Aiken Standard Names Leadership and Founding Note
The Aiken Standard marks its founding in 1867 and lists current leadership including Publisher Rhonda Overbey, Managing Editor Michael Harris, and News Editor Holly Kemp. The publication also features a thought of the day attributed to H. L. Mencken.
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Rhonda Overbey
Michael Harris
Holly Kemp
Football safety must rise above winning in schools
Guest editorial warns college high school and middle school programs put victory first while players die from heat stroke head injuries and cardiac events. It cites McNair and Kyrell McBride Johnson, urges adoption of best practices including water immersion tubs and on site trainers, and calls for state action.
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Lou
Jordan McNair
McNair
University of Maryland
Crowley
Texas
Kyrell McBride-Johnson
Dallas Morning News
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio State
National Federation of State High School Associations
University of Connecticut
Korey Stringer
Douglas Casa
Stringer Institute
Theodore Roosevelt
If you can't serve president honorably, dont serve at all
Columnist argues that a New York Times op ed reveals a silent resistance within the Trump administration. He contends unelected officials betraying the Constitution undermine democracy and urges resignations or constitutional remedies rather than subverting the president.
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Washington, D.C
Obama
Trump
New York Times
White House
U.S
Bob Woodward
Woodward
Gary Cohn
Cohn
Rob Porter
National Economic Council
Rank Insubor
Donald Trump
House
Senate
Congress
Old No. 30 a longtime dental survivor in Ray Willis story
Ray Willis recalls his lifelong relationship with a single tooth. From youth in Hartford to Coast Guard service, multiple dentists and a Tokyo crown, he narrates how old No. 30 endured decay and generations of care. Now cared for by Dr Stephen Baker in Aiken, the tooth remains his closest companion.
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Murrell
Tallahassee
Debbie
John Cockayne
Ohara
Stantly
Hawaii
No. 30
John Crowell
Hamden
Conn
John
Ray
Stephen Baker
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