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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 2005
Page
11
Editorial notes a rising national nurse deficit as Baby Boomers age. ATC expands healthcare curriculum and USCA offers a four year nursing degree. Local colleges help but burnout, working conditions and salaries remain barriers to attracting more healthcare workers.
The piece argues Americans subsidize global drug research as 10 firms offer uninsured discounts but prices remain higher in the United States than in France and Japan. It notes Iowa Senator Grassley backing a system to import U S approved drugs from cheaper markets or bar sales if prices fall abroad, to force price adjustments.
Publisher Scott B. Hunter and editor Jeffrey B. Wallace headline a staff directory for the Aiken Standard. Administrative leaders include Advertising Director Arthur Zappa and Business Manager Ellen Priest, with editors Timothy O Briant and production chief Phillip Yates.
A concise opinion column by Craig Musick through Mark Taylor and Associates offers analysis on local business developments and regulatory trends. The piece reflects firm positions, client concerns, and anticipated outcomes.
A tribute to Johnny Carson lauding him as unmatched in comedy and the greatest to ever live after Bob Hope. Notes his humble roots in the Midwest and his grass roots approach that connected with audiences. A Cub Scout in Omaha recalls sitting in his television audience and admiring his radio work.
Judy D. Papler-Welliver, chairwoman of the Aiken County End-of-Life Coalition, argues for hospice centered on patient choice, home death, and reconciliation. The piece advocates open dialogue about mortality and life’s end, contrasting hospice with hospital deaths and urging proactive planning.
A Graniteville community expresses gratitude to first responders and officials after a devastating morning. They thank GVW Fire Department 911 operators Sheriff Michael Hunt emergency management coordinator David Ruth Lt Michael Frank DHEC Thom Berry and Norfolk Southern staff for leadership and aid. They praise hotels and volunteers and pray for those affected while hoping for a swift recovery.
A columnist argues international opinion on the United States is negative with Spain at 35 percent favorable and 49 percent unfriendly, France slightly better, and Britain leaning positive. The piece mocks American travel attire, media bias abroad, and notes Western Europe’s entitlement culture, Bush’s approach to foreign policy, and global anti-American sentiment amid a continuing war on terror.
CBS host David Letterman paid tribute to Johnny Carson saying he could not be replaced by any, while Cape Cod Times editor Cliff Schechtman described the storm sapper conditions with vehicles battling deep drifts and limited visibility after the Cape was slammed by snow and wind.
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