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Local advocate for disabled dies
2/11/2012 11:30 PM
Jones Thomas Bowen, one of Aiken's most passionate advocates for the disabled and for the prevention of disabilities, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at age 51. According to Tri-Development Center execu ...
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USCA honors fallen officers
2/11/2012 11:30 PM
The USC Aiken athletic department and USCA Department of Public Safety honored the memories of Aiken Department of Public Safety Master Officer Scotty Richardson and Master Cpl. Sandy Rogers on Saturd ...
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Teachers pleased with performance of area science teams
2/12/2012 12:33 AM
Between two South Aiken High Science Bowl teams and one from North Augusta High, just one player had previous experience, yet the teams made a good showing in a regional meet at USC Aiken on Saturday. ...
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Area couples take advantage of FAMCO Date Night
2/12/2012 12:33 AM
The Family and Marriage Coalition of Aiken Inc. set the stage for romance Friday night with a special Date Night event for married couples on the occasion of National Marriage Week USA. FAMCO provided ...
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MathCounts winners move to state level
2/11/2012 11:33 PM
Kennedy Middle School edged St. Mary Help of Christians for first place in the regional MathCounts contest Saturday, but both teams qualified for the state championships next month. St. Mary eighth-g ...
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COLUMN: The president's 'social gospel'
By CAL THOMAS 2/10/2012 10:45 AM
For 60 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a nonpolitical event where speakers put aside their earthly biases and focus on a higher authority. Last Thursday, President Obama departed from that tradition to claim the endorsement of Jesus for ...
OPINION: Statehouse tackles 'honest-to-goodness red-blooded battle'
By David Lauderdale McClatchy-Tribune 2/8/2012 11:06 AM
South Carolina's legislature finally has produced a bill it can understand. And if the bill introduced by the honorable gentleman from Lexington succeeds in mandating that Clemson and the University of South Carolina play football against each other ...
COLUMN: Political correctness and honor killings
By BILL O'REILLY 2/8/2012 11:00 AM
The story is grisly: a husband and wife murdering their three young daughters, ages 19, 17 and 13, by drowning them along with their stepmother. The couple was assisted by their 21-year-old son. All were found guilty of first-degree murder in Ontario ...
When gambling looks like the best option
By CINDI ROSS SCOPPE 2/5/2012 10:34 PM
Perhaps it's a coincidence that the Catawba Indian Nation renewed its efforts to force our state to authorize high-stakes gambling just as the Cherokees started trying to build political support for a casino in Jasper County. But there's much the sam ...
A pointed comment on Reagan's legacy
By LEONARD PITTS JR. 2/5/2012 9:25 PM
A picture, the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, we have only about 550 with which to appraise a picture that has raised eyebrows across the country: In it, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is seen wagging her finger in President Obama's ...
The cost of conscience with political hot potatoes
By KATHLEEN PARKER 2/5/2012 12:30 AM
Two of the top news stories this past week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion. The more compelling questions concern a person's or an institution' ...
COLUMN: Take advantage of SRS strengths for waste storage
By CLINT WOLFE 2/3/2012 10:56 AM
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future issued their long-awaited report after two years of study, interviews and panel discussions. The Commission members were very able people who rendered a great service by serving and we should be ...
COLUMN: A presidential rerun
By CAL THOMAS 2/2/2012 11:02 AM
Summertime is usually when TV networks air repeats of shows we've already seen. In his State of the Union Address last week, the president got a five-month jump on the summer season by re-running a class-envy video he has broadcast more times than lo ...
COLUMN: All the news that's unfit to print
By KATHLEEN PARKER 2/1/2012 10:22 AM
A Friday New York Times story that essentially indicted and convicted a 22-year-old star football player on an alleged sexual assault charge by an anonymous accuser should have begun as follows: "We know absolutely nothing about this rumor except ...
Newt, the media and momentum
By BILL O'REILLY 1/29/2012 12:21 AM
If Newt Gingrich is elected president of the United States this year, he will owe it all to John King and to his former wife, Marianne. Let's go back to the recent presidential debate in South Carolina. There stood Gingrich, gripping his podium, s ...
