Editorial on Education Funding in South Carolina
An editorial argues that educating children must stay a top priority while warning against unrealistically doubling the state education budget. It cites progress over 25 years, including raises in teacher salaries and new school structures, but notes a Augenblick and Myers report estimating a $2.9 billion annual gap to meet world standards.
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South Carolina
Allendale
South Carolina School Boards Association
Augenblick and Myers Inc
Denver
Augenblick
Energy Secretary Richardson Visits Aiken For Tritium Facility Groundbreaking
Bill Richardson traveled to SRS on Thursday to break ground for the Tritium Extraction Facility. He joked about the heat saying is it 100 degrees, contrasting South Carolina weather with Florida and New Mexico. The visit highlighted the ongoing national energy discussion and regional reception.
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Bull
Bill Richardson
Srs
South Carolina
Florida
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Aiken
Congress
Demos in a dither over Cheney in the 1990s debate waning
The piece critiques Dick Cheney's voting record on Head Start equal rights for women and South Africa sanctions, contrasting his positions with Al Gore's. It notes Cheney's ties to Haliburton and NRA ratings, questions Gore's shifts on major issues, and questions whether Gore truly represents a consistent policy stance versus Cheney.
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Washington
Dick Cheney
Jesse Jackson
George W. Bush
Jesus
South Africa
Nelson
Mandela
al Gore
Cheney
Department of Education
National Rifle Association
Democratic Party
Bill Clinton
America
Gore
General Accounting Office
Mandela Cheney
Saddam
Castro
Big Oil
Haliburton
NRA
Right To Life
Jackson
Earm
Son of Man
Uncle Sam
Clinton Promised Billions in Peace Talks Bribe Claim
Letter writer accuses President Clinton of funding a $484 billion bribery scheme to sway Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during Camp David talks. He denounces Congress and Gore, warns voters to reject Clinton and his allies, and likens U.S. policy to wasteful, egocentric meddling.
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Particulr
Bill Clinton
Ehud Barak
Israel
Camp David
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Barak
Clinton
Joe McCarthy
PLO
Congress
Clinton Stooge
al Gore
Frank Murphy
Aiken
Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard requests letters be brief and include the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or condensed. Send to Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or via email editorial duesouth.net or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Aduesouth.net
Opinions page defends balanced coverage at Aiken Standard
In a reflections piece the Aiken Standard explains its effort to keep opinions separate from news, welcomes reader letters, and notes biases shaped by alma maters Clemson USC and UNC. It recalls editorial history, invites typed letters, and provides contact details for submissions.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
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Clemson
University of South Carolina
al Tewkesbury
University of North Carolina
Carolina
Richard Montgomery High School
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