Accountability drives South Carolina school reform
Editorial notes two years of wrangling ending in a compromise on education reform. The plan includes annual student testing, school rankings for parents, consequences for underperforming schools, funding tied to performance and socio economic levels, and a call for greater parental involvement alongside reduced student teacher ratios and added funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina General Assembly
David Beasley
Columbia
House
Senate
General Assembly
Barbara Nielsen
Aiken County
South Carolina
Beasley
Silent majority backs flag protection amendment
An African American author argues for a constitutional amendment to protect the flag from desecration. She cites broad public support, a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, and past Senate votes, urging lawmakers to act to safeguard the flag while preserving free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King, Jr
Dublin
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Africa
Capitol Hill
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Personal views on campaign culture and public service
A reader laments modern politics, critiques campaign rhetoric, and questions public salaries and accessibility. He proposes minimal government staffing, accountability to professionals, and votes for a competitor while encouraging civic participation and personal outreach. He signs off with contact details for the Aiken Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Electric Cooperative Board
Letter supports locating Excel Center away from vacant lots
A reader endorses Karen Patterson's Aiken Standard letter arguing against building a new Excel Center on empty land. The writer favors using derelict or industrial sites to boost growth, noting traffic concerns on Whiskey Road and proposing north town or industrial parks as better locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Patterson
Aiken
Excel Center
Ms. Patterson
Whiskey Road
Excel
Northside residents argue fairness in town development
Louise Adams of Aiken says the north side sees improvements only after the south gets new projects and stores. She cites four lane proposals and compares past lack of big retailers to CVS Revco opening in the north, urging equal treatment.
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Northside
Aiken
Southside
Highway 19
Wal-Mart
Kmart
CVS
Revco
Louise Adams
Perspective on Starr and Clinton probes in court
The Charlotte Observer argues that Kenneth Starr's zeal risks overreach in probing the Clintons. It questions executive privilege claims and notes potential conflicts over confidential lawyer client conversations and possible Secret Service testimony.
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Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Starr
White House
Secret Service
Charlotte
N.C
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