Rose Hill deserves another chance at life in Aiken
Editorial calls on Aiken City Council to approve Cypress Project Corp plans to rezone Rose Hill from Downtown Business to support a 50 suite retirement estate. The piece notes Rose Hill’s decline and compares it to the Willcox Hotel rescue, urging a special waiver if needed to salvage the 3.8 acre site valued at over 15 million in the end.
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Aiken
Rose Hill
N.Y
Willcox
Cypress Project
Cypress Project Management
Sheffield Phelps
Stem cell science moves fast and ethics lag behind
Bill Tammens argues that rapid advances in human embryo cell research and new federal guidelines risk outpacing public understanding and trust. He warns media coverage often skims context, leaving readers ill equipped to judge scientific and ethical stakes and calls for better public education and scrutiny.
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Clinton
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Douglas Johnson
National Right To Life Committee
Pope John Paul I
Brownback
National Institutes of Health
Nih.gov
Aiken County sex education curriculum defended by district
Elizabeth Purvis of the Aiken County School District outlines the districts abstinence based health education, notes grade 6 start, and says materials are approved by a mixed community committee. She invites further questions via phone or email.
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Heritage Community Services
Aiken County
Otven
Epurvisaiken
Elizabeth P. Purvis
Aiken
Aiken Standard Seeks Reader Letters Guidelines
The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor and outlines submission requirements. Letters must be brief and include the writer's signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Duesouth
Democrat hypocrisy on school vouchers in Gore critique
Edward Achorn argues that Democratic support for vouchers is hypocritical as unions fund campaigns and Gore resistant to private options. He notes Pell Grants as a national voucher program and claims leaders send their own children to private schools while opposing choice for others.
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al Gore
Gore
Washington
California
Mr. Gore
Joseph Lieberman
Georgetown
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin
Dayton
Ohio
New York City
Yale
George W. Bush
Clintons
Chelsea
Sidwell Friends
Thomas J. Bray
The
Detroit News
Rhode Island
Claiborne Pell
Pell
Democratic Party
Hic
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Cesi Myers Covent
Garth R. Groshan
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Wwe
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Kansas City Star
Acorn
Edward Achorn
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