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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2002
Page
4
The piece reflects on time as a measure and life as a sequence of notches, noting both hopeful beginnings and human frailties. It envisions personal triumphs, discoveries, and improved economy alongside tragedies, storms, and misdeeds, ending with a wish for a happy, healthy 2002.
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor with the writer's signature mailing address and daytime and home numbers for verification. Submissions may be edited. Address Letters to the Editor at PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802, email Jwallace at aikenstandard com, or fax 803 648 6052.
The Aiken Standard names Publisher Scott B. Hunter and Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace among the staff credits. Other listed roles include production director Phillip Yates and staffers Timothy E. O Briant, J David Boyd, Letitia Jefferson, and Art Zappa.
The writer accuses the left of using guilt to justify more government funding for homelessness, education, and foreign aid. They argue addiction and mental illness drive homelessness, call for treatment mandates, and condemn increased education spending without improving outcomes. They question aid efficacy, criticize U S foreign aid in Africa and Muslim lands, and label the left’s approach as a shell game that harms taxpayers.
A Washington Post critic lauds The Coup album Party Music while critics protest its cover and lyrics. The piece attacks Boots Riley for anti American imagery and violent verses that praise killing cops and desecrating monuments. The author condemns media defenders and links Sept. 11 to fear of anti American rhetoric in pop culture.
James Davis of Aiken argues in a letter that South Carolinians should not be blamed for littering. He notes Aiken County’s changing demographics since the 1950s, cites migration tied to a bomb plant, and endorses the call to keep Aiken tidy while urging caution in assigning blame.
Readers question how Lottery Tuition Grants will be implemented and funded amid budget gaps and past cuts. Concerns address net profits and demands, potential reliance on general revenue, and whether the program may shift funding away from education. Local residents raise speed and safety issues in Ridge Spring as well.
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