Editorial Board and staff of Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists Ellen Priest as Publisher Tim O Briant as Audience Development Director Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor Michael Ulmer as Editorial Page Editor. The note reflects on education and knowledge, declaring sixty years ago we knew everything while now we know nothing attributing it to ignorance.
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Highway fund crisis prompts bids for quick relief
The piece argues the U.S. Highway Trust Fund faces insolvency threatening 112,000 projects and 700,000 jobs. It outlines options including a gas tax increase, repatriation tax receipts, tolls on interstates, broader highway program reform, and emergency appropriations, urging bipartisan action without stalling.
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Work ethic matters even without riches column
Cal Thomas argues in a Belfast column that wealth and the annual Rich List from The Times Magazine reveal a work ethic path to prosperity. He contrasts Western envy and welfare with Asia’s model, urging readers to imitate successful self-made individuals to improve lives and national outcomes.
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Editorial policy on letters to the editor in Aiken Standard
The editor notes that opinions letters related to the June 10 primary will not be accepted after June 1 and disallows letters tied to organized candidate or cause campaigns. Letters should be mailed to Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or emailed to letters aikenstandard com.
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Voters face choice in South Carolina GOP primary
The letter urges voters to back Richard Cash over Sen. Lindsey Graham in the June 10 Republican primary. It accuses Graham of supporting Obama and liberal judges, cites evangelical outreach for immigration reform, and notes concerns about amnesty, border security, and family unity.
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