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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2005
Page
11
Senator Tommy Moore declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. The move follows rumors and a declining approval for Gov. Mark Sanford amid high unemployment and economic concerns in South Carolina.
The Patriot-News notes 300000 consumer data breaches prompting Congress to act on data brokers. It cites LexisNexis and ChoicePoint breaches, calls for federal safeguards, and mentions Feinstein and Markey proposals to use California law as a model and to regulate data brokers and SSN sales.
Publisher Scott B. Hunter and editors Jeffrey B. Wallace and Timothy E. O Briant lead the Aiken Standard with department heads including Arthur T. Zappa Ellen C. Priest Phillip Yates Scot Newcom J David Boyd and Letitia Jefferson.
Dr Gary Senn is identified as a USC Aiken professor in this brief. The note presents him as a faculty member associated with the university, with no additional context or events described.
The remarks praise Hubble's success and its high quality images beyond Earth's atmosphere. They note the space shuttle's return with a May 22 flight planned, while acknowledging inherent risks in exploration. A Mars mission via the space station is seen as a forward path, recalling the 1969 moon landing.
The column argues the state budget has flaws especially in trust funds and urges citizens to participate as the Senate opens debate. It notes $619 million in new money entering Columbia this year, potentially $800 million by mid May, and discusses proposals for tax relief and refunds to citizens. It credits Speaker Wilkins and lawmakers for pushing a larger tax cut, even as it fell short.
In a letter to the editor Mark Sanford argues South Carolina should repay trust and reserve funds before expanding spending. He criticizes the House and Senate for allocating most new money to spending and calls readers to contact their representatives to push for debt repayment amid rising interest rates and looming fiscal storms.
Judge Mac Parsons argues Alabama mental health courts provide counseling and proper medication rather than jail for mentally ill offenders. He cites lack of access to treatment as a root cause of crime.
Letter argues against Hightower proposal for animal control in Aiken. It contends enforcement would be impossible and calls for punishing irresponsible owners rather than broad bans, noting the need for control of dogs, or harsher penalties when owners fail. The author cites Ms. Chavous incident and urges responsibility.
The writer condemns Mr Collins for false claims about causes of homosexuality and notes the 1973 APA reclassification. The letter argues there is no empirical data supporting diagnosing sexual orientation as a mental disorder and calls for reporting Collins to the Medical Examiner's Board for violating the Hippocratic Oath.
An editorial condemns the murder of Sarah Lunde in Florida by a sex offender and laments parental neglect and community responsibility. It questions how families fail to monitor children and urges stronger care and supervision to prevent such crimes.
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