Treasurer interprets tax payments correctly
In November 2000 Aiken County voters approved a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund roads streets civic and recreational projects and Bobby Jones Expressway. The county treasurer Linda Sharpe argues funds should be disbursed according to the ballot wording which she interprets as paying each government in order until its share is exhausted, a view likely to prompt legal challenges.
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Aiken County
City of Aiken
North Augusta
New Ellenton
Wagener
Jackson
City of
Aiken
Bobby Jones
Ms. Sharpe
Aitken Standard Names Editorial and Press Staff
The Aitken Standard lists Scott B. Hunter as Editor and Jeffrey B. Wallace as Business Manager with Ellen C. Priest as Arcumanon Director and Garth R. Groshans as Waging Editor. Timothy E. O Briant is named Pressroom Director James R. Bennett Jr. serves as Systems Manager and J. David Boyd as ystems Manager.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Arcumanon Direetor
Garth R. Groshans
Timothy E. O'Briant
James R. Bennett Jr
Anti reparations debate tests First Amendment freedoms
A Horowitz column opposing reparations spurs campus controversy as papers decide what to print. Editors defend free expression while noting independence from university control and varying responses from defenses to thefts and protests.
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Penn
Harvard
Notre Dame
Daily Collegian
Penn State
Brown
Brown Daily Herald
Horowitz
Columbia University
Daily Spectator
Univer
Burnettown Mayor Hector Rodriguez praised for service
Readers express support for Mayor Hector Rodriguez of Burnettown noting town growth and asking him to reconsider leaving office. Carl Langley discusses Aiken County vehicle tax for rural fire protection citing city resident concerns and a call for refunds. Peter Gray of Aiken questions city vehicle taxation and revenue use.
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Burnettown
Rural Tire
Carl Langley
Aiken County
Joan Wilson
Aiken
Kershaw Place
Linda G. Sharpe
Aiken City
Peter Gray Aiken
Campaign reform cost under McCain Feingold bill debate
The piece notes the political cost of campaign reform proposals led by McCain Feingold. It argues the bill would curb soft money and free speech rights, empowering federal over state election rules and protecting incumbents. It cites donors, media reactions, and historical spending trends to frame the debate.
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Mississippi
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Annapolis
George W. Bush
McCain
Washington
Cheney
Lott
McCain Feingold
House
Capitol Hill
Bradley Smith
Michael Huffington
California Senate
Russ Feingold
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