Water regulations should be based on science not fear
The piece argues federal drinking water standards are costly and often unsupported by scientific evidence. It contends arsenic and other trace contaminants are not proven harmful at tiny levels and that funds would be better spent on police, education, and health programs. It stresses using science to guide policy and avoid unnecessary upgrades.
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California
Excerpted Letter Debates School Discipline and Expulsion
A letter to The Aiken Standard argues against labeling youth misconduct as crimes and supports expelling disruptive students to protect academically focused learners. It urges parental responsibility and criticizes broad labeling while stressing motivation starts with the individual.
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Linda B. Eldridge
Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Details
The Aiken Standard provides mailing and office addresses at P O Box 456 and 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802 with submission and tips lines. It lists delivery times Monday through Sunday hours and switchboard 648 2311 with a fax number 648 6052.
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P.O. Box
Aken, S.C
Verleurs
Aiken Standard
Dial
Lal
Aiken Communications Inc
Aken
S.C
P.O
Aiken
Doing Nothing Soothe Our Souls on Beach Week
A family spends a summer week at the beach enjoying a DOING NOTHING regime. They wake late, nap, watch waves, collect shells, float beyond breakers, and play games. The piece notes the soul soothing power of idle time and family moments. The writer identifies as pastor of First Baptist Church of Aiken.
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Tybee
Jekyll
Myrtle
Pawley's
Surfside
Kiawah
Litchfield
Wild Dunes
Nags Andrea Head
Hilton Head
Grandpa
Garrage
Grandma
Papa
First Baptist ‘Church of
Aiken
Nixon Is Not Alone In Poll Politicking
A report by political scientists shows President Nixon funded covert public opinion polling while in the White House and kept results from many advisers. The piece notes prior presidents like Lyndon B. Johnson and later figures such as George Bush Jimmy Carter Reagan and Bill Clinton used polls to guide decisions and strategy. It highlights costs of surveys and focus groups and warns against leaders becoming prisoners of data.
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Washington
Richard M. ‘Nixon
White House
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lawrence R. Jacobs
University of Minnesota
Robert ¥. Shapiro
Columbia University
Johnson
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
George Bush
Dan Quayle
Jimmy Carter
Patrick J. Caddell
Ronald Reagan
Republican National Committee
Clinton
Stanley Greenberg
Democratic National Committee
Douglas Schoen
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