Editorial Board Leadership Names Public Figures
The newspaper lists Ellen Priest as Publisher Tim O Briant as Editor and Director of Audience Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor and Michael Ulmer as Editorial Page Editor, outlining key newsroom leadership roles.
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Ellen Priest
Tim O’briant
Melissa Hanna
Michael Ulmer
Hypocrisy as Fashionable Vice, Moliere Quotation
A quoted line by Moliere notes that hypocrisy is a fashionable vice and that fashionable vices pass for virtues. The French dramatist born 1622 and died 1673 is cited as the author.
Dark money reshapes politics amid IRS failures
Dark-money groups spent more on this year's elections, masking donors as social welfare outfits. Analysts warn these groups, boosted by Supreme Court rulings and lax enforcement, could dominate the 2016 race. The IRS is criticized for weak oversight and is urged to craft enforceable rules.
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Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Senate
IRS
Congress
Center For Responsive Politics
Wesleyan Media Project
Letters on politics and voting issues spark local debate
Marvin Bishop of Aiken replies to a letter about Pitts and national figures, urging voters to participate and demand accountability from leaders. James Haviland’s letter notes precinct 64 traffic and voter habits, advising readers to study ballot issues at home and proofread before voting.
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Marvin Bishop Aiken
James Haviland
Cedar Creek Church
Eye on the doughnut not the hole in campaign finance
Column argues money in politics distorts free speech and railroads Buckley v. Valeo and McCain Feingold. It cites 1971 1973 reforms, 1998 Senate spending, and 2014 pushes for a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to limit election spending. It warns gridlock, lobbying dominance, and calls for reform to restore congressional control.
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Congress
Citizens United
Supreme Court
Strom
U.S. Senate
Buckley
McCain- Feingold
Governors’ Conference
Senate
Bill Saxby
Ohio
John Cooper
Kentucky
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Nixon
Mitch McConnell
Harry Reid
Washington
George Will
Prager University
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Charles Krauthammer
Fritz Hollings
S.C
Palmetto State
Hollings
U.S
John McCain
R-Ariz
Russ Feingold
D-Wis