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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2012
Page
9
Aiken County School District pleads for bus drivers amid rising unemployment in nearby counties and a 10.71 dollar hourly wage. The piece questions job suitability, notes potential benefits with hours worked, and urges transportation leadership to improve conditions to retain staff.
Two Aiken residents faced near scams posing as Billy Benton of Fox and Hound Realty via Craigslist rental ads. One victim was asked to deposit to receive a key. a second learned the ruse after visiting the office. Fox and Hound pulled listings and set alerts.
Aiken Standard staff roles list Scott B. Hunter executive editor Timothy E. O Briant production director Phillip Yates delivery manager Laura Tiedman are named in the publisher editor credit line.
The column decries Rush Limbaugh for calling Sandra Fluke a slut and proclaims his remarks deepen partisan divides. It questions the attack on religious liberty and notes the broader debate over employer contraception mandates and church exemptions.
Kathleen Parker argues Limbaugh's comments complicate policy on contraception subsidies and abortion, while highlighting concerns about religious liberty and political rhetoric from a leading conservative voice. The piece notes the political fallout and the optics for Democrats and feminists.
Jim Byrd of Aiken criticizes federal tax brackets for 25 and 28 percent rates, arguing middle class workers shoulder more while retirees and investors pay far less. He cites his own career path from farm to software, retirement living off Social Security and investments, and a personal feeling of shame for paying far less than workers.
Senator Rand Paul claims the United Nations Small Arms Treaty pushes registration and confiscation of civilian firearms. The speech links Hillary Clinton and Obama to a global gun control plan, cites the UN founding and CFR ties, and calls for U S withdrawal from the UN.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor via email or mail at P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Include full name city of residence and a telephone number. Letters are limited to 300 words.
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