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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2006
Page
11
The NAACP accuses Aiken County School District of excluding Black professionals from top posts and demands resignations for Superintendent Linda Eldridge and School Board Chairman John Bradley. The piece urges diversity balanced with hiring merit and stresses cultivating local talent to fill future vacancies.
A speaker argues against using the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. They warn executions could mart ammunition extremists and propose life imprisonment in isolated maximum security prisons, citing Rudolph Hess as a precedent. The piece contrasts capital punishment with long term containment.
My View staff photo by Rob Now shows Aiken High School freshman Jordan Johnson outside the cafeteria Wednesday trying to buy a Coke from a vending machine that was sold out.
Students discuss the plan by companies and the William Clinton Foundation to end sugared beverages in high schools. They note preferring water or juice, peers bringing drinks from home, and some expectation that the policy may reduce soda consumption and obesity.
Letter from Ed Bowers in Aiken argues Americans overconsume energy and that Europe’s high taxes on gas influence behavior. He contends federal gas taxes could reduce demand, push car makers toward fuel efficiency, and fund health care and Iraq costs, while warning of negative effects and political pushback.
A reader laments the lack of conviction among pastors and leaders quoting that many preachers seek popularity over truth. He condemns a valley minister who blends politics with faith, warns of pervasive compromise, and calls for men of God to resist secular winds, guard biblical standards, and confront national decline.
Reader letters question ethanol efficiency arguing for and against its energy balance. They request analysis from a knowledgeable source at SRS and a possible standard article detailing energy savings or losses in growing harvesting processing and production of ethanol.
A reader defends oil companies against price gouging claims. The letter notes ExxonMobil’s small nine cent per gallon profit and cites government taxes of about 42 cents per gallon. It argues education is needed before attacking firms and asserts supply and demand as a natural law in operation.
A supporter frames Skipper Perry as a proven conservative ally of Governor Sanford, citing 99.1 percent alignment on funding and the 2000s Checklist for Change effort. The message urges voters to choose a trusted community figure over negative campaigning and urges accountability and listening to residents.
Associated Press report in the Aiken Standard notes Senate Republicans push a federal anti gouging measure amid public resentment over rising gas prices. The piece questions scope across goods and services, and highlights tension between consumers and energy interests as lawmakers weigh remedies.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues of concern to Letters to the Editor. Write to Alien Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email or fax at 648-6052.
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