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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 2018
Page
7
The Aiken Standard features a thought of the day by K. Dick, the American science fiction writer born 1928 and died 1982, with publisher Rakinda Overbey and editors noted.
Editorial notes Supreme Court inaction on Wisconsin gerrymander case but signals potential challenges to partisan districting. Cites historic roots, 2012 Wisconsin vote split, and rising use of computer aided mapping. urges state legislatures, including South Carolina, to create independent redistricting mechanisms before courts intrude.
Columnist Star Parker surveys how LGBTQ rights and Christian beliefs collide in modern America. He cites executives like Brendan Eich and Crystal Dixon, corporate firings, and social media backlash as examples of growing political weaponization, questioning if free speech and equality can coexist amid shifting public spaces.
Readers advocate for Annabelle Robertson in District 2, urging support to defeat Joe Wilson. Letters praise her law background, moral justice focus, and endorsements from ARL-CIO Moms Demand Action Our Revolution South Carolina NABTA and more. Voter call emphasizes June 26 runoff and November election.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s address and daytime phone for publication. Limit 100 words. editors may trim for length and taste. Anonymous letters and those tied to organized political campaigns will not be published. email to letters@aikenstandard.com or mail to Letters to the Eastes PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29807.
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