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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2004
Page
11
New year brings a leaner 2004-05 outlook with potential tax hikes or deeper cuts. South Carolina agencies face drastic reductions after strained funding while K health and education funding falters. The editorial urges bold leadership and courage in an election year to protect vulnerable residents.
A list credits publisher Scott B. Hunter production director Phillip Yates and circulation staff J. David Boyd Letitia Jefferson and Ellen C. Priest with John Wallace and Arthur Zappa among contributors, noting affiliations to the Aiken Standard.
A humorous forecast lists Howard Dean divorcing for a civil union with George Soros and Kerry crises, plus Botox at the White House, Clinton challenging Hillary in 2006, and other farcical political twists. The piece fuses real figures with improbable scenarios, tone of a year-end irony column.
Capt Benjamin Bennett of the 101st Screaming Eagles writes Christmas notes from Mosul praising Saddam's capture. He describes Iraqi celebrations, civilian gratitude, and vow to continue hunting remaining insurgents until Iraq is free. He recalls his Citadel background and aims to return home after mission ends.
Local policy states letters must be concise and no more than one letter per 30 days. Submissions should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, with email and fax contact details provided.
A reflective meditation on life as a journey and faith as endurance through darkness. The author compares the wise men of the Nativity to modern seekers, noting that the star can fade yet guidance remains. Christ appears at the journey’s end, sustaining believers through trials and loss.
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