Legislature urged to honor education accountability pledge
The Aiken County School District expands efforts at Ridge Spring Monetta High and A L Corbett Middle with extra instructional help funded by 87 500 to raise test scores next spring. Lawmakers face revenue shortfalls and possible 2 to 4 percent budget cuts, prompting calls to keep promises of support and reform.
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Aiken County
Ridge Spring- Monetta High
A.L. Corbett
Frank Roberson
Area 4
Joy Shealy
Corbett
Ridge Spring- Monetta
South Carolina
General Assembly
Aiken
House
Senate
Aitken Standard Staff Roster Highlights Editorial Team
The Aitken Standard lists key personnel including Publisher Scott B Hunter Editor Jeffrey B Wallace and Managing Editor Timothy E O Briant. It notes departments such as Art Zappa Production Director Phillip Yates and Systems Manager J David Boyd along with Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
Arlington graves loom as room runs short at nation’s shrine
Arlington National Cemetery faces crowding as new burials press against strict rules. The piece recalls Johnny Spann and Charles Burlingame both buried with waivers, noting 612 acres total with 60 acres available and a 2025 horizon. It cites land transfers in Congress to extend the cemetery’s life beyond 2050 amid opposition from Arlington officials and activists.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Johnny
Mike” Spann
Eisenhower Drive
Spann
McClellan Gate
Section 34
Pershing
Grant
CIA
Marine Corps
Afghanistan
Arlington
Bush
Charles F. Burlingame
Navy
American Airlines
Pentagon
Spain
Burlingame
Army
America
Columbarium
Clinton
Bill Johnson
U.S
James V. Hansen
Utah
Arlington County
Ron Carlee
Washington Post
Donna Leonard
McLean
Carlee
USC faculty debate anti-discrimination clause on sexual orientation
K Dale White of the University of South Carolina argues for adding sexual orientation protection to the university Equal Opportunity policy. He cites Emerson College's policy, condemns homophobic remarks by public figures, and urges reform to end campus bigotry.
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Sen. Hawkins
Mungo
USC
South Carolina
Emerson College
Boston
Emerson
ROTC
Mr. Mungo
Bob Peeler
K. Dale White
University of South Carolina Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance
Berry clashes with Bush over Civil Rights seat
The chair of the U S Commission on Civil Rights, Mary Frances Berry, refuses to seat Peter Kirsanow appointed by President Bush to a vacant panel seat. The White House warns of federal marshals while Berry’s long history of confrontations with presidents is cited.
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Mary Frances Berry
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Peter Kirsanow
Bush
Berry
White House
al Gonzales
Kirsanow
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Carter
China
Department of Education
Civil Rights Commission
Reagan
Clinton
Victoria Wilson
Wilson
Kirsa
Congress
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Aitken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O’briant
Phillip Yates
Systems Manager
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
New York Times
U.S. Court of Appeals
Oval Office
Justice Department
United States
Linda Chavez
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