Budget board plays shell game with state budget
Editorial criticizes the Budget and Control Board for delaying cuts amid a revenue shortfall. It argues Go Hodges, James Lander, and Grady Patterson show political maneuvering to avoid immediate reductions, while Republicans Leatherman and Harrell push for cuts. The piece urges voters to see through the leadership and demands honest budgeting.
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State Budget and Control Board
Budget and Control Board
Jim Hodges
Comproller
James Lander
Grady Patterson
Hodges
Hugh Leatherman
Bobby Harrell
Lander
Patterson
Letters to the Editor policy at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites reader letters to the Editor and asks for brief submissions with the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29602 Email swallace aikenstandard com Fax 903 648 6062.
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Aiken Stanard
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Aiken Standard Editorial Staff Listing
The Aiken Standard announces its leadership lineup with Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace and Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant overseeing daily operations. Production Director Phillip Yates and J. David Boyd manage systems and customer service respectively within the newsroom.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Scot Newcom
Loyal Navy Reserve Nurse Voices Desert Storm Bond
A Navy Reserve Nurse Corps officer writes of service across branches, Desert Storm memories, and post 9 11 mobilizations. She discusses family balance, fear and duty, the Navy Marine Army Air Guard bond, and readiness to respond at a moment's notice.
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Lynn Nicolai
Iam
Navy Reserve Nurse Corps
Naval Hospital
Marine Reserve
Marines
Army
Air Force
Air National Guard
New York
Creationism in Schools Sparks Debate Over Secular Religion
A reader challenges Mayor Cavanaugh over church and state and creationism in schools. The letter argues secular humanism dominates public education, condemns neutrality, and proposes abolishing public schools in favor of private ones to stop tax-funded religious influence. It ends with asking if the deal is acceptable.
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Cavanaugh
Supreme Court
Two Cities Two Visions Salisbury and Houston
A columnist compares Salisbury North Carolina and Houston Texas through visits and experiences. He notes Salisbury’s historic downtown redevelopment led by the F M bank project and contrasts it with Houston’s booming growth and Enron era few faults, including sprawling suburbs and a pricey cab ride. He reflects on personal sense of place and concludes by valuing home in Aiken. He invites readers to contact him at the Aiken Standard.
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Paul Fisher
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Union Train Station
Aiken
Dorothy
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