Editorial urges action as South Carolina unemployment climbs
The Letters to the Editor section calls attention to a 12 percent October unemployment rate in South Carolina, the fifth highest in the nation, and a 10 percent rate in Aiken County. It argues for job creation as a top priority, notes Boeing’s looming investment as a distant hope, and urges lawmakers to focus on employment over impeachment in January.
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Aiken Standard Staff and Contacts List
The Aiken Standard announces its editorial and advertising leadership with Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor. Other key figures include Arthur T. Zappa advertising director and Timothy E. O Briant news director, supported by Phillip Yates production and Terri Cheek business management.
Intelligentsia vs intelligence in Obama policy debate
David Sirota argues that Washington elite Broder and Diehl denigrate careful deliberation on Afghanistan. He claims their call for quick decisions reflects an anti intellectual trend among the pundit class. He warns this dictatorship of ignorance signals a broader national slide into idiocracy.
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Sarah Palin
Glenn Beck
South Carolina clashes over I Believe license plates ruling
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie finding South Carolina’s I Believe license plates unconstitutional drew sharp responses from Attorney General Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer. Currie ordered the state to cover legal costs for both sides, highlighting the case’s rise to the Establishment Clause issue and state promotion of religion.
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Letter Critiques Stimulus Transparency and Recovery.gov
Jane Page Thompson of Aiken censures stimulus spending and Recovery.gov for misreported funds. She highlights South Carolina allocations to non existent districts, out of state recipients, and lobbyist funded spending, urging accurate transparency and accountability.
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