Editorial examines impact of lower personal property taxes on local governments
The piece argues that voter approved car tax rollbacks from 10.5 to 6 percent, though popular in 2000, shifted revenue loss to cities and counties. It cites Aiken, North Augusta, and school district hits totaling thousands, with potential millage increases and higher tenant costs as services are funded by taxpayers through various taxes and fees.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken County
Aitken Standard Publisher Personnel List
A brief staff roll lists Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor with Art Zappa as advertising director. Other leadership includes Ellen Priest as business manager and Timothy E. O’Brian as managing editor, with Phillip Yates and Scot Newcom in key production roles.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen
Priest
Timothy E. O'Brian
Phillip
Clonaid saga sparks front page ridicule in Aiken
The Aiken Standard features a front page piece linking Brigitte Boisselier of Clonaid with a science group and Raelian claims. The writer argues media focus on alleged cloning creates clowns of a gullible public and criticizes past newsroom judgments.
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UME Oes
Brigitte Boisselier
Clonaid
Aiken Standard
Letters to the Editor contact details at Aiken Standard
The submission details for Letters to the Editor are provided. Address letters to Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard BO Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29002 Email swallaceaaikenstandard.com or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
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Swallaceaaikenstandard.com
Hip Hop in Schools Sparks Debate Over Literature Relevance
A Los Angeles Times piece reports teachers using rap to teach classic literature at Crenshaw High and colleges. It contrasts traditional novels with hip hop syllabi, citing courses at U Conn Harvard Penn State and debates over culture and curriculum.
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Crenshaw High School
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Times
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Patrick Camangian
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Hayasaki
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Fat Albert
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Tenderness and care bridge humans and animals alike
A reflective meditation on compassion spanning whales to kittens and people. It suggests tenderness can unite nations and individuals, citing World War II era rescue efforts, a San Francisco sandwich stockbroker, and acts of kindness as evidence that caring for others reveals God in daily life.
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Russia
Kentucky
Tam
San Francisco
Union Square
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the Christian Herald
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