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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 2003
Page
11
A General Assembly plan would raise the state sales tax from 5 to 7 percent and remove the school tax from property assessments, placing full school funding in Columbia. The piece warns this shift removes local districts from funding decisions and could blunt education in Aiken County.
A readable roster lists editors and staff positions including Yubusher Scott B Hunter and Jeffrey B Wallace with roles such as Advertising Director and Managing Editor. It notes production and systems management staff along with customer service and other department heads.
Mike Bader, a Missoula Mont. consultant, argues the House approved Bush fire plan expands commercial logging and weakens environmental protections. He urges a science based, cost effective shift toward home defensible space and community protection to safeguard lives and property.
Arab liberal reformers in Jordan warn that the Iraq war weakens democracy efforts as postwar chaos, looting, and lack of a plan undermine credibility. They urge U.S. accountability in Iraq and a revived Middle East peace path to restore faith in democratic reform.
At a May 19 meeting at Schofield Middle School parents distributed a petition as they warn of budget cuts in 2004 harming education. They cite loss of a school resource officer language department and a 50 percent cut to the SOAR gifted program.
A grateful patient thanks Aiken Regional Medical Centers for urgent ER care on April 18 leading to bypass surgery. She praises doctors nurses technicians and cardiac specialists for clear communication and confident care, notes ICU staff PT and floor teams, and credits the Mended Hearts chapter for support. patient on a strong recovery期待.
A fourth grade student asks for continued funding for gifted and talented GT programs. The student argues GT keeps learners challenged and out of trouble, noting potential careers and underachievement trends, and begging not to cut GT funding.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor with the writer’s signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Address Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Email swallace at aikenstandard dot com. Fax 803 648 6062.
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