Aiken Standard Excerpt and Notable Staff Quotes
The item lists the Aiken Standard founded in 1867 with key staff including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Melissa Hanna Advertising Director Dee Taylor Business Manager Terri Cheek Circulation Manager Letitia Jefferson and Classified Advertising Manager Ronnie Butler. It ends with a Fernand Braudel quotation about history moving in three speeds.
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Terri Cheek
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Letitia Jefferson
Editorial calls for thoughtful reform of food stamp program
The piece notes record SNAP rolls with 47 million Americans and 800 000 in South Carolina, urges reform as unemployment improves to avoid perpetual support, cites fraud reduction and the need to tighten eligibility while balancing hunger relief and debt concerns. It argues for gradual changes and targeted cuts to ensure benefits align with economic health.
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The growing need of character in society
In this column Bill O'Reilly laments widespread bad parenting and its impact. He cites Miley Cyrus's controversial TV moment and a Spokane homicide case to argue derelict parenting harms society, urging public condemnation and leadership from elites to address the issue.
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Lincoln and IRS clash mirror a nation divided
Leonard Pitts Jr argues the IRS ruling allowing married same sex couples to file joint federal returns accelerates a civil rights showdown. He invokes Lincoln to frame the nation’s moment of decision, noting full faith and credit and the likelihood of court rulings up to the Supreme Court.
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Letter to the Editor Attacks on Obama and DC corruption
A reader argues that Washington DC is a swamp of corruption aggravated by Barack Obama. The letter attacks the 900 billion stimulus as sham shovel ready jobs, criticizes Obamacare and its passage, references Benghazi and alleged cover ups, and claims IRS harassment of conservative critics reflects government overreach and contempt for Americans.
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