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3/17/2010 8:50 AM

For generations of Aiken men, the love of baseball was acquired from one man - Henderson Johnson. Johnson's was a familiar face at Aiken youth baseball fields for more than 40 years as he took his love of the game to the youth of the community. Fiv ... full story

EDITORIAL: Lowering electricity bills

3/16/2010 2:55 PM

Sometimes spending money is a money saving device itself. That is the way a bill in the U.S. House seems to be, and it could benefit many South Carolinians. H.R. 4785 would provide homeowners the ability to do some energy conservation projects on t ... full story

EDITORIAL: Sunshine and government

3/15/2010 8:00 AM

Sunshine brings light to a darkened world. Sunshine disinfects. Sunshine puts light on government activities and allows the average citizen to see what is being done in the name of the taxpayers of South Carolina. This is Sunshine Week, a period wh ... full story

EDITORIAL: Joining forces against Yucca Mountain decision

3/15/2010 7:59 AM

Today, the Tri-City Herald and the Aiken Standard newspaper in South Carolina speak with one voice. Our communities may be on opposite sides of the country, but we face nearly identical environmental challenges after decades of nuclear weapons prod ... full story

Political hash for March 15

3/15/2010 12:33 AM

Tomorrow, things get serious with election season. It is the first day that candidates may officially file for the positions they hope to win. The filing season lasts for two weeks and will conclude on March 30. Then it will be off to the races wi ... full story

Today's editorial on Yucca Mountain

3/14/2010 12:07 AM

Today the Aiken Standard and the Tri-City Herald in Washington state are collaborating in an unusual manner on a highly important issue. Our two newspapers are jointly publishing an editorial taking the current administration to task over its decis ... full story

EDITORIAL: School bond question goes to voters

3/12/2010 7:20 AM

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... ." - Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities" Those sentiments must have gone through the minds of members of the Aiken County Board of Education as they decided on raising the question o ... full story

EDITORIAL: Traffic woes point at DOT

3/11/2010 8:22 AM

The traffic situation in downtown Aiken has been a major topic of discussion for the last two weeks since the Department of Transportation implemented a new design for traffic signals at nine major intersections. The initial change was met with dis ... full story

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