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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 2014
Page
13
Ellen Priest is publisher, Tim O Briant editor and director of audience, Melissa Hanna executive editor, and Michael Ulmer editorial page editor. The listing outlines leadership for the paper's opinion section and audience outreach.
A William Dean Howells remark contrasts labeling a man a reformer when his dream pleases us with branding him a crank if we disfavor it. The statement comments on biased judgments of visionaries.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the state must address a minimally adequate education and criticized the current funding method. The decision labels the system unequal, urging lawmakers to craft a simpler, fairer plan beyond local property taxes. Bipartisan support is hoped but uncertain as leaders like Haley and Sheheen push for reform. The piece calls for lasting change to guarantee universal, quality schooling across districts.
Mary Beth Seaha of Aiken reacts to Jonathan Gruber's comments on Obamacare. She argues Gruber exposed perceived deception and lack of transparency used to pass the law and notes Republicans campaigned on repeal. She asks who are the “stupid voters” Gruber targets.
Kathleen Parker argues the 2010 midterms reflected a demand to end Obamacare style obfuscation and executive overreach. The public soured on misrepresentation, insisting on honesty about the Affordable Care Act and a reinvigorated trust in government, shared by both parties.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and daytime phone for verification. Letters must not exceed 400 words and may be edited for length, clarity, libel, and taste. Anonymous or pen name letters are not published and publication is discretionary.
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