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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2017
Page
11
The Aiken Standard notes founder 1867 and lists key staff RHONDA OVERBEY as Publisher MICHAEL SMITH Executive Editor and HOLLY KEMP News Editor. A Thought of the Day reflects on seeking sorrow or joy, echoing Eudora Welty born 1909.
The Aiken Technical College town hall with U S Rep Joe Wilson devolved into a shouting match as audience members booed and flashed sock puppets. The dissenters challenged his remarks on defense spending health care and immigration while Wilson stayed calm and continued speaking. The editorial notes similar outbursts at other town halls and urges civil discourse over disruption.
A columnist condemns campus protests and safe space culture at Notre Dame Wichita State Duquesne and beyond. He cites students deeming Pence a threat, libertarian groups unfit for recognition, and Chick-fil-A debates as proof that liberal activism harms free thought. He also blasts Lars Maischak and mockingly recalls clashes at Berkeley Middlebury UCLA and NYU. The piece features hostile framing and ends by crediting Michelle Malkin.
Track congressional votes by visiting the GovTrack page via the provided bitly link. The note directs readers to the GovTrack site to review how U.S. House and Senate members voted on recent roll calls and legislative actions.
BILL WARD of Aiken thanks Michael Smith of the Aiken Standard for investigative reporting on SCE&G WNA charges. He compares personal bills, notes a March rise, urges readers to file complaints, and recalls past efforts that led to removing the WNA rate.
Pat Kirk argues that many universities suppress debate over controversial ideas. He cites Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley and Charles Murray at Notre Dame Villanova and Middlebury, criticizing protesters for ignorance of Murray’s works and defending open inquiry as essential to higher education.
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