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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1990
Page
4
The editorial supports Bush budget aims to cut the deficit and reduce the federal debt of about 3 trillion dollars by 1993. It notes cuts across government while defending the Pentagon and endorsing investment measures like capital gains tax cuts. It cites Cheney and Brady on careful, deliberate steps.
Readers discuss funding for a new Aiken County prison and private cancer facilities as tax concerns rise. They praise and urge preservation of Banksia and the Aiken County Historical Museum. Contributors argue for readable, phonics based education and note illiteracy concerns in public schools.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with a legible mailing address for publication. Brief, clear submissions are preferred and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 with full name and return address.
Ellen C. Priest is listed as Business Office Manager and Daniel S. Holland as Circulation Director in the staff roster. The notice confirms their official titles within the publication's administrative structure.
The piece surveys the Soviet Communist Party as it faces imminent local and republic elections likely to end in wholesale repudiation. It notes Gorbachev’s possible resignation, the drive for independence in Lithuania Moldova Ukraine Latvia Estonia and Georgia, and predicts a collapse of Soviet control by summer with the party choosing between surrender of power or a Stalinist crackdown. It cites Leon Aron and Boris Yeltsin warning of a national crisis.
The piece argues the State of the Union was filled with BOMFOG rhetoric while noting a real policy signal on Central Europe troop levels. It critiques Bush for features like education spending, peacemaker claims, and lack of a true political vision amid high public approval and Democratic opposition.
The column mocks budget week in Washington and the $1.23 trillion figure. It contrasts public misunderstanding with high stakes, notes public skepticism about trillionaire status, and quips on shoppers balking at $1.29 for mandarins while politicians debate the bill.
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