Aiken Standard Publisher and Editors Listed
A dated masthead lists Scott B. Hunter as publisher Melissa Hanna as executive editor Dee Taylor as advertising director Laura Tiedman as circulation manager Letitia Jefferson as classified advertising manager Ronnie Butler as production director. The page features a Bayle quotation on historian truth and satire.
Nuclear industry sustains Carolinas economy says Clemson study
A Clemson University report finds 12 nuclear reactors in North and South Carolina support about 40 million in payroll and 400 to 700 local jobs each, with Savannah River Site driving 2.7 billion in regional impact. The study notes tax contributions exceed 950 million yearly and claims the industry underpins long term regional vitality.
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Clemson University
Carolinas
North
South Carolina
Savannah River
Aiken County
Bridgestone
MTA
Recleim
Humanities as a pathway to knowledge and citizenship
Gina Barreca argues that universities should value humanities beyond job training. She laments administrators who favor utilitarian subjects and warns that narrowing education to economics harms civic life and culture. True education, she says, trains compassionate citizens who understand literature, art, and ideas.
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Alice Munro
Lou Reed
Leonard Cohen
Eneen
Obamacare threatens Obama era liberalism and plans fallout
Charles Krauthammer argues Obamacare tests the Obama era liberalism and may undo its central expansion of the welfare state. He cites rollout failures, plan cancellations, and hidden subsidies as signs of a looming political and ideological collapse for Democrats.
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Washington
White House
Democratic Party
Obama
Senate
Obamacare
House
Mary Landrieu and Co
Letter to the Editor on Obamacare enrollment and Medicaid
The author criticizes the Affordable Care Act and HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius along with Ezekiel Emanuel arguing the ACA is failing. They note low exchange enrollments and many applicants seeking Medicaid for free coverage. The writer claims the public is sacrificing freedom for free stuff and urges self responsibility while labeling others as freeloaders.
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Obama
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Ezekiel Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
U.S
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Washington Post
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