Rethink arming troops at bases and recruitment centers
Congressional leaders urged Pentagon to allow armed personal protection for troops on bases and recruitment centers after a deadly Chattanooga style shooting and past attacks. Defense officials warn of risks, while leaders push for policy change to deter and quickly respond to active shooters.
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Pentagon
Tennessee
Defense Department
U.S. Defense
Ash Carter
Senate Armed Services Committee
John McCain
Ariz
House
Mac Thornberry
Texas
Chattanooga
Abdulhakim Muhammad
Little Rock
Arkansas
Speechwriter reveals Sanford era at Statehouse
Ex governor Mark Sanford’s longtime speechwriter Barton Swaim offers vivid behind the scenes anecdotes from his three years in the governor’s office. He portrays Sanford as principled yet exacting, reveals long hours and low pay, and recalls the Appalachian Trail scandal and its fallout on the administration’s second term.
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Mark Sanford
Sanford
Statehouse
Barton Swaim
Swaim
S.C
Jake Knotts
S.C. House
Bobby Harrell
Lowcountry
Congress
Public sentiment and policy after South Carolina flag removal
Reader letters praise the flag removal in Columbia and urge reform, citing improved roads and utilities, broadcast claims of reduced government costs, and political backroom tactics. The writer derides corruption while offering support and critiquing lawmakers for absences. A Marine veteran calls for universal background checks and arming former officials to deter crime, referencing Dylann Roof and gun-law debates.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Senate
House
Asheville
Shane Massey
Bill Hixon
Doc Scheffler
Edgefield
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Dylann Roof
FBI
James Comey
Roof
Jeff Guo
Washington Post
District of Columbia
National Rifle Association
Aiken Standard Calls for Signed Letters to Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit signed letters with a return address and daytime phone for verification. Letters must stay under 500 words and may be edited for length, libel, and taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published.
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Aiken
P.O. Box
Aikenstandard
Michael Ulmer
Mulmer
Aikenstandard.com
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