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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2003
Page
9
South Carolina eyes shorter yearly sessions as budget strain grows. House members face unpaid time off for state workers and are urged to take furlough days themselves. Legislators meet January through June, a length longtime Speaker David Wilkins has pushed to reduce.
The Spartanburg Upstate region mourns Pvt. Nolen Ryan Hutchings killed in action while serving as a Marine. Neighbors recall his kindness, faith, and dedication to country. Employers and community leaders praise his sacrifice, noting his pride in being American and a Spartanburg County resident.
The House and Senate Finance Committees plan to cap the amount sent back to counties to fund the 1995 homeowner property tax cut for the second year. Since property taxes aren’t collected by the Legislature, local governments must cut taxes and then receive taxpayers’ money. The plan would hit wealthy districts less but reduce school funding for poorer districts. If lawmakers won’t operate with less money, they should rescind the tax break.
The Aiken Standard lists key personnel including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Art Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson. The roster highlights leadership roles and department heads within the newspaper operation.
Opinion piece arguing that fundamentalist Islam is a global danger after Saddam Hussein’s overthrow. It calls for Muslim moderates to challenge fanaticism, warns that Taliban and Iranian mullahs mirror this brutality, and urges the United States and Britain to confront Karbala style violence to prevent Iraq becoming another Taliban state. It links 9 11 to religious extremism and advocates decisive action to uphold human rights.
The author recounts selecting a fiberglass horse design for Aiken Center for the Arts fundraising Horseplay. After reviewing 50 plus designs with colleagues, he narrows to a top choice that embodies Aiken, noting the final winner will appear near the Newberry Street festival site in October.
Before and after the Iraq invasion Congress pressed for cost estimates and budget flexibility. Lawmakers approved nearly 80 billion for six months of military and related costs while limiting the president’s tax-cut plan and demanding information, highlighting rising deficits and tensions with the Bush administration.
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