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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1999
Page
4
A compilation of remarks from politicians and experts covers topics from gambling regulation and national security spending to presidential ambitions and crime policy. Notable voices include Gov. Hodges critics, Rep. Spence on budget adequacy, and Beatrice Hahn on HIV origins.
The piece critiques Clinton's Social Security plan for sidestepping fundamental problems. It argues 60 percent of the surplus funds would move to the trust, masking deficits, and warns of conflicts of interest if the fund buys stocks. It calls for market-based, privately directed accounts and rejects budget gimmickry while urging honest reform. The author, Andrew F. Brimmer? (at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), presents the stance.
At a symposium on environmental justice, Rep. Jim Clyburn urged moving beyond the term environmental racism and emphasized vigilant local and state action to curb hazards. The Beaufort Gazette notes Hollings backs Biden party line on Clinton impeachment. The Greenwood Index-Journal covers speed limit debates in South Carolina and rising highway deaths. The Myrtle Beach Sun News reports on historic James Island stone posts damaged but preserved. The Charleston Post and Courier comments on policy flexibility amid local input.
Readers debate creationism versus evolution citing science, religion, and church state separation. The exchange questions evidence for creationism, notes broad scientific consensus supporting evolution, and discusses partisan framing in public discourse and ethics.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed. Address Letters to the Editor at PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial section.
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