Aiken County PSA Faces Second Reading Move To Restructure
The Aiken County Council considers a second reading to reorganize the Public Service Authority, potentially removing Graniteville Co. United Merchants and Manufacturers and the cities of Aiken and North Augusta from PSA seats. Critics say the plan undermines the four major customers whose backing funded the system and its continued operation.
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Enrollment patterns in Aiken County schools show rise
Aiken County School District reports total enrollment of 21 924 students up 262 from last year. First grade gains drive most growth while Area I and Area V absorb large shares, with declines in Wagener Salley and North Augusta special schools. High schools show mixed changes and rural schools continue to shrink with farming population decline.
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Letters to the Editor praise Home Health Care staff
A reader commends the Home Health Care staff of the Department of Social Services for the past year and a half. She thanks the aides and visiting nurses for kindness and cheerful assistance, noting Aiken County benefits from the facility.
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Soviet Escapes Highlight Barbarism of the Soviet Union
In late July dramatic escapes from communism across three continents underscore Soviet barbarism. Three Cubans reach Florida in improvised tubes, a Czech breaches a West German border, Afghan pilots flee to Pakistan with two helicopters, and a Ukrainian waitress survives a 65 foot plunge and 650 foot swim before reaching safety. Meanwhile Helsinki accords marked by Shultz and Shevardnadze contrast with U.S. sanctions focus on South Africa as the free world fights back.
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Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s handwriting and mailing address for publication. Anonymous letters are not considered. Submissions should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29801.
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Mercy killing mars humane values in aging patients
The piece surveys three mercy killing cases in Florida New York Florida physician John Kraai Ida Rollin and Emily Gilbert and discusses the ethical dilemma as medicine prolongs death. It argues there is no legal moral perimeter for mercy killing and urges careful lines for juries and doctors.
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New collar voters rise as yuppie era wanes in GOP scene
The piece notes a shift toward new collar voters, six times more numerous than yuppies, with incomes from twenty to forty thousand dollars. University of Massachusetts professor Ralph Whitehead Jr. discusses the trend and its blue collar roots and media tastes.
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