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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 2015
Page
13
Editorial board members Ellen Priest Tim O Briant and Michael Ulmer frame a vision of Paradise as a library through a concise note. The piece presents a literary reference to Borges and signals a reflective, cultural tone for the publication.
The piece urges linking USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College with the wider Aiken community to boost local jobs for graduates, stimulate downtown growth, and create a vibrant cultural and entertainment hub. It notes stalled growth, a new city business vitality manager, and a $10 million Hotel Aiken renovation as steps toward sustaining talent and investment.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer address and phone for verification. Limit to 500 words and subject to editing for length libel and good taste. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters are not published.
Legislators celebrate court delay on a 22 year old education lawsuit while failing to present a concrete plan. The Supreme Court extended deadlines and ordered a panel review by Oct 15 and a plan due soon after the next legislative session ends, amid criticism that action is long overdue for rural and low income students.
Michael Ulmer announces his departure from the Aiken Standard to join the South Carolina Statehouse. He reflects on two years as opinions page editor, thanks colleagues Scott Hunter Melissa Hanna Ellen Priest Tim O Briant Derrek Asberry Maayan Schechter readers, and praises local leaders such as City Councilwoman Lessie Price and Mayor-Elect Rick Osbon.
A reader agrees with Karl Bankert's letter on Aiken's government but opposes a switch to a strong mayor system. The writer urges upgrading the weak mayor framework to empower a professional leader, notes council inefficiencies over the Gem Lakes road issue, and calls for The Aiken Standard to lead a citywide discussion and reform process.
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