Editorial: Unfunded mandate on virtual students faces districts
The Aiken Standard letter argues that state leaders push unfunded mandates on school districts by funding charter schools and virtual students without covering new costs. It questions Act 388 property tax reform and warns of millions in losses as lawmakers push per pupil allocations to virtual learners, including 233 in Aiken County.
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South Carolina
S.C. General Assembly
General Assembly
Aiken
Aiken County
Columbia
Publisher and staff credits from Aiken Standard page
A listing shows Scott B. Hunter as Publisher and Editor with executive editors Timothy E. OBriant and Phillip Yates among others. It includes roles such as Production Director Dee Taylor and Business Manager Terri Cheek and multiple managing and classified advertising staff.
Aiken Council reports on zero based budget review
Aiken City Council conducted an extensive zero based budget review spanning 11 meetings and 30 hours with city staff. Dick Dewar notes the city’s strong finances, debt near zero, and the impact of retiree and depreciation driven strategies, while discussing service fees, pension funding, and future budgeting transparency.
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Roger LeDuc
Congressional Health Benefit Disparity Sparks Budget Debate
The assertion questions why members of Congress receive a separate medical benefit while Medicare and universal health care are touted as great. Supporters argue distinct plans reflect legislative responsibilities and political compromise.
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Congressional
Congress
Budget Crisis Alarm From Marshall Phillips
Marshall Phillips argues that federal spending must revert to 2008 levels to avert financial ruin. He attacks Obama Pelosi and Reid for expanding the deficit, claiming $5 trillion added since 2007 and a debt near $15 trillion with rapid growth threatening the U.S. economy.
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Obama
Pelosi
Reid
U.S
Marshall Phillips Aiken
Transformation of local Carolina bay into storm basin silences wildlife
A reader recounts memories of a Carolina bay near Odell Weeks Park once rich with birds and fairy shrimp. In 2000 the city replaced the bay with a storm water retention basin, its wildlife gone, trash accumulating and a loud electrical hum at the Price Avenue entrance. The piece laments development degrading area wonders in Aiken over the past decade.
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Amy Banton
Carolina Bay
Odell Weeks Park
Aiken Estates
Dry Cleaner’s
Sears and Roebuck
Amy
Price Avenue
Aiken
Enticing concert at Aiken Museum honors women composers
Maureen Simpson and pianist Diane Mangiante headlined a fund raiser at the Aiken Historical Museum for Women's History Month. The program featured works by Barbara Strozzi Clara Schumann Carrie Jacobs-Bond and Cecile Chaminade with translations in the program. Simpson's multilingual singing and Mangiante's piano performance drew a full house and warm praise from Rosa Maria Gonzalez-DiStefano.
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Maureen Simpson
Diane Mangiante
Aiken
Barbara Strozzi
Clara Schumann
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Cecile Chaminade
Ms. Simpson
Rosa Maria Gonzalez
DiStefano
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Terri Cheek Tcheek
Michael W. Gibbons Mgibbons
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Laura Tiedman
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Cedar Mayer
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