Think About It Train of Thought and Terminal Quote
A reflective remark attributed to American publisher Richard R. Bowker notes that thinking aloud is acceptable when a terminal exists, framing thought as a process connected to outcomes and limitations. The quote positions deliberate reasoning within a guided end point.
Revisiting SC tuition laws for veterans in-state status
A proposed bill by Senator Tom Young to grant in-state tuition to veterans using GI Bill benefits stalled last session. Veterans like Johnathan Lubecky argue the current rule requires 12 months residency and full-time work, excluding many who rely on GI Bill aid. The editorial urges restoring veteran access in the next session as common-sense, fiscally modest, and due to debt owed to service members.
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Cindy Kubovic
South Carolina
USC Aiken
General Assembly
S.C
Tom Young
R-Aiken
Johnathan Lubecky
Senate
Post and Courier
Charleston
Lubecky
Tuittion
U.S. Army
Marine Corps
Robert Murphy
Veterans and Military Support Center
Murphy
Young
Oversight Committee Call After School Tax Vote
Thomas N. Dean of Aiken urges the Aiken County School Board to form a broadly representative oversight committee. He presses for transparent selection, inclusion of tax critics, and real powers to challenge and influence board actions from day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Thomas N. Dean Aiken
Calls for growth unwarranted and media critique essays
Letter writers argue growth plans raise taxes and maintenance costs, harming ordinary residents who value charm and slower living. They contrast growth with preserving low taxes, clean air, and civility, while addressing a separate critique of conservative media and calling out misleading reporting by Breitbart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
The
Aiken Standard
Earl Bennett
Leonard Pitts
Pitts
Fox News
Rush Limbaugh
Breitbart News
Obama
Loretta Lynch
New York
United States
Breitbart
Lynch
Clintons
Whitewater
Clinton
Bennett
al Sharpton
Jessie Jackson
Sharpton
MSNBC
Reform of power in SC hinges on broad structural changes
Dana Beach argues that Bobby Harrell's guilty plea exposes the system of concentrated legislative power. He contends the speaker's authority to appoint hundreds of board members and oversee billions in spending corrupts democracy, demanding sweeping reforms to restore checks and balances across legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Harrell
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Harrell
House
Charleston
Ashley River
Dorchester County
Judicial Merit Selection Committee
James Madison
S.C
Infrastructure Bank
John’s Island
Charleston County Council
Rick Tapp
Ways and Means
Rep
Jay Lucas
America
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Richard R. Bowker
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Daniel Filippelli Aiken
Dana Beach
Coastal Conservation League
Deb Bush