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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 2000
Page
7
The note lists Jeff Wallace as editor with phone and extension, provides a fax number for letters to the editor, an email address, and directs readers to the newspaper’s website for full access.
The piece weighs Gov Hodges push to raise South Carolina teachers to the national average, noting current pay at $37,734 versus $42,000 nationally and a $300 million funding gap over six years. It critiques timing near election day and hints lottery politics may drive funding choices despite support for higher salaries.
Local readers condemn a proposed one percent general sales tax increase with hospitality tax repeal. They warn it will raise the overall tax burden, hurt low income families, and be hard to deduct federally. The letters urge caution, cite property tax implications, and call for voter awareness before the 2001 election.
A listing shows senior U S lawmakers with district office addresses in Washington D C and district locations. It provides official phone lines for Strom Thurmond Ernest Hollings Floyd Spence and Lindsey Graham and notes Aiken offices for Thurmond and Graham.
The Aiken Standard invites submissions to the Letters to the Editor page. Writers should include signature, mailing address, daytime and home phone numbers for verification and note that letters may be edited. Address letters to Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email iwallace@south.net and fax to 803-648-6052.
A syndicated column critiques claims of racism in campus photos and public depictions nationwide. It notes Rhode Island Potato Head removal, University of Idaho and Wisconsin edits, Columbus parade disputes, and broader calls to view history beyond racial terms while cautioning against oversensitivity.
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