Editorial: Three days left to register to vote
The Aiken Standard notes the upcoming election on Nov 2 and urges last minute voter registration. It cites 92 808 registered in Aiken County as of July 1, about 65 percent of eligible voters, and warns that 35 percent remain unregistered.
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Aiken Bar Association Golf Tourney Supports Child Center
The Aiken Bar Association sponsored a golf tournament on July 12 to benefit the Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County. The staff and board express appreciation for a $10,000 contribution and recognize organizers Steve Rodman and Tom Galardi, Brad Boni, Houndslake Country Club, and Chase Ingram for snacks and drinks.
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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Details Roles
The document lists the Aiken Standard leadership and department heads with roles and contact handles including Publisher Editor Scott B Hunter Executive Editor Timothy E OBriant Advertising Director Arthur Zappa Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Business Manager Terri Cheek Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons and Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson.
When history collides with self image in the South
Leonard Pitts Jr. critiques conservatives rewriting Civil War and civil rights history. He cites Glenn Beck and Haley Barbour, noting Barbour’s praise of integration years after Mississippi’s segregated past and a former black classmate’s painful memories. He warns against glorifying treachery as noble.
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T shirt exchange brings Greene to Aiken Rotary
Letter to the editor criticizes a Tuesday front page headline about a T shirt exchange event with Greene at the Aiken Rotary club and condemns the tone attributed to Owen Clary.
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Public bullying critique of town coverage by Aiken Standard
A letter complains about outsiders mocked at a playground circle and Alvin Greene, citing a T shirt joke and Rotary snickers. The writer condemns the humiliation and the paper’s front page publication, urging kinder community standards.
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County DRB hears Richland site clash over hospital demolition
Leland Reynolds Aiken reports at a Sept 7 DRB meeting on the Richland County Complex project. The county favors building at the site and fears delays cost time and money while considering other locations. Citizens and architects attended as concerns about saving the old hospital faced cost and code issues.
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