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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2004
Page
11
South Carolina reports a 234 million dollar surplus the first in three years but funds will go to repaying deficits and raided reserve accounts. Agencies like prisons law enforcement and social services endured cuts and expect slow improvement while revenue returns take time.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News notes U S Rep Jim DeMint endorses a national sales tax, criticizing the idea of replacing the income tax while education leader Inez Tenenbaum argues it is a bad plan. The piece suggests such a tax would reveal government costs to middle class Americans and spark demand for fewer programs.
The Aiken Standard lists key staff including Publisher Scott B Hunter Editor Jeffrey B Wallace and Business Manager Ellen C Priest. Other listed roles include Arthur T Zappa Production Director Phillip Yates and Circulation Direct Scot Newcom with systems manager J David Boyd and customer service manager Letitia Jefferson.
The writer recalls a night watching Crosby, Stills and Nash at Chastain Park Amphitheatre with praise for their enduring harmonies and solo talents. A phone call from Charleston about a campus parking garage break caused a shift to concern as his daughter’s 1994 Saturn was broken into and valuables stolen. The piece ends with a father’s hurt and inability to share music notes over the incident.
A reader cites a six year study of 248 adults showing high fat intake linked to weight gain while higher fruit and vegetable consumption correlated with staying slimmer. The author, a dietitian, endorses a low fat vegetarian pattern with whole grains and legumes to aid long term weight loss and heart health.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with signature and contact details for verification. Letters may be edited and condensed and should be sent to Letters to the Editor at PO Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or via email to swallace aikenstandard.com or fax to 803-648-6052.
Democratic spokeswoman Allison Dobson frames Kerry attack as negative for Bush while Bush Cheney allies counter Kerry claims. The quotes also note Rulon Gardner’s bronze medal and retirement gesture after a Greco Roman match.
Dr. Roberson argues that pre 1960 schools used a direct phonetic teaching method that produced high literacy. He urges returning to those methods to quickly reduce racial and economic reading disparities, criticizing overreliance on mixed research and new curriculums.
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