Palmetto Bowl proposal draws GOP ire in Charleston
Editorial denounces a $700,000 plan by House Republican leaders to fund a Palmetto Bowl in Charleston at the Citadel. The piece argues state budget cuts and agency layoffs make the project inappropriate and questions secrecy surrounding its inclusion in budget discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sanford
House Republican
Charleston
Citadel
Conference USA
Ways and Means
General Assembly
Local Aiken Standard Staff Directory Snippet
A list of staff roles and contact names appears for the Aiken Standard newspaper including Publisher Scott Hunter Editor Jeffrey Wallace and Managing Editor Timothy O Briant with the rest of the masthead and contact details.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard
Jeffrey B. Wallace Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Pyates
Aikenstandard.com
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Aike Standard.com
Maryland education crisis prompts appointed panel plan
A Baltimore city school system facing a 58 million dollar deficit might gain a 42 million loan from Governor Ehrlich with conditions to cut red ink and avoid teacher layoffs. Critics note prior accountability panels failed, while test scores show Baltimore students underperform, and calls for school choice gain renewed attention as columnists blame funding and governance.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr
Ehrlich
Parris Glendening
National Center For Education Statistics
Kurt Schmoke
Manhattan Institute
New York
Schmoke
Washington, D.C
Anthony Williams
Ballou Senior High
Williams
Congress
D.C
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
A.B. Hart
New York City
Joel Klein
Inner City
Moving away from the Collegiate model in NCAA athletics
The piece argues college sports have shifted toward a professional, profit driven system. It notes the impending Final Four brackets and national championship in San Antonio, recalls 1939 title history, and cites NCAA President Myles Brand on the crossroads between education based and profit based models. It discusses sponsorship, facilities, and academic examples like Emeka Okafor and Michael Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Alamodome
Oregon
Wintermute
Ohio State
Northwestern University
Patten Gym
National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Myles Brand
Dr. Brand
LSU
Nick Saban
Connecticut
Emeka Okafor
South Carolina
Michael Boynton
Boynton
Ralph Nader
Monmouth
Washington
Mississippi Valley State
Brand
Aiken’s Thoroughbred Country Lost to Growth and Roads
In a reminiscence Glenn and Katie Taylor recall Aiken County’s horse country past the Triple Crown races, dirt roads, and peaceful farms now overtaken by the connector road and widening projects. They critique council plans, noting ignored horse farms near busy highways and the loss of a regional equine heritage.
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Camden
Aiken
Aiken County
Yone
Woodside
South Gate
Anderson Pond Road
Dougherty
Silver Bluff Road
New Ellenton
Wile E Coyote Hwy
Chime Bell Church
Glenn
Katie Taylor
Residents vent over curbside pickup and tax referendum
The letter argues about curbside garbage service returning, warns against fee hikes, and urges voters to oppose any nonessential tax increases. The writer criticizes city plans for waste handling delays and urges funding from sources other than taxes.
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Editorial
State
Mace
Denver
CAL Thomas Tribune Media Services
Ncaa Athletics
USC
New Colonial Center
University of Colorado
Jim Harrick Jr
University of Georgia
Harrick
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Shunter
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Standard Publisher
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