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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 2014
Page
13
Ellen Priest is publisher and Tim O Briant is audience development director with Melissa Hanna as executive editor and Michael Ulmer as editorial page editor in the shown masthead. The within-page byline lists key newsroom leadership positions.
A quotation from Niels Bohr, the Danish physicist, reflects on the nature of truth. It contrasts the negation of a fact with the possibility that two deep truths can oppose yet coexist, inviting contemplation of epistemology and scientific humility.
The race features Lindsey Graham leading Brad Hutto and Thomas Ravenel with 46.3 percent to 28 percent and 8 percent respectively in Winthrop University polling. Graham skips the ETV debate, cites preventing a circus, while agreeing to a Columbia chamber event. Voters deserve direct, statewide questions and televised coverage.
Carl P. Leubsdorf notes Leon Panetta's critique of Obama's Iraq drawdown and Syria red line, praising Panetta's case that a residual force could have aided Iraq and that Obama erred on credibility with Syria. The column contrasts Bush, Obama, and ISIS, citing polls, Dempsey warnings, and calls for a modest ground role.
Moses Mims urges District 84 voters to consider Rosie Berry for South Carolina House, highlighting her record on education, veterans, health care, and economic development while noting mill closures and district needs. The piece contrasts Berry with Republicans, urging support for a candidate who will back the district.
A reader accuses the Aiken County School Board of seeking a new tax hike, calling it a penny tax to disguise a one percent sales tax. The letter claims 2010 voters rejected a $236 million tax increase 70 to 30 and argues the public rejects government schooling and higher taxes, warning that passage would reduce household finances and boost government control.
The Aiken Standard outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including requirement for signatures and writer address, a daytime phone for verification, and a 400 word limit. It notes editing for length clarity libel and taste, disallows pen names and anonymous letters, and reserves discretion for publication.
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