By David Stinson   President, Board of Directors of the Community Medical Clinic of Aiken County   5/16/2012 10:39 AM   

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Community Medical Clinic of Aiken County (formerly known as the "Free Clinic"), I wish to thank everyone who made our April 19 fundraising event a big success. "Dinner With Friends" now will be an annual eve ...

The family of Jim Scott   Aiken   5/16/2012 10:39 AM   

To the ICU staff at Aiken Regional Medical Centers: Our family wishes to thank you for your support and kindness during the rough time in which our father and husband, Jim Scott, was in your care. You helped us to find peace, knowing that he was bein ...

By TOM MCDONNELL   Aiken   5/16/2012 10:39 AM   

In response to another liberal socialist article written by Lester Welsh on May 5 regarding organic farms, the inference in his piece is that honest, hardworking people should not have the option of buying organically grown fruits and vegetables. His ...

By TINA BEVINGTON   Graniteville   5/15/2012 1:00 AM   

Putting the offices of Aiken County treasurer and Aiken County auditor under the employment and authority of the Aiken County administrator is not something I agree with. Why? We, as taxpayers and voters, have the freedom to elect those officers thro ...

By BEN MOODY   Aiken   5/15/2012 1:00 AM   

Guest columnist Jack Devine submitted a weak column on May 7 accusing President Barack Obama of passing the buck, simply because Obama frequently refers to the mess he inherited. Devine is missing Obama's point. It is this: The hole was very deep. De ...

By Eldon J. Koch     5/14/2012 1:27 AM   

Sen. Richard Luger, R-Ind., has just lost his seat, literally, and for good reason. He, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham, voted to confirm President Obama's two choices for the Supreme Court, Kagan and Sotomayor. I am positive there are other good reas ...

By David J. Didimamoff     5/14/2012 1:27 AM   

The danger in America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgme ...

By Gloria Williams     5/14/2012 1:24 AM   

This is my first time writing to a paper. We the people of the United States of America need to wake up and fast. If this man we call a president gets this law passed where it's OK for gays to get married, then he is leading us down the same path the ...

By JOANNE HAFTER     5/14/2012 1:24 AM   

Reviewing history, 100 years ago, women were considered chattel, could not vote and had no rights or entitlement to their husband's estate upon death of that husband or divorce (women could not have an "estate" unless they were part of the ultra rich ...

By BOBBY HARLEY     5/14/2012 1:21 AM   

The board of advisers of Christ Central of Aiken/Graniteville unveiled plans Friday to move forward with the renovation and construction of the former Avondale-owned data processing division. The building at 3 Hickman St. was deemed unusable followin ...

By Jim Anderson     5/14/2012 1:21 AM   

This letter is to extend a heart-felt "thank you" to the many people throughout Aiken County who were so generous in their support of the recent ACP Youth Wing's fundraiser, Broadway Bound. I want to specifically thank Catherine Stapleton Nance and ...

By ANDREW MOYER     5/14/2012 1:18 AM   

Just a very short comment about the irony, and shall I say the most ridiculous comment by the far-right's Mr. Darling - Mr. Rush Limbaugh. He states that President Obama is now leading a war "on traditional marriage." I assume Mr. Limbaugh is referri ...

Submitted Article     5/14/2012 1:17 AM   

It is unlikely that a few lines on an op-ed page could convince someone who has not had the good fortune to know the domestic cat of the fallacy of condemning an animal for exhibiting its natural behavior. For those who wish to understand the issues ...

By Alice L. Sullivan     5/13/2012 12:43 AM   

I had wanted to list some evidence of the truth of Ronnie Blackmon's letter to the editor, "War on Women" is real; but "Due to excessive abuse of the terms and conditions of this site, commenting on this article has been disabled." Here are just a fe ...

By Dick Smith     5/13/2012 12:43 AM   

The Aiken Standard editorial concerning the current S.C. primary election fiasco is understandable since it has been accepted as correct by most incumbents. However I believe that we should have some reservations. In the first place, the public nee ...

By Paul D. Hopkins     5/13/2012 12:43 AM   

How confused can a liberal get? In my letter to the Aiken Standard I clearly stated my objection. Anthony DiStefano was granted "columnist" status while I was not. My rejected comments centered on the despicable and inflammatory headline to his diatr ...

By COLEEN REED     5/13/2012 12:40 AM   

It is with heartfelt gratitude that this letter is being written. First, thank you to Cathy and Rick Cram of Progressive Show Jumping for enabling the Friends of the Gaston Livery Stable to utilize the Event Center at Highfields for the Hats and Ro ...

By PAT KIRK     5/13/2012 12:40 AM   

Until I attended an introductory meeting of the 100 Women organization last week, I had no idea how many sexually and physically abused children resided in Aiken County. It is a sad fact that the Child Advocacy Center treated more than 300 abused chi ...

By JAMES O. WILLIAMS     5/13/2012 12:30 AM   

I would like to publicly thank the City of Aiken's Department of Parks and Recreation for all of their hard work. Throughout the week I walk at both the Smith-Hazel and Odell Weeks parks, and I see these guys constantly maintaining and improving thes ...

By RUTH MERRIMAN Aiken     5/13/2012 12:30 AM   

Since marriage is the union of two people who love each other and love has no gender, homosexual couples should have the same right to marriage as heterosexual couples. It's a human rights issue, not a gay rights issue. Let's be human about it. Rut ...