Editorial Board and Leadership in Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard editorial page introduces its leadership and staff roles with publisher Ellen Priest and executive editors listed. An editorial tagline emphasizes reflection on what constitutes a publication's business and duty.
Governors clash over Common Core in political shifts
The piece traces Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and others using lawsuits and political strategy to roll back Common Core standards. It notes former support turning to criticism amid partisan debates while citing impact on education quality, teacher focus, and national rankings. It argues for bipartisan, student-centered reform and warns the national policy fight harms outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Mike Pence
South Carolina
Nikki Haley
Bobby Jindal
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Barack Obama
Jindal
State Education Board
Mark Sanford
Jim Rex
South Carolina Board of Education
Common Core
George W. Bush
Obama
U.S
One Percent Tax Increase Supports Local Schools
Ai ken County residents are urged to back a 1 percent sales tax to fund updates to aging school facilities. The column argues modern facilities boost education, attract families, and enhance property values, noting relief for property owners and nonresident contributors. Stephen Wilson, former Greater Ai ken Chamber chair, signs the piece.
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Aiken County
Lexington County
Columbia County
Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken
South Carolina
Letter to the Editor on a child with an Uzi at a gun range
A reader questions the Arizona incident in which a nine year old killed an instructor. The letter blames parents and range owners for permitting child access to weapons and calls for stricter age rules and safer premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Adams
Arizona
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Ellen Priest
Tim O’briant
Melissa Hanna
Michael Ulmer
Gertrude Stein
Editorial
Foreign Affairs
Steve Wilson
Stephen Wilson
Greater Aiken
Wilson