trips. The letter also defends impeachment as constitutional for public misconduct, citing Hamilton and Rodino. The Aiken Standard invites reader letters to the editor with contact details.
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Washington D.C
S.C.A.R
Schofield
Myrtle Beach
Schofield Middle School
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
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Rodino
Hillary Linton
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