Readers call for school funding reform and accountability
A letters page argues that the school district employs too many administrators, underfunds classroom teachers, and wastes money on nonessential projects. The writer urges a businesslike approach, seeks fair taxes, and asks for public publication of budget reports and clearer accountability. The piece also praises local reporting and calls for more profiles of capable youths.
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Aiken
Frank Murphy
Graybear
Aiken County
Board of Education
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Atlanta
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Adults Must Stop Kids From Smoked Pot
A reader urges store owners to curb selling rolling papers to minors to slow youth pot use. The letter notes many shops sell papers while some refuse and compares access to airplane glue for illicit use. An editor’s note recalls a Supreme Court ruling upholding tougher local ordinances on such commerce.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago
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Reader condemns effigy scene at Triple Crown race
A letter to the editor criticizes a fake runner hung in effigy by the Aiken Mile Track during the Triple Crown Road Race. The writer urges unity between horse people and runners and expresses disappointment at the tasteless display and its reflection on the community.
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Reader
Aiken Mile
Aiken
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