Editorial: Area colleges face funding cuts amid shaky finances
USCAiken and Aiken Technical College earned favorable state report card ratings but face possible funding cuts as lawmakers consider an eight percent cut to higher education. Tuition at ATC rose to 850 per semester, while USCAiken may raise fees if budgets shrink. The piece urges caution from lawmakers on funding education while preserving quality.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
USCA
ATC
Columbia
Aiken Standard Staff List Highlights Leadership
The Aiken Standard announces key personnel including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Garth R. Groshans Pressroom Supervisor James R. Bennett Jr. Systems Manager J. David Boyd.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
James R. Bennett Jr
Bush daughters and college binge drinking raise national concerns
The article discusses alcohol abuse among college students and links binge drinking to health risks, dangers to safety, and broader societal issues. It cites Texas leadership, Harvard and NIH studies, and calls for addressing alcoholism as a national problem beyond the first family.
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Washington
Bush
Jenna
Texas
Cone
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Texas Commission
Harvard
Austin
National Institutes of Health
Letters criticize EMS conduct after 2001 Montmorenci fatal crash
A Montmorenci reader condemns two EMS workers for a surly attitude at the scene of a June 7 2001 fatal motor vehicle accident on Old Barnwell Road. The letter urges calmer care and compassion for victims amid acknowledged shortages in Aiken County EMS personnel.
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Old Barnwell Road
Montmorenci
Aiken County
City concerns on Big Box impact and vacant storefronts
Barbara Ostrowski criticizes the council for failing to fix an eyesore Big Box problem. She complains about new parking lots doubling as car dealerships and junkyards, urges demolition of unused stores after six months, and calls for more effective committee members.
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Barbara Ostrowski
Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor signed with the writer’s name, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or condensed. Address letters to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. Email swallace aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken, S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard.com
Bush confronts cool European welcome over missile defense
The piece argues European elites distrust American leadership and Bush face reluctance during visits to European capitals. It contrasts Clinton’s perceived Europe ties with Bush’s stance on missile defense and Kyoto, noting Reagan era support and later European protests. It concludes that once the system exists Europeans may accept sharing it.
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George W. Bush
Sevral
Bill Clinton
Bill
Europe
Oxford
Whieh
Soviet Union
United States
Middle East
North Korea
China
U.S.S.R
Bush
Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
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