Fix the roads with a gas tax increase
A letter advocates improving South Carolina roads and rest stops to attract visitors. The writer, citing a traveler’s view of poor border quality, proposes a 10 cent per gallon gas tax hike to fund road repairs.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2014
Page
3
A letter advocates improving South Carolina roads and rest stops to attract visitors. The writer, citing a traveler’s view of poor border quality, proposes a 10 cent per gallon gas tax hike to fund road repairs.
A short opinion notes skepticism about Senator Lindsey Graham branding as a conservative. It adds reflections on faith, divine sovereignty, and the belief that life follows a divine plan, urging early religious instruction for children amid perceived national disorder.
A reader reacts to a proposed five dollar yard sale permit in Aiken, questions revenue motives and civil liberties, then shifts to concerns about unsafe driving practices, uninsured drivers, and airline drunkenness. The letter urges residents to wake up and voices policy fears.
The William Stroud Society of the Children of the American Revolutionary War distributed flags and pamphlets downtown Aiken to honor Flag Day. Sponsored by the Trenton Chapter DAR, the group is led by senior president Judi Romeo.
Alyssa English-Gibbs a rising fourth grader at Redcliffe Elementary plays keyboard at the Gateway summer arts enrichment program at Kennedy Middle School. About 190 students from elementary to high school take part in music dance drama and visual arts under Aiken County School District sponsorship.
Belvedere welcomes Kids Count Learning Center at 644 Edgefield Road as it moves toward merging with Head Start. The facility, licensed for 6 weeks to 13 years, plans early hours 6 a.m. and a full day program with summer camp and before after school care.
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