Editorial Survey urges bipartisanship in Aiken County
A USC Aiken research class surveyed voters after the November 2 election and found nearly three quarters want legislators who work with both parties. The letter argues compromise preserves governance, urging Haley and lawmakers to govern for all constituents and seek cross party solutions.
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Bob Botsch
USC Aiken
Aiken County
Nikki Haley
Ms. Haley
State House
Congress of
United States
Aiken Standard Staff Contact Details
Publisher and editor contact listings for Aiken Standard include Scott B. Hunter executive editor Timothy E. O Briant production director Phillip Yates circulation director Scot Newcom business manager Terri Cheek and managing editor Michael W. Gibbons with email addresses at aikenstandard com and related domains.
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Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Aikenstandard
Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard Com
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Aikenstandard.com
Phillip Yates Byates
Scot Newcomsnewcom
Aikenstandard. Com
Terri Cheekcheek
Michael W. Gibbons Mgibbons
Dancing with the Aiken Stars Gala Praised by Community
The Movers and Shakers Gala for the Concerto Competition drew wide support from dancers volunteers and sponsors. Betty Ryberg Sandra Terry and many volunteers organized set up interviews and filming while ASTV and community partners helped broadcast and promote the event. Proceeds came from ticket sales and individual votes ensuring a successful fundraiser for fifth graders to attend the symphony at Etherredge Center.
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Aiken
Aiken and
Edgefield
Etherredge Center
Flo Holford
Aiken Standard
Tim O'Briant
Mark Nelson
Ian O' Briant
Ed Girardeau
Ladd Britt
ASTV
David Pierron
St. Angela Hall
Amy Ryberg Doyle
Corey Burns
Beth Newburn
Leslie Garnett
Barbara Sue Brodie
Em Ligon
Toni Gerstenberg
John Mead
Tammie Newman
Marcia
Dennis Quinn
Becky Robbins
Greg Ryberg
Dennis Terry
Anne Thomasson
Bob van Buren
Taylor Garnett
Cathy Bland
Kathy Boyette
Lynn Carlisle
Lisa Castles
Diane Daniels
Kay Dillon
The
Symphony
Molly Hunt
A&e Dance Studio
Burns Dance Studio
Crosby School of Dance
Palmetto Ballroom
Betty Witham
Jim Johnson
Sallye Rich
Betsy Wilson Mahoney
Doug Holford
Pam Johnston
Rob Shellhouse
Barbara Kneece
Jimmy Moore
Alex Henderson
Cathy Sabol
Sharon Reeves
Tom Parmalee
Dacre Stoker
Jill Thomas
Anne Campbell
Nancy Hansen
Patsy Lewellyn
Patty Oakland
Judy Pendarvis
Dorothy Ridley
Anne Perry
Linda Walters
Ann Woodard
Christian Carlisle
Betty Ryberg
Sandra Terry
Obama and Gates urge cooperation amid tax cut talks
President Obama and congressional Republicans pledged to seek common ground on tax cuts and spending in their first post election meeting. Defense Secretary Gates criticized the Don't Ask Don't Tell ban as forcing honesty questions and discussed a Pentagon study. Ban Ki moon warned diplomats over open source information blurring lines between diplomacy and espionage.
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Barack Obama
Defense
Robert Gates
Pentagon
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
U.S
Republican critics decry tax breaks for rich and job cuts
A reader attacks the Republican Party for siding with the wealthiest interests. The letter says lawmakers rejected extending unemployment benefits without offsets while extending Bush era tax cuts for the very rich, arguing the 15 percent tax on unearned income contrasts with 35 percent on earned income and yields little jobs impact.
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Republican Party
Congress
Bush
Wall Street
Federal spending helped economy during mid term cycle
Moses Mims from Aiken argues federal spending via TARP stimulus and auto loans aided the economy. He cites $25 billion expected TARP cost, 3 million jobs saved or created, and $300 billion in tax cuts, noting GM and Chrysler avoided failure and the Chevrolet Volt was named car of the year.
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Automobile Company
Congressional Budget Office
General Motors
Chrysler
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