Labor Day tribute to American workers and the jobless
The editorial honors the American worker and the labor movement while noting unemployment during the economic downturn. It reflects on the value of work to identity and family, urging appreciation for those still employed and remembrance for those who lost jobs in Aiken County.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard Editorial Names and Staff
The Aiken Standard lists publisher Scott B. Hunter and editor Jeffrey B. Wallace along with staff members Nomen Zene Timothy E. O Briant Phillip Yates Circulation M Letitia Jefferson and others.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Timothy E. O’briant
Phillip Yates
Scot
Newcom
J. Masta Boyd
C Service
Letitia Jefferson
Illegal immigrant home loans exposed by mortgage schemes
A contentious analysis claims illegal aliens in the Washington DC area obtain FHA HUD and other loans using tax payer IDs and false Social Security numbers. The piece cites brokers and a federal probe noting widespread lending to illegal residents and potential bank insolvency risks.
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The
Washington Post
Washington, D.C
Post
Gerardo Cabrera
Mexico City
Gaithersburg
United States
Cabrera
Internal Revenue Service
Alma Preciado
Metropolitan Financial Services
Silver Spring
Federal Housing Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
California
FHA
Department of Homeland Security
Denver
HUD
Homeland Security
U.S. General Accounting Office
Agency
Office of Special Investigations
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Houston
America
Labor Day Rhetoric and Alleged Union Abuses Across U S
Stefan Gleason of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation argues that compulsory unionism harms workers. He cites cases against ILWU in Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City hiring disputes, and ULLICO insider profits. He frames violence and legal exemptions as enabling misconduct while urging rights to refrain from membership.
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National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
West Coast
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
ILWU
Sherry Goff
Salt Lake City
Services of America
Utah
Mitchell Girod
Terry Southerland
Will Rogers World Airport
Oklahoma City
Arkansas Council of Carpenters and Joiners
Union Labor Life Insurance Co
Ullico
Carpenters
Doug McCarron
Bernard
Frost Insulators
National Institute For Labor Relations Research
Matthew Kahn
Labor Ready
Los Angeles
Kahn
Ramiro Hernandez
Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
UNITE
Hollander Home Fashions
Hernandez
Con
United States
Stefan Gleason
The
Aiken Voter Acknowledges District 3 Choice Challenge
Aiken resident Katy Lipscomb weighs candidates Don Sprawls and Ed Giobbe, pledging to research platforms and voting records, attend Meet the Candidate events, and email questions. She hopes for unity and fresh ideas in city politics.
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Aiken
Don Sprawls
Ed Giobbe
Grobbe
Sprawls
Republican
Good Ole Boy Party
Smart Growth Party
Katy Lipscomb Aiken
First Amendment Protections and Religion Debate
A speaker argues on religious liberty and separation of church and state. He questions removing Ten Commandments monuments and Arlington tombstones, warns of radical threats, and pleads Americans to defend the Constitution and God Bless America.
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Alabama
Arlington National Cemetery
America
Jack B. Akers
Aiken
Letters to Editor policy at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief signed letters with full contact details for verification. Editors may edit and condense. Writers should limit one letter every 30 days to keep viewpoints varied. Submit to Letters to the Editor at P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or by email or fax.
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