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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1985

Page

4

Reagan Eyes Tax Reform Amid Deficit Clash

President Reagan returns from illness and vacation determined to push tax reform as a remedy for deficits. The plan would close loopholes while maintaining rates, drawing support from some lawmakers and disapproval from supply‑side allies.

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Goad Protests Republican Voice on County Election Commission

Aiken County Republican Party Chairman Ken Goad questions the makeup of the County Election Commission after a Democratic member was appointed despite no declared Republican. Betty Christensen, with 20 years as poll manager and instructor credentials, contrasts Tim Wilson, backed by Sen. Tommy Moore, and the delegation’s party line vote.

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Thought For Today Quote From Thoreau

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Quote reflects existential restlessness and personal longing for meaning.

Henry David Thoreau

Dear Dr Graham Money’s hold harms health and faith

A reader asks about a sister in law who denounces medical care for a husband. The response cites 1 Timothy 6 9 10 17 to warn that love of money can corrupt, urging wise money use and medical care, plus prayer for the sister in law to seek Christ and forgiveness.

Mrs. T.L Christ

Reshaping Aiken County Election Commission

Aiken County election credibility is questioned as voters and poll workers report irregularities. The writer urges restructuring to ensure cross party representation and better oversight, recounting a vacancy appointment where Democratic and Republican delegates voted along party lines.

Intervenors Seek Only Law Compliance at SRP

Frances Close of Hart Energy Research Foundation argues at EIS hearings that cooling water measures at the Savannah River Plant come from the Clean Water Act and that regulators and DOE must enforce the law. She blames delays on environmentalists and calls for accountability from Reagan and Congress.

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Imaginative Marketing Proposals Stir Downtown Debate

Melvyn L. Haas critiques repeated urban planning ideas to widen Whiskey Road and sever Hitchcock Woods from stable areas, arguing such moves harm the horse community and downtown merchants. He urges imaginative marketing over road expansion and warns against moving commerce to South Aiken.

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