Rose Kennedy Quote Opens Aiken Opinion Page
Editorial page features a Rose Kennedy quotation about life being moments rather than milestones. Ellen Priest and Tim O Briant lead the Aiken Standard with Melissa Hanna and Michael Ulmer guiding editorial direction under the Other Views banner.
Border security failure pushes states to act
The piece argues federal neglect of border enforcement has forced states like Texas and South Carolina to pursue their own immigration measures. Governor Perry vows up to 1000 National Guard troops to assist and claims the White House offers lip service while unaccompanied minors flood in from Central America.
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Barack Obama
South Carolina
Texas
Rick Perry
Lone Star
Mexico
Perry
White House
Central America
National Guard
Texas Department of Public Safety
Josh Earnest
Earnest
Congress
House of Representatives
U.S. Border Patrol
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
U.S
State Department
Obama
Department of Homeland Security
Barbara Mikulski
Baker remembered as a strong ally of nuclear power
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker who died at 88 in Tennessee was known as a key proponent of nuclear energy. He helped advance the Clinch River breeder reactor project and funded it through close votes, earning the nickname Great Conciliator for his bipartisan diplomacy. He remained active in nuclear advocacy even after leaving the Senate.
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Senate
Howard Baker
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
Baker
Mattie
Tennessee
K.D. McKellar
McKellar
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Ing
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Clinch River
U.S
America
Tam
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Pat
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Bumpers
Department of Energy
Citizens For Nuclear Technology
Augusta
Letter to the editor attacks Obama over border policy and immigration
The author accuses President Obama of refusing to deploy the National Guard, cites amnesty for 800000 illegal children, and claims border security deteriorates. He alleges figures from border patrols and conservative groups support an open borders agenda led by allies like George Soros, and contrasts Texas Governor Perry with the president.
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Barack Obama
Border Patrol
Numbersusa
FreedomWorks
George Soros
Obama
United States
Mexico
U.S
Canada
Texas
Rick Perry
Thomas N. Dean Aiken
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Tim O’briant
Melissa Hanna
Michael Ulmer
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Eduardo Verdugo
Ixtepec
Eea
Flight 17
Mike Butler
Department of Energy and Nuclear Industry
Carolina Public Relations Group
Mbutler
Carolinaprgroup
Butler