End the food tax reduction test run in South Carolina
Editors urge ending the 1 cent per dollar cut on grocery sales in South Carolina. They warn the measure costs about 154 million next year and fails to address a looming 500 million budget shortfall, urging lawmakers to restore the five cent tax and focus on decisive spending cuts and revenue reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Palmetto
Aitken Standard Publisher Names and Editorial Team
The article lists key staff at Aitken Standard with Scott B Hunt labeled as Publisher and Jeffrey presiding as Managing Editor. It also notes Thomothy E Presa as Superintendent, James R Bennett Jr as Systems Manager, and J David Boyd in another supervisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Salvation Surprises in Zacchaeus and Evelyn’s Turning
A preacher ties Luke’s tale of Jesus calling Zacchaeus to a modern woman’s awakening through faith. Salvation arrives unexpectedly when God seeks and frees a reluctant heart, mirrored by Evelyn’s transformative Sunday at a Birmingham church amid Ninny’s guiding stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Kathy
Harold
Luke
Jesus
Zacchaeus
God
Christ
Fred
John Calvin
Nicodemus
Fannie Flage
Whistle Stop
Evelyn Crouch
Evelyn
Rose Terrace
Birmingham
Ala
Mrs.Threagoode
Ninny
Whistle Shop
Presbyterian Church
Martin Luther King Memorial Baptist Church
Vacationer Meets John Rocker at Disney World Games
A vacationing couple recounts meeting John Rocker at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Florida. Rocker signs for fans including children, praised as patient and a good role model. Braves won games vs the Astros and Dodgers on March 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
June Smith
Atlanta Braves
Disney
Wide World of Sports
John Rocker
Rocker
Jeff Pearman
Bill Zack
Braves
Chan Perry
Astros
Dodgers
Mildred W. McNair
Aiken
Aiken Standard Letters to Editor Guidelines
The Aiken Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor. All letters are subject to editing and condensing. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken 29802. Send E Mail to Jwallace duesouth.net. Fax letters to 803 648 605.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Jwallace
Duesouth.net
Voter concerns on ballot intent and county plans in 2000
A Letter to the Editor questions the intent of the County Council and the ballot order for a seven year one cent sales tax. The writer recalls assurances that the ballot would bind future councils, notes alphabetization errors, and lists project priorities including Bobby Jones Expressway and multiple town initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jones
County Council
Pauiot Astea
City of Aiken
North Augusta
New Ellenton
Wagener
Jackson
Salley
Burnettown
Monetta
Perry
Windsor
Ofaiken
Burnet Town
Moneta
Also Mentioned on This Page
House
Jim Hodges
Aitken Standard
Scott B. Hunt
Jeffrey
Trothy E
Allace
White House
Cheney
Mildred McNair