State and local budgets frame new tax and education spending
South Carolina finalizes a state budget with restored higher education funding and a five percent sales tax on food. Gov Hodges vetoes portions, prompting sustainments in both houses. Aiken County approves budgets with mill rate changes for ATC and USCA, boosting taxes slightly to fund campus projects and salaries. The board aims to raise teacher pay and improve student ratios.
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State of South Carolina
Dim Hodges
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Hodges
Aiken
Aiken Technical College
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Unclear byline snippet from pressroom staff listing
The fragment lists Scott 15 and names including Hunter Rawr Jeffrey B Wallace Ellen C Priest circulation director Garth Groshans managing editor namothy O'Brian pressroom supervisor James R Bennett Jr and J David Boyd.
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Rawr
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Garth R. Groshans
Namothy E. O'Brian
James R. Bennett Jr
Faith Based Aid Sparks Debate On Church Role In Welfare
President Isusa promotes a faith based initiative at the US Conference of Mayors as Democrats warn a tax break for charitable giving could be gutted. The piece argues government should not be primary provider for the poor and urges churches to uphold their biblical duty to aid the needy.
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Isusa
US Conference of Mayors
Detroit
Bill Thomas
Calif
Congressional Joint Committee On Taxation
Thomas
Jesus
Barna
Augusta
Atlanta
Washington
Barbecue Week Reflections and Travel Tales in Aiken
A reader laments travel chaos and recounts a midweek Fourth of July, noting barbecue affection from Carolina to Texas. The writer shares a lengthy airline delay saga with storms, reroutes to Dulles, and hotel vouchers before finally reaching Washington, ending with contact details for the Aiken Standard.
Letters rebut school policy dispute over bus driver safety
A local letter argues the school board pushed unsafe staffing by pressuring a certified driver to operate a bus despite medical advice. The writer cites multiple incidents from 1999 to 2000, alleges intimidation, and urges safety as the top priority for children. The piece also thanks the James L. Hammons Detachment for Veterans Memorial efforts.
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Bill Arkhalter
Thad
Karen Sturgut
Beech Island
Vixen standard welcomes Letters to the Editor
Brief letters must include signature mailing address and daytime phone numbers for verification. All letters are subject to editing and condensing. Address to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 Email swallace at aikenstandard dot com Fax 803 648 6052
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Aiken, S.C
Shunter
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Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
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