Editorial urges higher cigarette tax in South Carolina
The letter argues SC's 7 cent per pack tax is the lowest in the nation and supports raising it, possibly by up to 93 cents. Proponents cite health benefits, reduced teen smoking, and revenue for state health services, noting the SC Tobacco Collaborative estimates 27,000 fewer smokers and 59,700 youths saved.
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Downtown Aiken prospers with new developments
Editor notes rapid growth in downtown Aiken with Laurens Center near completion adding four storefronts and eight condominiums, Holley Building adding space for commercial and housing, a Park Avenue grocery opening, and the African-American Center transforming. The area is vibrant by day and night with restaurants, shops, and heavy foot traffic.
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Aiken Standard Staff Contacts
The Aiken Standard lists newsroom and business leadership including Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa News Director Timothy E. O Briant and Production Director Phillip Yates. Other executives include Business Manager Ellen Priest Circulation Director Scot Newcom and Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons.
When a Katrina Survivor Faces Editors and Naysayers
In a column about rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina, Gralen Banks recalls living in a FEMA trailer and confronting snowstorm comparisms in national coverage. He reflects on patience, anger, and the urge editors to pursue the Katrina story with urgency, not simplified disasters.
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Fairness in Special Education Requires Individual Supports
Aiken County Schools Special Education Department is described as applying fairness by providing individualized supports rather than identical treatment. The writer, Kristy Holsenback, a special education teacher, argues paperwork ensures equal opportunity, noting discipline follows consistency for students with disabilities.
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Grandma Sandy taught children love and faith in church
C. David Shisler recalls Grandma Sandy a widow in a basement apartment who taught Sunday School and filled the church with care and laughter. Despite poverty and diabetes she served the children, guiding them toward the kingdom of God, until her illness paused her visits and the kids began a hopeful pilgrimage to her door.
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Letters to the Editor: Community Feedback Requested
Readers are invited to share opinions on local issues in letters up to 200 words. Submissions may be edited for clarity and length. Send to Letters to the Editor by mail or email, or fax to 648-6052 for consideration.
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