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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2009
Page
11
A South Carolina reader urges comprehensive tax reform and criticizes piecemeal relief. The letter argues current policies favor the rich and burdens the middle and poor, noting past proposals for an impartial commission have stalled and urging bold legislative action.
The piece accuses Governor Mark Sanford of prioritizing tax offsets over health insurance for 160,000 families and resisting broad stimulus funds. It likens his stance to Hoover's during the Great Depression, urging SC residents to press for full funds to aid economic recovery and public services.
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership and key editors including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace News Director Timothy E O Briant and Advertising Director Arthur T Zappa along with production circulation and managing staff.
Readers weigh how property valuations affect taxes and affordability. Aiken comment favors maintaining a 5 percent cap with point of sale to protect homeowners from rapid value spikes. Another letter argues for Palestinian statehood and two state solution with Obama era pledges, urging pressure on Israel and U.S. policy.
A reader shares a personal tale about Salvation Army aid inspiring generosity. The piece recalls a World War I veteran father who, exhausted from the front, describes lean rations and the comfort of doughnuts and support received.
Melissa Bonnette of Williston urges that the American people reject torture in any form and insist leaders do not speak for the public. She calls for an example of decency and humanity, opposing abuses carried out in the name of the nation.
John Greenwood Batesburg argues that torture endangers soldiers and increases global hostility toward the United States, urging a clear precedent against such practices.
A reader argues Lt. Gov. Bauer望 push to remove terms like Negro scalawag and carpetbagger from the Legislative Manual is political theater. The letter defends retaining Negro as historical while condemning the other two terms as inappropriate in official records, noting the importance of recording Black leaders in Reconstruction-era state government.
Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden cautions that closing individual schools will not stop citywide transmission but aims to slow spread within each school as New York records its first swine flu death.
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