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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2009
Page
9
Senators Greg Ryberg and Shane Massey back a measure to end the district wide funding of five area superintendents and allow the Aiken County School District to explore new administrative structures. The move could free funds for classroom teachers if savings are found.
Editor defends decision to cancel or delay school on a no snow day while noting forecast uncertainty and safety concerns. Mention of Aiken County weather risk and a nostalgic story from the 1970s about an inch of snow and a sunny thaw.
Publisher Scott B. Hunter Circulation Director Scot Newcom and Business Manager Terri Cheek are listed with contact emails for the Aiken Standard newspaper.
Richland County Council member L Gregory Pearce Jr warns that the House Ways and Means Committee cut 122 million from Local Government Fund. The 42 percent reduction reverts funding to 1995 levels, risking sheriff, detention, EMS, and public works services across counties. Pearce urges residents to press lawmakers to restore the cut.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues to the Aiken Standard. Submission methods include mail to Letters to the Editor, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, email at letters@aikenstandard.com or fax at 648-6052.
A reader proposes cutting the SDE office and staff by at least 50 percent and eliminating transportation to schools to save millions. He suggests relying on property taxes for funding, car pools, and new transport services as possible alternatives, while criticizing government programs.
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