Voices and quotes span politics culture and travel in Aiken
A collection of remarks covers opposition to a budget measure limiting local fiscal power, praise for home rule, party leaders predicting Clinton’s defeat, regional campaign color, and unrelated notes from a Thoreau birthplace plan and a USC Aiken music recital. The quotes touch lawmakers Greg Ryberg and Bill Clyburn, Henry McMaster, David Beasley, Patrick Buchanan, Timothy Leary, Anthony Julius, Doris Smith, and Dr. Kathy Noble.
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Aiken
Bill Clyburn
Help Wanted Contact Details from Aiken Publication
Aiken Standard provides contact information for subscriptions and deliveries. Location is 124 Butl and Drive with P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 5:90 p.m.7:30 p.m. weekdays for circulation.
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Scott B. Hin
Windfall For The Wealthy? A Flat Tax Debate
The letter argues a flat tax looks simple but would not be easier in practice once tables and complexity are added. It contends tax fairness would worsen, shifting burdens to others, and notes Forbes plans to cut total taxes while exempting dividends, interest, Social Security, capital gains, and inheritances. The piece warns that tax cuts do not equal spending cuts and warns against mixing tax schemes with spending goals.
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Forbes
Europe
America
Aiken Standard Wel comes Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor with the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. All letters are subject to editing and condensing. Address letters to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29802.
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Tax reform debate and education concerns drive Aiken letters
Readers advocate campaign finance reform and tax simplification while urging strong public education oversight. They challenge federal education mandates and question NATO roles in Bosnia, citing LD EA laws and a push for local reform and accountability in Aiken County.
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Aiken Standard
Christopher Garcia
Knight Ridder Service
Clovis Unified
Fresno
Aiken County
Washington
Reform Party
Robert L. Stultz
Aiken
Aiken Bike Path Proposal Promotes City Exercise
Vince Rowland argues a city bike path would boost exercise and cut air pollution in Aiken. He believes expanding cycling routes benefits residents and the environment.
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Aiken
Vince Rowland
South Carolina Senate Race Shapes GOP Primary Debate
South Carolina views Senator Buchanan as sidelined by a decisive victory that boosts the campaign of Bob Dole. Dole captured 45 percent, drawing votes from moderates like Lamar Alexander, while Pat Buchanan trailed at 29 percent in a state famed for conservative values. Carroll Campbell and David Beasley backing Dole helped articulate a platform of reduced government and economic strength.
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South
West
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
David Beasley
Sen
Bob Dole
South Carolina
Boy Vues
Dole
Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
Carroll Campbell
Protect Business Assets Two Expansions Boost South Carolina Economy
Fuji Photo Film plans a $100 million Greenwood facility to package and distribute American camera film, increasing local employment by 150. BMW pledges $200 million more for its Spartanburg plant, potentially adding 500 jobs to a 1,500 employee base. The Anderson Independent Mail notes favorable conditions attract investment.
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South Carolina
Fuji Photo Film, Inc
Greenwood
America
BMW
Spartanburg County
The
Anderson
Independent Mail
Doomed Reform Battling Over Voters' Rights Resolution
The Charleston Post and Courier reports ten year legislators push reform measures likely to fail. The Voters' Rights Resolution includes a retroactive term limits clause and a joint-session majority requirement. If Senate passes, House opposition likely doom. Some Senate Democrats praise term limits and shorter sessions.
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Senate
House
The
Charleston
Post and Courier
Sun News argues for larger budget for lawyer judge discipline program
The Myrtle Beach Sun News urges funding increases for the South Carolina Supreme Court discipline program saying 200000 may be needed to open operations to the public while acknowledging the 140000 current allotment could start some activity. This editorial supports openness but questions ceremonial restraint.
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Ernest Finney
South Carolina Supreme Court
The
Myrtle Beach
Sun News
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