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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2016
Page
11
The Aiken Standard notes Ellen Priest as Publisher and Editor with Michael Smith as Executive Editor and Holly Ellington as News Editor. A Thought of the Day offers a Swiss proverb: Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard.
The General Assembly overrode Gov. Haley's veto to provide 40 million dollars in disaster relief for farmers hit by October floods. Grants up to 100000 dollars are available, covering up to 20 percent of losses to buy seed and fertilizer. A nine member Farm Aid Advisory Board will be formed by May end to administer distributions and oversee implementation.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer address and a daytime phone for verification. Do not exceed 500 words as longer letters may be rejected. Anonymous or pen name letters are not published and publication is discretionary. Email to letters@aikenstandard.com or mail to Letters to the Editor P. O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
The column argues defining greatness by terms and evidence, cites military power and freedoms, notes growth of inequality, political gridlock, and the moral tests from leaders like Humphrey Gandhi Bonhoeffer and Franklin. It critiques greed and pay inequality, calls for reform and a kept republic. Anthony DiStefano is named as a longtime government official.
The writer rejects the governor's stance on SRS as a nuclear dumping ground. They warn of excess plutonium metal requiring tight security and storage for decades. They endorse SRS as an ideal, highly secure site for long term plutonium storage and question tax value of unused land.
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