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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 2013
Page
15
A historical note lists SCOTT B. HUNTER as Publisher MELISSA HANNA as Executive Editor DEE TAYLOR Advertising Director TERRI CHEEK Business Manager LAURA TIEDMAN Circulation Manager LETITIA JEFFERSON Classified Advertising Manager and RONNIE BUTLER Production Director for the Aiken Standard founded in 1867.
A quote from Gore Vidal, American writer born 1925, stating that history is idle gossip about events whose truth is lost the moment they occur. The remark reflects on memory and narrative.
Aiken Cooperative and other utilities drive home weatherization under the Help My House program. On bill financing repays energy retrofit loans, yielding about 1100 in annual savings per home and boosting local spending and job creation in communities statewide.
Column argues the American Dream hinges on social mobility and cites a Harvard NYT study showing SC regions offer as little as 3.3 to 5.4 percent upward mobility. It notes Charleston 5.4 percent, Bennettsville 3.3, SC as a whole 4.3, with top states far higher. Phil Noble of Charleston, president of SC New Democrats, voices the critique.
Charles Krauthammer argues Detroit’s 19 billion in unfunded obligations show how borrowing, high taxes, and overgenerous public services collapse under market limits. He warns federal bailouts invite others to follow and urges conservative reform to halt the entitlement state’s growth.
Gregory J. Topliff declares as a 100 percent disabled Marine that Obama lies, blocks investigations, praises Ho Chi Minh, and calls for a special election to remove the president. He cites Benghazi and IRS hearings while urging accountability and criticizing outreach to Vietnam's leader.
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