Women, you can put the paper down and stop reading or move to another page or article. You already understand the issue and what needs to be done.
Let’s face it: the Republicans’ tenure as majority party leading the U.S. House of Representatives has been a hot mess. Calling it unimpressive would be too kind.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott appears likely to become the second South Carolinian to enter the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
In these days of rampant virtue signaling, politicians, corporations and socially wired individuals all try to convince you that they care the most about doing the right thing. Alas, while we’ve all been recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, plenty of old-fashioned grifters have seized the day.
The theme for the Aiken Chamber of Commerce’s 106th annual celebration was new horizons.
A direct relationship exists between high immigration levels and the phone research of pro-expansionists, which insists immigrants are making a significant fiscal contribution to the economy.
I haven’t paid a lot of attention to S.C. legislators’ effort to protect kids from online pornography. It's not that I sympathize with the pornographers' arguments. Of course we ought to make it harder for kids to access porn, and I have no problem with making adults verify their age to acce…
Some friends and I got our free tickets online and headed to Newberry Street on April 15 to sample food and look at some art samples.
I believe a priority for every South Carolina legislator is to elect judges who will adhere to the rule of law, be impartial and be fair and reasonable. In my view, nearly all our state's judges serve us well and are mindful of those judicial tenants.
This year is not yet one-third over, yet measles cases in the United States are on track to be the worst since a massive outbreak in 2019. At the same time, anti-vaccine activists are recklessly sowing doubts and encouraging vaccine hesitancy. Parents who leave their children unvaccinated ar…
Amidst the election-year craziness here in the U.S. and rapidly deteriorating conditions worldwide, who’s up for a politics-free OpEd column? If so, read on.
Thanks to many thoughtful and generous individuals and organizations around town, over 600 baskets filled with a range of items from household necessities to seasonal treats were delivered to seniors living in Aiken County. Most of the recipients were Meals on Wheels clients, but baskets wer…
If you don’t hang out at the Statehouse, you probably weren’t surprised that an overwhelmingly Republican Legislature refused to elect a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate to an open seat on the S.C. Circuit Court on Wednesday.
Recent appearances by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden show how truly out of touch they are with middle America. The events took place in Nashville, Tenn., and New York City.
As I read Stewart Meyer espouse how Trump is not a threat to democracy in the April 11 edition of the Aiken Standard. Quite frankly, I am not surprised what he continues to put forth in his letters as all have the same theme. I hope he has not invested in Truth Social as all his writing seem…
I am writing to encourage your consideration and recommendation to vote for police Captain Marty Sawyer as our next Aiken County Sheriff. I have met a very pleasant Marty several times over the past 20 years, and each time you cannot leave that meeting without an understanding of the passion…
The latest edition of USCA Connections describes the construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative facility. This mixed-use facility will include research for cleanup work required at SRS, a Superfund site, underway for decades at taxpayer expense. The AMC project will be funded w…
For the past few years I’ve worked with S.C. Sen. Tom Young trying to get the mandatory concealed weapons carry permit removed for all former military and law enforcement people in good standing like myself who have already been trained in the use of weapons. It was reported that some 28 sta…
A popular time for school children has just ended: the 2024 Summer Recess from school. Children, parents, educators and relevant others anticipate this annual respite. However, students can reengage in the teaching-and-learning process almost immediately from the routine school recess. The t…
Accounts payable at a downtown business received a water bill recently a day after it was due. I called and was told that there was a problem in Atlanta with the USPS mail.
If I had a time machine, I’d use it to wake up in 2029. Why? To avoid the next four years of either Biden or Trump in the White House.
Spring is a traditional time for cleaning.
Congress eliminated parole from the federal criminal justice system in 1984, but it didn’t completely do away with post-release supervision. About 3 of every 4 people leaving federal prison remain under supervision, often for years, and often for no good reason.
Sometimes in life, when we’re stuck in a truly messy situation (even a self-created one), we have to go back to square one and rethink the whole problem.
AUGUSTA — Another Masters Week has come and almost gone.