The 1 percent blues
By BILL O'REILLY Columnist 1/23/2012 12:02 AM
Growing up in Levittown out on Long Island, I remember my father buying pants through the mail. This seemed strange to me. There was a Robert Hall clothing store nearby, and it had pants all over the place. But my dad said he could buy two pair for t ...
The cruel gaze of inspection
By KATHLEEN PARKER The Washington Post 1/23/2012 12:02 AM
My recent column about Michelle Obama, which I wrote to counter the negative responses to Jodi Kantor's new book, "The Obamas," apparently has been misinterpreted by some. I did not intend to indict Kantor, who, in fact, wrote a mostly complimentary ...
COLUMN: The president wants my money
By BILL O'REILLY Columnist 1/17/2012 1:50 PM
A few days ago, a Democrat handed me an Obama fundraising brochure even though he knows I never give political donations. I guess the guy wanted me to see what I'm missing. Anyway, the two-sided pamphlet extolled the president's record on, among othe ...
Extra-legal activities
By CINDI ROSS SCOPPE The State, Columbia 1/16/2012 12:01 AM
The hallways outside The State's newsroom are lined with framed front pages from some of the most important events in our state's history. My favorite, since long before I understood our Byzantine governmental structure well enough to comprehend its ...
Angry women
By KATHLEEN PARKER The Washington Post 1/16/2012 12:00 AM
I can't speak for Michelle Obama, but call me an angry white woman. If the first lady isn't angry, she certainly has every right to be. Like every woman I know, black or white, I've watched Mrs. Obama with respect, admiration and arm-envy. Every w ...
Time to run a 'Tebow' media option play
By CAL THOMAS 1/13/2012 10:45 AM
Even fair-minded liberals, of which there must be a few, should acknowledge that the Saturday-Sunday "blitz" of the Republican presidential candidates by ABC and NBC correspondents looked like a play designed by the left wing of the Democratic Party. ...
Late night laughing at the presidential election
By bill o'reilly 1/10/2012 2:52 PM
President Obama may not know it, but he has a nice advantage in the world of late-night TV. A new study by The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University says that in 2011, late-night comedians mocked Republicans three times more ...
COLUMN: Clash of the nice guys
By KATHLEEN PARKER 1/9/2012 10:36 AM
Iowa front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have a little problem. Both are too nice to be mean to each other. Who can throw the first punch in a tight race growing tighter? This is why God made Newt Gingrich. The formerly self-anointed "n ...
COLUMN: Gov. Haley has chance to reclaim voice on transparency
By CINDI ROSS SCOPPE 1/9/2012 10:36 AM
It's been a rough few weeks for our transparency governor, from the discovery that her office was routinely deleting the sort of emails that most state employees understand they are legally required to keep - including a particularly embarrassing str ...
Don't die stupid
By CAL THOMAS 1/6/2012 10:09 AM
A friend of mine hands me what looks like a business card. It says, "Don't Die Stupid." As America begins another round of voting to select the next president, or retain the current one, what we need is a stupid test. Flunk it and you shouldn't vote. ...
10:44 AM: Getting to know ASTV's lineup
12:53 AM: Teachers pleased with performance of area science teams
12:52 AM: Area couples take advantage of FAMCO Date Night
12:45 AM: Area man speaks out on domestic violence
12:33 AM: Guard trio comes to Pacers' rescue
12:32 AM: South Carolina legislative action for the week of Feb. 6
- Local events for Friday, Feb. 10
- USCA women get revenge at home
- State approves $13.5M for road work in city
- Pacer hoops squads look to erase bad memories
- LETTER: Create jobs instead of slamming unions
- Could the USC-Clemson rivalry game ever go away?
- OPINION: Statehouse tackles 'honest-to-goodness red-blooded battle'
- South Carolina baseball program reaching new heights
- SC AG sues over rejected voter ID law
- New equipment allows larger planes to land at Aiken airport

