Labor Day tribute to Aiken County workers and contributions
Editorial applauds American workers and specifically Aiken County employees for their steady contributions to community life. It notes 70 000 employed in the county and cites Avondale Mills closure as a blow while praising after hours efforts by city council members coaches volunteers and church groups for community betterment.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Aikenstandard
Washington Savannah River Company
Avondale Mills
North Augusta
Langley
Polo’s impact on Aiken grows with fall polo season
Editor notes summer ends as fall arrives and Aiken hosts the Aiken Gold Cup Polo tournament from September 17 to October 1. Polo has 124 years of history in Aiken, with many players and ponies now based in the county, drawing visitors and boosting local interest despite the event moving next year.
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USCA
Aiken Technical College
Aiken
Editor and staff credits from the Aiken Standard page
The article lists editor Jefrey B. Wallace and advertising director Arthur T. Zappa with business manager Ellen C. Priest, detailing the newspaper’s staff roles at Aiken Standard.
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Ellen C. Priest
Aikenstandard.com
Plame leak tale centers on Richard Armitage’s role
Column weighs Richard Armitage as the source of Valerie Plame’s identity, contradicting ideas about Rove Libby and Cheney. It credits David Corn and Michael Isikoff for sparking the scandal and notes Libby’s indictment, Fitzgerald’s probe, and Com’s evolving stance while denying a Bush White House conspiracy.
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Valerie Plame
Karl Rove
Dick Cheney
L. Lewis
Scooter” Libby
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Richard Armitage
Armitage
David Com
Michael Isikoff
Com
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the Nation
Plame
Robert Novak
Novak
Congress
Patrick Fitzgerald
Scooter Libby
Bush White House
New York Times
Cooper
Miller
Libby
Joseph Wilson
Iraq
White House
Terrorism and U S politics in a reader letter
Robin and Jon Guy Aiken argue terrorism threats are real but need context. They compare U S and Israel policies to historical echoes, warn against Muslim extremism, and claim openness and equality empower society while criticizing appeasement and world domination aims.
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Clay More
U.S
Israel
Europe
Japan
Manchuria
England
United States
Middle East
Hitler
Robin
Jon Guy Aiken
Letters Call for Spanish as U.S. lingua franca in Aiken
A letter argues for widespread adoption of Spanish in the United States, claiming easier learning and reading, potential literacy gains, and economic benefits. It urges English speakers to learn Spanish, references literacy and regional unity, and promotes cultural openness within the Aiken area. The second letter criticizes local leaders over cell towers, urges decisive action by Aiken County Council, and cites wireless carrier practices, urging accountability and better community standards.
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Western Hemisphere
Peter Kosko ‘Aiken
Aiken County
Cavanaugh
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