Think About It Editorial Board Quote Reflections
A compact quote card highlighting James Joyce’s meditation on time and creation. The line expresses how today is shaped by yesterday and will shape tomorrow, reflecting on the continuity of thought across eras.
South Carolina weighs new health and environmental chief
Governor Nikki Haley and the H and E C board seek to confirm Eleanor Kitzman as director, replacing Catherine Templeton. Kitzman faces a lengthy Senate confirmation, with past stints in Texas and South Carolina marked by controversy. Critics urge a qualified, diligent pick amid a wave of agency leadership turmoil and high scrutiny over state departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control
Eleanor Kitzman
State’s Department of Health and Environmental Control
Catherine Templeton
Department of Health and Environmental Control
S.C
Nikki Haley
Department
Kitzman
State
Budget and Control Board
State’s Department of Administration
Texas
Rick Perry
S.C. House
Ways and Means
Danny Cooper
Cooper
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Lillian Koller
S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Department
Abraham Turner
Jim Etter
S.C. Department of Revenue
Kela Thomas
S.C. Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services
Department of Transportation
Governor
Health and Environmental Control Board
South Carolina weighs teacher incentives in budget plan
Governor Haley proposes aid to reduce college debt and boost teacher recruitment and retention. A threefold approach includes tuition subsidies, mentor salaries of five thousand dollars for five years, and five new incentive programs coordinated by state education bodies to improve rural school staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Nikki Haley
As.c. Senate
Senate
Haley
Center For
State Department of Education
Commission On Higher Education
Education Oversight Committee
Oregon
Mark Helfrich
Ohio State
Urban Meyer
Associated Press
Ohio State Buckeyes
Opinion Social media prompts on local discourse
Fellow Editor Michael Ulmer invites readership to engage on Facebook and Twitter. The Aiken Standard highlights online platforms for civic opinion and community dialogue, encouraging comments and shared perspectives.
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Michael Ulmer
Twitter
Mike Ulmer
Combating radicalism in a Western world of fear
A column argues that radical Islam poses a global threat unlike past targets of persecution. It critiques Western policies, calls for decisive action against terror networks, and questions leadership in naming and addressing Islamic violence. It links Paris attacks to a broader surge, urging anti radical measures and international cooperation to extinguish the rising menace.
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Los Angeles Times
Paul Conrad
Conrad
Mohammed
Paris
Charlie Hebdo
Cherif Kouachi
Said
France
Iraq
Kouachi
Yemen
Wall Street Journal
U.S
Berlin
Europe
Two reasons why bike lanes in Aiken are unnecessary
Tom Lex of the Aiken County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee argues against striped bike lanes in Aiken. He says they narrow traffic, invite debris and force cyclists into fast traffic, increasing risk, and promotes instead quiet, family friendly routes from Citizens Park to downtown and to the University.
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Aiken
Hayne Avenue
Richland Avenue
Citizens Park
University
South Carolina
Tom Lex
Aiken County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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James Joyce
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Facebook
Facebook.com
Dammartinen-Goele
West
Germany
England
United States
Barack Obama
Guantanamo
Phl. U
Ets Brinon