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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2014
Page
13
The note lists key staff at Aiken Standdam founded in 1867 and includes a Fiorello LaGuardia quote about the devil appearing when tired and making a reasonable request. The page credits Ellen Priest publisher and Dee Taylor executive editor among others.
The editorial notes a improving economy but high jobless rates and backs a three month extension of unemployment benefits costing about 6 billion. It argues for offsets and waste cuts, cites SC impacts, and suggests using Farm Bill savings, while urging careful funding of safety nets.
Lawmakers critique ongoing self oversight in South Carolina with calls to shift investigations from House and Senate committees to the State Ethics Commission. The piece cites past cases, urges funding increases, and urges disclosure rules, leadership PAC bans, and stronger open records as part of a broad reform package.
Kathleen Parker surveys the 2014 midterms as GOP candidates battle tea party purity. She notes Cruz and Lee as models, GOP recruiting efforts in West Virginia Montana and North Carolina, and potential losses to Democrats if moderates fail to win. Capito and Tillis emerge as pragmatists while purists threaten mainstream picks.
The Aiken Standard outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with the writer’s address and a daytime phone number. They should not exceed 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, and taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published.
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