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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2010
Page
15
City of Aiken partners with Clemson students to reroute rainwater from Park Avenue into parkways to slow runoff and reduce erosion toward Sand River in Hitchcock Woods. If successful, downtown parkways could sponge street water, offering an eco friendly solution that leverages the city’s green spaces built 175 years ago.
The piece argues for cutting standardized tests first and favoring teacher in service days over instructional time to navigate the budget crisis. It urges targeted cuts across all state budgets, warns against across the board reductions, and supports House committee approval of proposed cuts.
Publication office lists Scott B. Hunter Scot Newcom and Letitia Jefferson with roles as circulation director, classified advertising manager and publisher, outlining contact points for the Aiken Standard. The note provides email handles for internal staff and directs inquiries to key personnel at the newspaper.
A reader condemns party politics over country and accuses rich conservatives of preserving Medicare while driving up costs. The letter criticizes medical overuse, insurance debates, and alleged political manipulation, urging citizens to resist what it calls the Obama movement and defend the USA.
Aiken resident Marcia W Noonan criticizes Andre Bauer Mark Sanford Joe Wilson and Jim DeMint for policies she calls heartless and detrimental to students and the vulnerable. She argues the Republican Party governs poorly and hinders economic recovery.
A reader asserts the United States is effectively bankrupt based on current budget and deficit reports. The message questions fiscal policy, asks how the nation will cope, and decries spending while lamenting reduced global bailouts and unmet hopes from the State of the Union.
The text claims Osama bin Laden as Saudi royalty and asserts long wars from the Moors in Spain to the Ottoman Empire. It mixes dated facts with inflammatory statements about religion and enemies and urges readers to rethink assumptions and confront perceived threats.
The writer contrasts letters criticizing Obama with earlier notes about Bush. They note Bush letters accuse him of incompetence while anti-Obama letters attack his rhetorical skill. The author, Lester C Welch, jokes about ODs of truth on the right.
The author argues the republic must embrace living within its means to end deficits and produce surpluses allocating at least 10 percent of every budget to paying down the national debt. It calls for an 80 percent legislative threshold to limit spending to 90 percent of tax receipts annually.
Dr Rob Maddox of Port au Prince General Hospital laments no top-down leadership and bottlenecks in port airport and warehouse in Cite Soleil. He notes supplies pile up while violence and transport delays slow delivery of food and medicine across Haiti’s capital.
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