Aiken Standard Founder and Editorial Leadership List
The Aiken Standard lists its founding year of 1867 and current top editors and publisher including Rhonda Overbey as Publisher Michael Smith as Executive Editor and Holly Kemp as News Editor. The Thought of the Day features a Jean Paul Richter quote on courage and fear.
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Rhonda Overbey
Michael Smith
Holly Kemp
Editorial calls for transparency in Advance Aiken ties
The Aiken Standard urges full disclosure as anonymous outside groups influence local discourse on the Renaissance project. It notes Advance Aiken links to political figures and campaigns while urging sponsors identify themselves, stressing transparency as essential to trust in public affairs.
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CNN
City of Aiken
Aiken
Advance Aiken
Luke Byars
First Tuesday Strategies
Byars
Linkedin
Jim DeMint
South Carolina Gop
Bob Peeler
Chad Connelly
S.C. Ethics Commission
South Carolina Campaign For Liberty
South
Aiken Standard
Lexington
Renaissance
S.C. Campaign For Liberty
The Cost of Medicaid and Work in America
Columnist Star Parker argues Medicaid costs have ballooned from 29 million to 73 million, with 40 percent of major means-tested federal program spending going to Medicaid. She cites Harvard economist Glaeser and AEI’s Eberstadt, warning that welfare growth discourages work and fuels opioid aid, urging compassionate but prudent policy.
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Congressional Budget Office
Harvard University
Edward Glaeser
City Journal Magazine
Manhattan Institute
Glaeser
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nicholas Eberstadt
American Enterprise Institute
Eberstadt
Census Bureau
Princeton
Alan Krueger
Council of Economic Advisors
Obama
Letters Bring Political Debate And Community Praise
Aiken residents discuss Trump budget effects on poor states health care and infrastructure while praising Aiken County Litter Control Chief Craig McBride for promptly addressing illegal dumping on Allison Street. The letters reference poverty policy and party loyalty.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Donald Trump
U.S
Trump
Craig McBride
Aiken
Chief McBride
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Jean Paul Richter
Editorial
Aiken Masters
Dave Granlund
Politicalcarto
Star Parker
CURE
Center For Urban Renewal and Education
Urbancure.org
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
Parker
Robert Stubblefield
House
Senate
Jim McGaughy
McBride
Roger Brock
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