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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2001
Page
4
An editorial voices support and concern as Aiken County raises its sales tax from 5 to 6 percent to fund voter approved road projects and municipal needs. It notes a county court battle over revenue distribution, with seven years of funding and no new voter approval required for extensions.
A state faces a $500 million budget cut prompting talk of ending inmate work at the Governor's Mansion. While no crimes are alleged, critics urge strict rules and severe penalties for inmates and staff to keep the home safe and ensure the program remains a privilege, not a right.
The Aiken Standard names key personnel including Jeffrey B. Wallace as Business Manager Ellen C Priest as Circulation Director Garth R Groshans as Managing Editor E O Briant as Supervisor James R Bennett Jr as Systems Manager and J David Boyd in the listed editorial and operations staff roles.
By age 20 four of ten young US women will become pregnant at least once. The columnist argues adults must actively talk to teens about sex, promoting abstinence as the best choice and stressing parental influence, with a Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy urging direct, value-driven conversations at home and in communities. The piece notes shifts in teen attitudes toward sex from 1987 to 1999 and cites a Campaign survey supporting parental involvement. An official website is listed for more guidance and tips.
Detective Larry Stewart, 30 year veteran of the Aiken Dept. of Public Safety, urges readers to support law enforcement after criticizing a April 29 cartoon that depicted officers beating a jaywalker. He notes he rarely used force and values a positive image of police.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters signed with a mailing address and phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or condensed. Address them to Letters to the Editor, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or email swallace duesouth.net or fax 803-648-6052.
A critical roundup touches Bob Kerrey’s Vietnam guilt, Scott Waddle’s submarine mishap, and George W. Bush’s enduring stance amid critics. It weighs Allbaugh’s flood relief costs, Downey Jr’s drug addiction, and public narratives shaping reputations and accountability.
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