Congratulations to the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Irvin Sr., pastor emeritus of Old Storm Branch Baptist Church, upon his retirement. Students from the former Jefferson High School of Bath claim Irvin as our pastor, even though some of us are members of another...
The Aiken Mid-Day Lions Club held its 18th annual Fashion Show Luncheon and Silent Auction honoring administrative professionals ion April. Despite having several other events in the community, it was very successful and well attended.
It was the pictures and riveting testimony that convinced a Philadelphia jury that abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was guilty of murdering three infants born alive following botched late-term abortions and also guilty of the involuntary manslaughter...
Sen. Lindsey Graham and his colleagues from Georgia went to bat for the imperiled MOX plant at the Savannah River Site last week, persuasively citing its importance to nuclear non-proliferation and global security.
At a time when this nation needs two strong, or reasonably strong, political parties, we have none. And when we need strong leadership in the two political parties, we have none.
While walking through my neighborhood, camera in hand hoping to photograph the late afternoon sun as it created streams of sunlight between the shadows of trees, I was rewarded with capturing a wildlife visitor to the wooded area that separates my street from...
Nonprofits help people in need and sometimes, those organizations need a little help themselves so they can continue offering their services to the public.
Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don’t know. History will judge. Second, overhyping will only diminish the importance of the scandal if it doesn’t...
While Washington leaders continue to look for compromise on the issue of gun control, our South Carolina legislators are going completely liberal. Liberal, that is, by the recently introduced Senate bills, S.115 and S.308, and similar bills in the House.
By STUART WHITESIDE and BRYAN DERREBERRYSpecial to the Aiken Standard
Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:32 a.m.
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As chairman of the Board of Directors and the president and CEO for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, we believe that the need for Sen. Lindsey Graham and the “Gang of Eight’s” immigration plan is vital to both our local...
It hasn’t been a great week for the Obama folks, as the scandal du jour tour has firmly taken hold. Every day it seems another federal agency is exposed as having intimidated, snooped, covered up or gone to Vegas on the taxpayer dime.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week that states lower the blood-alcohol content level that constitutes drunken driving from .08 to .05, a suggestion that has been met with acclaim and criticism.
Collaboration between the Aiken County School District and law enforcement agencies on school safety concerns is not at all new, but the Safe Schools Initiative will strive to move that effort forward.
There has been well-documented, overwhelming citizen opposition to the S.C. Department of Transportation’s plan to transform Hitchcock Parkway from a two-lane, tree-lined boulevard that abuts Hitchcock Woods (the “crown jewel”...
State budgets are back. The Census Bureau reports that, after what felt like an eternity of plunging revenues and deep spending cuts, states collected a record $795 billion in 2012, marking the first time revenue had exceeded the previous high of...
