Editorial: Speak with one voice in Columbia clash
City Manager Leona Plaugh proposes a policy to bar public criticism after votes, a move the Columbia City Council weighs amid concerns it is unenforceable and unconstitutional. Howard Duvall calls the plan unprecedented, while Mayor Goble notes it would hinder public information and change.
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Leona Plaugh
Columbia
Plaugh
Columbia Council
S.C. Municipal Association
Howard Duvall
Ms. Plaugh
Bob Goble
Letters to the Editor policy at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard outlines how readers may submit letters to the editor including address PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29602, email swallace aikenstandard.com and fax number 803-648-6052 for submissions and correspondence.
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Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
Allen Standard Publisher Names Editorial Team in List
The Allen Standard releases its staff roster naming Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor. The list includes advertising director Art Zappa, business manager Ellen C. Priest, managing editor Timothy E. O Briant, production director Phillip Yates, systems manager Newcom and J David Boyd with Letitia Jefferson also listed.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Newcom
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
Lott sinks deeper amid BET interview turmoil
Senator Trent Lott faced renewed scrutiny after a BET interview in which he offered unclear answers on civil rights issues, defended past votes, and appeared to shift on affirmative action. The exchange highlighted a long history of complex civil rights debates and raised questions about leadership in the Republican ranks.
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Trent Lott
Lott
Ed Gordon
America
South
Senator
Rev. King
Sen. Lott
Mississippi
Gordon
Friday the 13th Letter Urges Aiken Support for Barrett
Aiken readers are urged to back Congressman elect Gresham Barrett, who met constituents to introduce staff and share contact details. The letter stresses united support beyond the election and urges active citizen participation to help Barrett govern.
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Aiken
Gresham Barrett
Third Congressional District
Barrett
Congress
the Third
Expert label misused in news headlines draws critique
A reader challenges a Dec 8 page 5A headline calling Edwin Lyman an expert. He argues the term would require demonstrable skill in physics law or economics and urges explicit field definition to justify expert usage.
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Edwin Lyman
Nuclear Control Institute
Lyman
Lawrence A. Heinrich Aiken
Latin American left rises as Lula and Gutierrez win
Latin America leans left as Lula da Silva wins in Brazil and Lucio Gutierrez claims Ecuador’s presidency on November 24, signaling a regional shift from neoliberal policy. Indigenous leaders warn Lula and Gutierrez must heed dispossessed voices as IMF pressure and corporate interests loom. Daniel Chavez of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam notes the potential for a continental progressive bloc dependent on policy choices.
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Latin America
Luiz Inacio
Lula” da Silva
Brazil
Lucio Gutierrez
Ecuador
Americas
Cuba
Washington
Lula
Gutierrez
Progressive Alliance
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Tabare Vazquez
Uruguay
Broad Front Coalition
Congress
International Monetary Fund
Indigenous Movement
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities
Leonidas Iza
Joao Pedro Stedile
Landless Peasants Movement
de la Rua
Stedile
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Editorial
Allen Standard
Linda. Chavez
Zreators Syndicate
Solumnist
By Daniel Chavez
Daniel Chavez
the ‘Transnational Institute
Amsterdam
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