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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1986
Page
4
Thirty years after the 1956 signing of the Federal- Aid Highway Act the interstate system spans 42 500 miles with 97 percent of planned roads, funded mainly by fuel and heavy-truck taxes. The project transformed travel and economic geography, despite some dislocations, and cost over 108 billion to build to date.
Gov Richard Riley vetoed a provision of the Education Improvement Act delaying its classroom size reduction from 28 1 to 25 1 in districts over 9,000 students. Critics say no funding exists to support the staffing rise, risking unconstitutionality and unequal benefits across districts. The attorney general deemed the mandate unenforceable, altering plans for Aiken County and prompting calls for orderly implementation.
Andrew O Rourke, Westchester County executive and Republican candidate for governor, argues he can win a race in a state long dominated by Mario Cuomo. Polls show Cuomo with high approval and little awareness of O Rourke among voters. The piece traces New York GOP decline since Nelson Rockefeller and questions fundraising, party strength, and potential impact on 1988 national races.
The column mocks the idea that Southern voters will rally to the Democrats in 1988's Super Mega Tuesday. It cites a New York market researcher misreading the South, contrasts nostalgia with science, and notes past Democratic losses in 1980 and 1984 as Southerners shifted away from party blocs.
The Aiken Standard specifies letters must be signed with the writer and include a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. legibility is preferred and all letters may be edited for space and clarity with no topic limit.
The Tatge twins Brock and Carter, 14, of Alexandria Minnesota, run a mowing business with 15 yards and eight hours daily five days a week earning about 160 dollars weekly. They plan to add younger brother Josh when he turns 12.
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