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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2009
Page
15
Editorial voices alarm at Aiken County School Board budget cuts that raise pupil teacher ratios, eliminate retiree positions, and end the International Baccalaureate program. Officials say funding losses from Columbia forced hard choices. educators warn student learning and program quality are at risk.
The Robbins Trailer Park near Pine Log Road once housed over 1 000 trailers and 3 000 to 4 000 residents tied to Savannah River Plant work. A rusting water tower stood as a landmark until the land was developed and the community vanished. Moody Grubbs of Houston chronicled the memories with a photo and aerial view.
The Aiken Standard lists publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace advertising director Arthur T. Zappa circulation director Scot Newcom and business manager Terri Cheek with contact lines for staff at shunter jwallace azappa snewcom cheek.
A resident of Aiken with a nuclear career surveys Barack Obama’s first month. He praises early actions on the economy and team building while criticizing stimulus handling and partisan excess. He warns not to neglect national security and urges direct, bipartisan leadership. He notes Obama’s push for a forward, nonbackward view.
A correction appears in Tuesday's edition for Laura Tomlin's letter to the editor. The amended sentence notes a past performance lacked a complete quartet and the violist was constantly out of tune.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues of concern. Address letters to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Email letters aikenstandard com and send via the fax line 648 6052.
Aiken Standard letter writer rebuts Andy Windham’s criticisms and Rush Limbaugh. He defends President Obama’s tax plan as equitable and warns Republicans to back or drop obstruction. The author argues the opposition hampers recovery and questions GOP cluelessness and Limbaugh influence.
Warrenville reader Dan Toth argues against retired teachers taking second jobs funded by pensions. He calls for focusing on unemployed mill workers and struggling households rather than “pity-party” educators. He suggests volunteers as an alternative.
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