I was all ready to denounce the Senate Judiciary Committee for rushing the House’s 43-section S.C. utility regulation overhaul — ending its lone public hearing after only supporters had been allowed to testify and advancing it to the floor a mere week after senators got their first look at i…
The Wall Street Journal on VP Biden, family business and Ukraine diplomacy
On behalf of the Aiken Women's Heart Board, I thank the Aiken Community for supporting our 2023 Winter Benefit, "Home Is Where the Heart Is." I am pleased to announce that we were able to donate $100,123.69 to the American Heart Association. As a result of the generosity of our fantastic com…
It makes no sense to invite any large business entity to locate in our central downtown hub. Not only does this ruin existing historic and social climates, but daily parking for these employees displaces spaces already at a premium, needed for shoppers and visitors.
We understand the political reasoning behind President Joe Biden joining the United Auto Workers picket line in Michigan on Tuesday: Michigan will be a key swing state in the next presidential election, as it was in the prior election, and Democrats need to shore up support.
The global warming debate rages forward while bypassing much science, and faulty political decisions then change the world around us.
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down the use of affirmative action to admit students generated a plethora of pro-con commentary. Even under the restriction handed down, colleges and universities should still be able to achieve their moral and noble goal of providing an on-ramp for all…
My husband and I recently heard Nikki Haley in person at the Etherredge Center and came away extremely impressed. Biden and Trump have both led our country and left a legacy of the largest national debt in history, global disrespect for the U.S. and unprecedented political divisiveness.
Recent and expected Supreme Court rulings regarding the authority of federal regulators have put the regulatory bureaucracy in the spotlight.
At the very start of the city council meeting on Monday, March 25, an official announcement was read by Ed Giradeau. By 7 p.m., the room had filled up with attendees, and the council (rightly) guessed most were there concerning the chicken processing plant. The announcement stated "City Coun…
Today is a special day.
So, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy? Well, must be, as that is all you hear from the Democrats and their mouthpieces in the media. OK, who tries to jail their political opponents and supporters? That would be the Democrats; Trump never did. Who tries to keep their opponents from being …
As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between Israel and the United States. Meantime, hunger threatens Gaza’s civilians, who, through displacement, disease and death, have already paid a horrible price.
With the November presidential election just seven months away, it seems unlikely that the House Impeachment Inquiry will produce articles for impeachment of President Joe Biden. In an interview last week, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jim Comer hinted about the possibility of referral …
Masters Week is upon us, and our fair city is ready for the big event as the flowers and trees are in full bloom.
I started devouring Shakespeare as a hobby in the sixth grade (yes, I was that child), but somehow I read right over his use of “hoist with his own petard” to describe an episode of poetic justice.
The Keep America Beautiful conference theme for 2024 was “The Power of Beauty.” Most of us probably spend more time focusing on the problems we see in our communities such as littered streets and dilapidated buildings than on planting flowers and trees. However, let's explore the notion that…
In a recent column Kathleen Parker claims “Haley may have lost, but she’s not finished.” Parker is right but for the wrong reasons. Here’s why.
Mr. Devine states that all the various charges against Donald Trump have been brought in the midst of the 2024 election cycle to purposefully derail Trump's third bid for the White House.
Should the high schools be teaching the wisdom of old dead men ?
President Biden and former President Trump's Super Tuesday victories officially kicked-off the race toward a presidential election rematch. Another key event was President Biden's State of The Union address. In my opinion, Biden’s State of the Union address proved that we have a leader who w…
As cars go electric and get more technologically advanced, their interiors are increasingly being built around prominent dashboard touch screens.
I just read the recent Aiken Standard article about where the funds from plutonium settlement are going.
I just heard about an effort to clean up Jefferson Davis Highway from the Georgia border into Aiken in order to have a major entrance looking nice for Masters week. That got me wondering about Hitchcock Parkway which is another major entrance to Aiken.
The March 12 edition of The Aiken Standard contained an article on a proposed poultry processing plant to be built in Aiken.
The rhetorical war between the right and the left over the future of America’s safety net programs for its seniors is getting hotter as the presidential election nears.
During the spring 1969, spirits were high in the nation’s capital. The cherry trees along the Potomac River were in bloom. Cautious optimism prevailed that newly inaugurated President Richard Nixon would fulfill his campaign promise to end the Southeast Asian war.
Today's Top Headlines
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Accident claims two lives in Barnwell County
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Aiken Standard will switch to mail delivery June 4
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Melty restaurants set to open in Aiken Towne Park, North Augusta this summer
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Runners hit the road for Run United to support United Way of Aiken County
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Aiken High School celebrates new Hallways of Fame inductees Bill Clyburn and Jimmy Cook
