Aiken Standard Founde
Publisher SCOTT B. HUNTER leads the Aiken Standard with executive editor TIMOTHY OBRIANT and staff including Dee Taylor advertising director Melanie Smith and others. The masthead lists leaders in internet sales, production, business management, and delivery.
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Scott B. Hunter
Timothy £. O'Briant
Dee Taylor
Melanie Smith
Phil Yates
Eri Cheek
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Quotes History is too serious left to historian
Iain Macleod, a British politician who lived from 1913 to 1970, is quoted as saying history is too serious a business to be left to historians.
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Iain Macleod
Editorial urges voters to register before Oct 6 for Nov 6 election
The piece stresses voting rights as a sacred duty and chronicles the progression of suffrage from colonial times to 19 and 20 year olds. It warns that registration after Oct 6 bars participation in presidential and local races and constitutional questions. It directs are registration options at the county board, online forms, and via fax mail or email.
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Youaven
United States
County Board of Elections
Sevores Org
Massey
Stat
Shane Massey
Column: Drug dealers turf war and the Colorado vote
The piece argues the debate over marijuana legalization in Colorado hinges on trust in Gov. John Hickenlooper, a brewer, and contrasts alcohol safety with marijuana safety. It cites CDC and NIH data, notes alcohol’s prominence in crime and cancer debates, and suggests liquor interests back prohibition to preserve market advantages.
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Colorado
John Lickenlooper
America
Obama
Hickenlooper
Nis
Centers For Disease Control
California
Letters to the Editor on free speech and ballot politics
Readers debate free speech intolerance and religious ideology. The letter questions Massey’s ballot decisions and urges broader voter choice, criticizing election disqualification in Edgefield Aiken and Saluda counties. It also questions U S foreign policy and troop withdrawal while calling for border security and reduced UN involvement.
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Leonararis
James Brooke Aiken
Edgefield County
Aiken County
Saluda County
S.C. Senate
Massey
Senate
Greg Ryberg
John W. Pettigrew Jr
Edgefield
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