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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1999
Page
11
County Administrator William Shepherd argues the 14 million Wire Road jail will ease overcrowding and improve safety at the Hamp ton Avenue facility. The piece says delays persist due to legal maneuvering, but a new jail is needed to handle rising inmate counts and prevent further security risks.
Critics say the Ohio Senate trimmed a 26 year allocation plan for a 10.1 billion tobacco settlement weakening prevention and cessation funding while boosting school facilities and education tech. The Ohio House is urged to restore the task force plan to fix the missteps and protect health programs.
Scott B Hunter editor and Ellen C Priest advertising director Angela R Nalley and Jeffrey B Wallace oversee operations with David Boyd joining the team. The group names Bennett Jr. in a supervisory role as part of a staff update at the Aiken newsroom.
The piece notes George W. Bush performed solidly in his first GOP debate and remained articulate, while rivals John McCain Steve Forbes Alan Keyes Gary Bauer and Orrin Hatch kept questions civil. It discusses polling from dial groups and online polls, calls for Lincoln Douglas style debates, and critics bored by current town hall formats.
The Aiken Standard outlines its Y2K preparations led by David Boyd and notes tests on all systems, future date simulations, and concerns about dependencies on utilities. The paper plans a special millennium section in the Dec 31 issue and extra print runs on Dec 31 and Jan 1 to preserve historic issues.
A reader argues the Confederate flag on the Statehouse dome preserves a painful history and harms veterans and descendants of enslaved people. He urges placing the flag in a museum, citing heritage, equality, and national unity in the new millennium.
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