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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1992
Page
4
Our view urges the Aiken County Board of Education to explain plans after shelving a $97.8 million referendum. Overcrowded classrooms and failing facilities threaten students and staff, despite a Blue Ribbon Committee’s year of study proposing new schools and renovations. The board must unveil concrete plans or face parental, student, and teacher dissatisfaction.
Readers discuss school board tensions over a proposed bond special election and call for parental involvement in a consolidated district. They warn that security measures and police in high schools risk turning schools into prisons while praising a smaller administrative staff and community control.
A letter-writer questions Mr Stone’s registration status and lauds Irene for backing the Savannah River Site NPR efforts. The piece notes Irene testified at hearings, authored resolutions, traveled to Washington, and opposed anti SRS measures while criticizing her opponent for inactivity and backing a 6 percent sales tax increase. The author, T.A. Robinson, asserts Irene’s voting record and commitment to education.
The piece argues term limits prompt elections as punishment for incumbents, cites primary defeats of Rep. Vander Jagt and Rep. Nichols, and warns of risks like loss of expertise and shifts to bureaucrats. It questions benefits, notes political criticism, and reflects on the broader impact on democracy.
A Washington grassroots effort called The Pledge asks federal candidates to commit to cutting the deficit by 1996 or retire. Created by Jon Cowan and Rob Nelson, it targets young voters and college students, arguing shared responsibility for debt and urging politicians to put careers on the line. The plan envisions reducing the deficit from about 500 billion to 175 billion over four years, a modest start amid a 4 trillion national debt and rising interest costs. The message: sign the pledge or face accountability, with dialogue about tax increases or reduced benefits forthcoming.
The essay recalls Ozarks radio pioneer Ioh Foster and KWTO’s rise with the Ozarks Jubilee in the 1940s Branson era. It traces the shift from pure country to a broader sound, the New York influence, and the later Silver Dollar City time capsule dream, celebrating mountain heritage and authentic regional music.
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