Aiken Standard History and Leadership Noted
The Aiken Standard founded in 1867 lists Publisher Scott B. Hunter and Executive Editor Melissa Hanna among its leadership team. Advertising, Business, Circulation, and Classified managers are named, with production directed by Terri Cheek and Laura Tideman overseeing operations.
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Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Terri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
International spying and its global implications
The piece discusses NSA led international surveillance as a double edged blade. It notes reports Spain recorded 60 million calls between December and January and that similar eavesdropping in France sparked trust concerns with allies. It weighs security gains against diplomatic and economic costs.
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National Security Agency
NSA
U.S
GOP To-Do List Signals Grips and Gripes in Washington
A column outlines GOP divisions after a blamed government shutdown and debates tactics between Tea Party style militancy and leadership cautious moves. It urges proving governing ability with a farm bill and entitlement cuts, resolving sequestration, and offering a conservative ACA alternative ahead of 2014 elections.
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GOP
Obama
Heritage Action For America
RedState.com
Washington, D.C
Senate
Congress
Washington
Mitch McConnell
Seeatenetad
Max Baucus Sug
White House shrugs through health care glitches and eavesdropping uproar
Kathleen Parker decries a chaotic White House rollout of the Affordable Care Act and a spying scandal as evidence of misjudgment and distrust. She notes contractor testimony on testing delays, a miscommunication over Sessions, and Merkel’s NSA worries signaling broader global friction and damaged U.S. credibility.
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Keystone Congress
NSA
Russia
White House
Republican House
Obama
Dick Durbin
Dill
House
John Boehner
Pete Sessions
Texas
Rob Nabors
Senate
Harry Reid
Reid
Democratic
Sessions
Durbin
Angela Merkel
Wall Street Journal
European Union
Brussels
National Security Agency
Merkel
Britain
Guardian
Letter to the Editor questions Cavanaugh beltway plans impact on Aiken
In a TalkBack reply the writer accuses Mayor Fred Cavanaugh of pushing a beltway around Aiken starting with Hitchcock Parkway. The piece warns it would ruin downtown charm hurt retailers and raise costs while noting traffic decline post Savannah River Site drawdown. It questions Jameson and the Downtown Development Association stance and frames a local political fight.
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Fred Cavanaugh
S.C. Augusta
Aiken
Hitchcock Parkway
Cavanaugh
David Jameson
Greater Aiken
Chy of
Alten
Jameson
Parkway
Savannah River
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