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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2014
Page
15
The Aiken Standard lists Ellen Priest as Publisher Tim O Briant as Audience Development Director Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor and Michael Ulmer as Editorial Page Editor in a standard masthead update.
A reflective editorial invokes Ralph Waldo Emerson to argue that every loss accompanies a gain and every gain entails a trade off, urging readers to weigh consequences as they pursue growth and progress.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signals a future road funding plan not to include a gas tax hike, withholding details until after the election. Analysts and lawmakers urge open debate while noting a $30 billion 20 year shortfall and ongoing maintenance responsibility for a large state system.
The State columnist laments the two year ethics overhaul effort dying at session end. Though steps forward exist such as income disclosures and stricter penalties, the House Senate compromise leaves gatekeeping committees intact and lacks independent enforcement, audits, and broadened felonies. Cindi Ross Scoppe notes Senate talent but House inaction, calling the result abysmal and undemocratic.
A reader argues against admitting Central American refugees, calling the surge an illegal, manufactured crisis. The letter claims immigration overwhelmed aid workers and public services and urges returning all migrants until the southern border is secured, while noting legal paths exist for citizenship or work status.
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