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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 2010
Page
11
The letter urges raising the cigarette tax to at least 50 cents per pack in the 2010 session. It argues higher taxes boost state revenue and public health by deterring youth smoking, noting broad public support and previous near-passage efforts. It urges the Legislature to heed voters over tobacco interests.
An archival note recalls a 1939 editorial from the Aiken Standard and Review warning that heavy debt imperils democracy. It cites Robert M. Hanes and argues deficit spending and a looming legal limit threaten liberty, a point still relevant today.
A list of editorial, advertising, and production leadership at the Aiken Standard. Names include Scott B. Hunter publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace editor, with posts for Advertising Director Arthur Zappa and News Director Timothy O Briant among others.
Letters detail the May 21 Relay for Life at Aiken High School with luminary bags honoring cancer heroes, a community gathering to celebrate survivors and remember the departed. The piece recounts Relay’s origins, ACS goals, and invites participation and Team Captain meetings at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
The article profiles local activist James Bouknight, praised as a hero for protests via internet video sites and roadside demonstrations. It notes his exoneration by a jury and cites views on jury nullification and civic action.
A reader rebukes Dr. Clint Wolfe and other supporters for alleged deception behind climate science and policies. The letter argues that nonbelievers dispute man made warming and claims vast fraud, urging a strong rebuke of scientists and a halt to faulty research funding.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues to the Letters to the Editor section. Mail to 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 email letters aikenstandard com or fax 648 6052.
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