Aiken Standard TalkBack: ethics, taxes, school funding
Editorial callers urge ethics reform and tax changes in South Carolina. They argue the School Board’s autonomous taxing authority should be dismantled, discuss millage and a possible 1 percent sales tax, and question why Aiken County runs schools in Saluda County. They call for widening the bypass and criticize local officials, inviting reader comments via TalkBack.
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Corrections Aiken Standard corrects animal welfare hearing note
The Aiken Standard corrects errors from Monday and Saturday editions. Sen Tom Young attended the Sept 30 Animal Welfare hearing at Aiken Technical College and was not on the panel. Correct contact info for Ann Whitten is 803-507-5079.
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Filmmaker Robert Stone keynote at 23rd Edward Teller Lecture
Robert Stone spoke to hundreds at the Edward Teller Lecture about balancing environmentalism with nuclear power. His film Pandora's Promise portrays anti-nuclear activists who embrace nuclear energy as a clean, future option as CNTA promotes National Nuclear Science Week in Aiken and highlights Savannah River Site visibility.
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Quilters urged to enter annual museum show
Local quilters are invited to submit pieces for the 34th Carolina Pine Quilters Quilt Show at the Aiken County Historical Museum from November 4 through 23. Entries must be dropped off at the museum with an application, inside a labeled pillowcase, by the submission window and entries must be made within the past three years by Aiken County residents.
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Aiken County District earns B on latest test results
Aiken County School District received a B under the federal accountability system, while Aiken High School earned an A and six other high schools a B. Middle schools averaged a C with noted improvement. District officials and state education leaders remark on the dual accountability system and its upcoming consolidation.
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