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EDITORIAL: This year's elections must address leadership
2/8/2010 7:04 AM
South Carolina is at a crucial point in its history. As the economic quagmire of the past two years continues to eat away at state resources and the morale of its citizens, the need for leadership in state government is more pronounced now than ever. ...
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2/8/2010 7:04 AM
A two-hour parking limit in downtown Aiken is a problem - or not.
Pick your side and you will find company.
The parking issue is dividing downtown businesses into two camps, and it may be up to City Council to revisit and find a compromise.
Th ...
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2/8/2010 7:03 AM
There is work being done on the parkways of Park Avenue that will ultimately help to deter the erosion in Hitchcock Woods and may be a solution to rainwater runoff in downtown.
The City is working with students from Clemson on a project that will d ...
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2/8/2010 6:58 AM
I am astounded that people place party politics above the country to the point that they tell untruths or insinuate an untruth just to have their way - because they know what is right? With amazement I watched on the evening news on one of the major ...
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2/8/2010 7:00 AM
After creating twisted caricatures of Democratic officials and progressives, then denouncing them, Cal Thomas holds out the olive branch of peace ("The President and the Republicans", Feb. 3). Having said his piece, Cal is ready to let Obama and the ...
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2/8/2010 6:59 AM
I don't know how much the firefighters and policemen are paid, but it isn't enough.
I was having a long conversation with my daughter who was in Columbia buying a dress when all of a sudden the house filled with smoke. I threw down the phone excla ...
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2/8/2010 6:59 AM
In response to Mr. Lydle's Letter to the Editor in Wednesday paper, the two-hour parking limit might be good for the businesses on Laurens Street, but for some of us it is a nightmare.
Pat's Restaurant has been located on the corner of Richland an ...
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2/8/2010 6:59 AM
Did you know that Jeff Howell and the chefs at Houndslake Country Club are a key part of our public education system in Aiken County ?
Two weeks ago, Houndslake hosted students from the culinary arts class at Aiken High. The students were given t ...
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2/8/2010 6:59 AM
The letters complaining about President Obama sound as bad as my previous letters complaining about President Bush.
There is one notable difference. I complained that Bush couldn't do anything correctly whereas a significant number of the anti-Oba ...
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2/8/2010 6:58 AM
To those who don't know much about history be embarrassed. Osama bin Laden is a member of the royal house of Saudi. The Moors were fanatical Muslims who crossed into Spain in 711 AD. Seven hundred years later Ferdinand and Isabella drove them out of ...
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2/8/2010 6:58 AM
We, the American people are now in bankruptcy. As of today's budget and deficit reports, by American Reality, we are all bankrupt. Yes it's true we are broke. Wake up folks, we are as good as Haiti. How do you intend to deal with American bankruptcy? ...
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2/8/2010 6:58 AM
As a South Carolina voter, I am truly embarrassed to say Republicans like Andre Bauer, Mark Sanford, Joe Wilson and Jim DeMint represent our state. For the last two years, the GOP has done nothing but make a mockery of our state. Andre Bauer's commen ...
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2/9/2010 12:32 AM
We will be in good hands.
On Saturday, I helped in the judging at USC Aiken for the Aiken County Language Arts Festival. Middle and high school students from throughout the county participated in public speaking, original poetry and a number of oth ...
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2/8/2010 7:04 AM
"Come now, let us reason together..." Isaiah 1:18
A few words about that important speech President Obama gave last week. No, not "that" important speech, the other one.
Granted, Obama's State of the Union address was the one parsed, sifted an ...
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2/8/2010 7:03 AM
WASHINGTON - My favorite thing about J.D. Salinger wasn't his seminal work - or his most famous character, Holden Caulfield - but how little I knew of him, thanks to his relentless pursuit of privacy.
It's the same thing I also love about two other ...
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2/3/2010 5:40 PM
I recently wanted to send a message to my Aiken City Council representatives. So I went to the City of Aiken website planning to send an e-mail. I was very surprised to find that the Aiken City Council representatives and mayor apparently do not have ...
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2/3/2010 5:40 PM
It may fall on deaf ears, but it needs to be said. Aiken County Council is drafting a resolution to the Department of Energy to encourage the use of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a nuclear storage facility.
Billions of dollars of American taxpayers' ...
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2/3/2010 9:49 AM
One of the toughest decisions made each year are the recipients of Aiken's woman, man and youth of the year. The decision isn't hard because there are so few viable candidates, but because in this community there are so many who can be seen as deserv ...
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2/3/2010 9:30 AM
One of the toughest decisions made each year are the recipients of Aiken's woman, man and youth of the year. The decision isn't hard because there are so few viable candidates, but because in this community there are so many who can be seen as deserv ...
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2/3/2010 5:40 PM
Aiken Electric Cooperative is concerned about safety for our members and our employees year-round, yet winter poses unique threats with extreme temperatures and ice storms.
Falling tree limbs cause a majority of the outages that occur during storms ...
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2/3/2010 5:39 PM
I wish to share with you my recent experience with the people of our greater Aiken. I have lived here all of my life, so I know what the people here are capable of. My brother-in-law passed away Jan. 26 at the age of 42 unexpectedly. My sister-in-law ...
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2/3/2010 9:26 AM
I have always been one of those people that shrink away from the thoughts of planning a funeral service. To me, these thoughts are morose and seem to bring the idea of unwanted death closer, even though; eventually we all must face it. Thinking of th ...
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2/3/2010 9:26 AM
As a busy merchant on Laurens Street, I can and do exercise control over where my employees park. Unfortunately some merchants set a bad example, and some downtown workers are downright sneaky about parking wherever they feel like it - regardless of ...
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2/3/2010 9:30 AM
President Obama was right to converse with congressional Republicans last Friday in Baltimore. Cynics may label it as political theater, but I suspect the public appreciated the give-and-take.
The president was given a 26-page booklet containing Re ...
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