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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2005
Page
11
An editorial supports South Carolina bills allowing police to take mentally ill or drug dependent individuals to treatment facilities instead of jails. It argues for cooperation among police, hospitals, courts and mental health centers to provide help rather than confinement and endorses officers transporting some vagrants to facilities.
Post election analysis notes a high Sunday turnout amid terrorist threats, praising voter courage while warning that true democracy requires the withdrawal of foreign forces. It cautions Sunni participation and questions a rushed American exit amid ongoing Iraqi leadership burdens.
The Aiken Standard lists multiple editorial and business leadership roles with names and email addresses including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest and others across departments. The page also includes staff positions for Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
This piece argues the occupation will end only if the Palestinian story is heard and calls for policy changes by Israel and U S. It stresses involving all parties as true partners and addressing human rights abuses that were ignored in previous peace efforts.
A reader argues South Carolina trails in education with low graduation and SAT scores and criticizes the state department of education. He cites Gov. Sanford's education plan Put Parents in Charge offering tax credits for school choice. He also critiques a Gonzales letter on Geneva Convention and Abu Ghraib comments, insisting authorities misstate events and clarifying torture definitions.
Readers debate torture at Abu Ghraib and waterboarding, defend Gonzales and Enron links, and warn that Bush plans would slash Social Security benefits. Letters cite Schlesinger report, Clinton era death warrants, Enron cases, and potential retiree poverty. County residents Mary Beth Seaha and Delbert Roberts Jackson sign names.
A column blasts campus liberalism and tenure as drivers of radicalization. Ward Churchill and Nancy Rabinowitz draw fire after speaking fees and hires spark outcry, while UCLA polls show liberal dominance. The piece cites Harvard’s Summers and Northeastern’s Alam as indicators of a hostile environment for dissent.
Martin Childers discusses an eastern Kentucky theater program that teaches youths to lose their Appalachian accent. The class targets language differences to help students avoid stigma and improve opportunities.
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