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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2010
Page
13
Editorial salutes Habitat for Humanity in Aiken County for opening its 78th local dwelling with Sabrina Lockett and family benefiting from an attainable dream. The piece notes the program’s daily realization of dreams, nearing 80 homes, and praises volunteers and the organization’s history of service.
Brie Johnson thanks the Aiken Department of Public Safety for prompt courteous aid during a fraud incident. She praises officers and Laurens Street staff for their helpfulness and role in guiding her as a newcomer to Aiken and South Carolina.
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including publisher Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey B Wallace and other department heads such as Advertising Director Arthur Zappa News Director Timothy O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates and Circulation Director Scot Newcom. The page shows contact handles and department lines for daily operations.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told liberal activists in Las Vegas that a public option will come to the new health care law, with timing only a question. The piece contrasts U S debates with NHS rationing in Britain and notes warnings about government run care and private insurance loss.
Cal Thomas contrasts NHS plans reported by the Sunday Telegraph with U S health policy aims. He cites proposed budget cuts for the terminally ill, reduced hospital beds, and stricter prior approvals, arguing rationing mirrors feared death panel rhetoric and could threaten patient care.
Virginia Sloan of the Constitution Project lauds Congress for changing a 25 year old law that harsher punished crack convictions while powder cocaine faced milder treatment. A separate report notes a Pakistan jet crash over the capital's hills, killing 152 with victims' belongings burned and rescue workers searching.
Readers are invited to send letters under 200 words for publication. Submissions may be edited for clarity and length. Send to Letters to the Aiken Standard 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email letters aikenstandard com or fax at 648-6052.
A reader criticizes clergy silence and calls for Christian action against diversity training for Augusta State University student Jennifer Keeton. He argues Biblical standards are eroded by politically correct views and urges churches to organize protests and picket lines in Augusta and Aiken.
Letter writer credits GOP victory for better times citing Bush era tax cuts and job growth, contrasts deficits under Democratic control, and warns of future tax increases in 2011. Argues that voting Republican in November could restore former prosperity and lower unemployment.
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