Aiken Golf Club Earns Golf Digest Best Places to Play
Editorial praises the Aiken Golf Club owner Jim McNair Jr and staff for transforming the 1912 Ross and Inglis course into a premier local layout. The renovation includes lush fairways smooth greens and improved bunkers with McNair actively working on site. The course earns Golf Digest Best Places to Play designation reflecting renewed community pride and quality golf.
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Paying for services while campaigning
A reader questions why senators McCain Obama Biden remain on full salaries while campaigning for higher offices. The letter argues incumbents risk neglecting their current duties and suggests they should focus on the economy rather than pursuing another job.
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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Details Contacts
The document lists newsroom and publishing leads for the Aiken Standard including Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey Wallace and Timothy O Briant news chief, with department heads for advertising production circulation business and customer service. It shows roles and email-style identifiers for each position.
Citizens Call for System Change Against Bailouts and Taxpayer Burden
A reader criticizes U S government aid to private firms using taxpayer funds and advocates mass civic action to restore freedoms. The letter urges nonpolitical leaders, emphasizes founding principles, and quotes the Declaration of Independence to argue governments derive power from the governed.
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Letter on McCain Hero Narrative and Patriotism in Politics
A reader argues that political use of John McCain's Vietnam heroism taints discourse and urges focus on historical figures like Jefferson and Lincoln. The piece critiques weaponizing patriotism and calls for tolerance and common sense in public debate.
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Funds Raised For Fisher House And Public Finance Crisis Commentary
Funds raised for the Fisher House totalled 1200 dollars from the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43 Aiken and its Ladies Auxiliary with the Chapter matching the Unit. The ACVC reports about 19000 dollars raised this month including a 10000 dollar gift from an individual. donations support Charlie Norwood VAMC construction. A call to donate via the Community Foundation of the CSRA is included. In a separate note, Bush's economic crisis speech is praised as a clear plan to restore liquidity. Buffett warns that failure to pass the Treasury bill could be disastrous, urging immediate action to avoid a deeper recession.
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Column Fixing the mortgage mess and campaign promises
A critical column argues the mortgage crisis derails universal health care and across the board tax cuts, with Democrats poised to regain Congress. It cites a 26 percent Bush approval, notes the bailout’s cost, and calls for corporate repayment and pay restraints on managers like Merrill Lynch’s O Neal. It warns government trust is damaged and recovery will take time.
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