Editorial urges more money for school libraries
The letter argues for increased funding to update school library collections, noting outdated reference materials and the need for current science and world facts. It cites South Carolina funding gaps and a proposed General Assembly measure of 25 dollars per student as a step toward modernizing libraries.
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Pluto
South Carolina
Aiken County
General Assembly
Weather radios offer alerts for local severe storms
Ainsworth editor advises using weather radios linked to the National Weather Service emergency warning system to receive area specific alerts. They can be programmed for your region to prevent sleepless nights during severe weather and help gauge if a tornado risk exists.
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Aiken County
National Weather Service
Local Aiken Standard Staff Directory Update
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa News Director Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson with contact emails.
Concerned Parents Group Steals Cuban Culture Book
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts recounts Dalila Rodriguez of the Concerned Cuban Parents Committee taking a library book at Norma Butler Bossard Elementary, arguing censorship, while noting similar overdue Cuba related titles. The piece questions the ethics of theft to combat perceived bias and urges replacements to defend library access.
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Dalila Rodriguez
Norma Butler Bossard
Miami
Cuba
Rodriguez
Miami Herald
Tania de Luzuriaga
deLuzuriaga
South Florida
Friends of Cuban Libraries
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Fidel Castro
Florida
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Teachers protest proposed retirement bill changes in South Carolina
Andrea Minolfo of Jackson urges teachers to push back against two bills by Senator Greg Ryberg, raising retirement years from 28 to 30 and abolishing the Teri Program. She cites June 2007 enactment, urges forums and media coverage, and calls for teacher involvement to safeguard futures.
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Greg Ryberg
South Carolina
Sen. Ryberg
Sestatehouse. Net
Congress
Andrea Minolfo Jackson
Tomorrow COLUMN Bill O'Reilly slams ACLU leader arrest
In a tense Tomorrow column, Bill O'Reilly criticizes an ACLU leader amid a police investigation into child pornography charges. The piece argues for accountability and questions civil liberties outcomes in high profile cases.
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Bill O'Reilly
ACLU
Letter to the editor on immigration and faith
Deborah Cooler Aiken argues for legalizing illegal immigrants and granting a status similar to Puerto Ricans. She contrasts immigrant work ethic with American labor patterns and urges Christians to aid needy foreigners while critiquing the church’s response. She cites economic interplay, minimum wages, and historical emigration as context.
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Corrie Ten Boom
Brother Andrew
Jesus Christ
Francis Schaeffer
Deborah Cooler Aiken
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