Every time there’s a horrendous story about kidnapping or child molestation America, loses another ounce of freedom. The Cleveland situation where three young girls were held in sexual slavery for 10 years, is a perfect example of my...
There is a really interesting principle in physics called “critical mass.” The original scientific definition is about the smallest mass of a fissionable material that will sustain a nuclear chain reaction, but the commonly used...
“Mainstream media” are alarmed by reports that billionaires Charles and David Koch are considering the purchase of Tribune Company’s eight daily newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
By BARBARA ZIA and ASHLEY LANDESSSpecial to the Aiken Standard
Monday, May 6, 2013 9:37 p.m.
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Less than two weeks ago, we joined with other South Carolina groups to expose an effort by House leaders to sabotage ethics reform and evade disclosure and independent scrutiny. House leaders’ plan to decriminalize ethics violations and force...
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20...
TO A BROKEN MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: Friday marked the six-year anniversary of the murder of Dana Davis, allegedly stabbed multiple times at the hands of her schizophrenic daughter, Christina Mavris. According to Mavris’ sister, Madalyn Wheatley,...
WASHINGTON — Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election, the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles...
WASHINGTON — In a reprieve from the horror of the most recent terrorist attack, the nation’s attentions turned to the man who declared the war on terrorism, George W. Bush.
By Will WilliamsDirector, Economic Development Partnership
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:13 a.m.
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From an economic development standpoint, the past 18 months have been exceptionally good. More than $1.35 billion has been invested in Aiken County, and that will lead to 1,000 new jobs being created in some of our manufacturing...
