Legislature dodges budget cuts in South Carolina
The South Carolina Senate and House approve a spending plan that preserves current funding for health care and education while avoiding tax increases. Critics say the budget dodges hard choices and fails to set clear priorities for a smaller economy.
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Herald-Journal
Aitten Standard Publisher Under Editorial Shuffle
Local publishing house undergoes leadership change as Scott B. Hunter steps in as publisher with Astrey B. Wallace remaining editor while sAruer tare and others are noted in bylines. New guidance from Tad Boyd and Pip Yates shapes future editorial direction.
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Tare ‘Inoty Orin
Pip Yates
Tad Boyd
No Onions On My Burger Despite Clear Order
A diner details a burger mishap at a fast food window where NO ONION and NO MAYONNAISE were requested. Despite a receipt showing the order, the burger arrived with a large onion slice, prompting a cautionary note to restaurant staff to verify requests and keep onions off for sensitive customers.
Letters critique of Michelle Malkin over schooling and politics
A letter writer from Aiken, Harry H. Woodward Jr., attacks Michelle Malkin’s style and content, recalling her past rough upbringing, praising home schooling, and mocking her political takes. The note cites quiz style questions about immigration, Clinton achievements, and John Ashcroft, then accuses her of moving beyond sidewalk slurs to highbrow arguments.
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Michelle Malkin
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John Ashcroft
Frederich von Hayek
Hillary Clinton
Martha Stewart’s Critics and Wider Corporate Ills
A reader questions why focus targets on Martha Stewart while major scandals at Enron Adelphia Tyco Arthur Andersen and Global Crossing loom larger. The writer suggests Stewart will recover, likening her to a strong heirloom plant amid ongoing industry rot and naming Rosa Louise Odier as a fragrant metaphor.
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Enron
Adelphia
Tyco
Arthur Anderson
Global Crossing
McCoy
Martha
Rosa Louise Odier
Tana March ‘Aiken
Policy excerpt on Letters to the Editor at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with signature mailing address and phone numbers for verification. Editing and condensing are possible. Submissions limited to one letter every 30 days to ensure diverse viewpoints. Letters may be sent to the editor by mail email or fax.
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Aiken
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Patriotism on Wheels Across Aiken and Washington
A writer compares flag display on cars in Aiken to Washington DC Beltway traffic. Through counted flag decals on vehicles in different locales, the piece argues true patriotism comes from community ties and shared national responsibility rather than political divides.
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Washington
USDA
First Presbyterian
D.C
Beltway
Whiskey
Pine Log
Wal-Mart
Alexandria
Whiskey and
Aiken Mall
Princeton WorldNet
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Adlai Stevenson
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