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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2005
Page
9
The piece notes 74.7 percent of Aiken County students passed both exit exam parts while the state average was 71 percent. It argues one quarter of 10th graders fail and calls for renewed effort from students, parents, teachers, and administrators to improve readiness for college and careers.
Watertown Daily Times reports the administration dropped plans to fund nuclear bunker busters aimed at underground command centers. Critics warned of radioactive fallout and proliferation risks, while supporters argued for flexible options to deter terrorists. The move follows Senate funding approval and House rejection, leading to a withdrawal and a shift toward non nuclear alternatives.
State officials coordinate entry at a motel in South Carolina as authorities pursue a pair of prison escapees detained earlier this week. State Sen. Greg Ryberg, a member of the Senate Corrections and Penology Committee, commented on the case.
A reader weighs in on the Broad River Correctional Institute escape. They praise Director Jon Ozmint but call for safeguards review and procedural changes after hours elapsed before awareness of missing inmates. The piece argues for education as the key need for SC prisons to aid inmate reintegration.
A personal column muses on risk and learning from missteps. It shows a public official’s perjury scare, youth hockey chores, midlife shifts, and a hope for genuine freedom. The narrator envisions New Year travels to Tromso and the Arctic darks as a cure for complacency and a path to happiness in Minnesota.
A provocative column accuses The New York Times and reporter James Dao of selective quoting and bias in a marine letter from Corporal Starr. It contrasts the paper’s portrayal with a fuller uncle Timothy Lickness account and Starr’s own declared resolve to fight for freedom.
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