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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2003
Page
11
Gov. Mark Sanford plans early budget hearings as the General Assembly nears a likely deep shortfall, arguing lawmakers should act now rather than wait until January. The current session left many programs unprioritized, with one time funds masking routine spending gaps and no real restructuring of state bureaucracy.
Lt Gov Bauer faces a reckless driving charge after a May 6 collision with a Columbia officer. He previously admitted taking full responsibility but his driving record shows six speeding tickets from June 1996 to July, with one license suspension for nonpayment. The Charleston Post and Courier notes questions about consistency if he beats the charge.
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including Arthur Ellen Managing one Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
The column laments the fading era of dispassionate reporting as Brinkley dies. It argues Newsweek praised him for skepticism and integrity while critics say modern TV lacks steady analysis. It calls for Jennings Rather and Brokaw to provide frank commentary amid rising spin.
Money and problems are linked in households businesses and government. When funds tighten, budgets shrink and jobs or services feel the pinch. Officials foresee extended budget crunches, with revenue shortfalls likely for years, urging careful spending and innovation to turn constraints into opportunities.
Carlos Fuentes criticized electing a president who mirrors ordinary voters and mocks the idea of equality. He argued a new Roosevelt or Kennedy would force admiration for qualities we do not possess, a provocative reflection attributed to Fuentes about Reagan, with no direct tie to current events.
In response to a June 11 editorial, Dane Burkhart the USCA Freshman of the Year and Peach Belt top golfer is noted for missing a highlight. He won the Sands Collegiate Invitational in White Lake North Carolina amid seventeen teams and contributed a hole-in-one in USCA’s one stroke Peach Belt Conference tournament victory. Matt Hendrix Kevin Eisner Alex Hamilton and Burkhart honed skills on tough Woodside courses with strong practice range support from George Gregory Aiken.
Senator Tom Moore earns credit for the campaign finance reform bill passed on the session’s final day. He helped author the 1991 reform, led committees, and pushed amendments banning lobbyists from funding leadership PACS and limiting officials to one PAC. The bill increases disclosure of soft money and independent expenditures and tightens rules on lobbyist contributions and resignation.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor with signatures mailing addresses and daytime and home phone numbers for verification Letters may be edited and condensed Readers should submit no more than one letter every 30 days to ensure diverse viewpoints Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 Email swallace at aikenstandard com Fax 803 648 6052
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