No tolerance for threats in schools editorial
Editorial urges zero tolerance for weapons and threats in schools in Aiken County. Highlights swift actions by officials in past threats at Midland Valley High and Paul Knox Middle, notes student reporting is crucial, and argues schools must remain safe havens for learning with strict discipline and individual handling of accidental cases.
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Aiken County
Midland Valley High School
Columbine High
Colorado
Paul Knox Middle School
Paul Knox
Social Security funding and the boomers problem
The article argues presidential candidates overstate deficits and rely on a future surplus to fund Social Security. It warns of a squeeze starting about 15 years ahead as 76 million Baby Boomers retire and the worker to retiree ratio falls to 2 to 1. It suggests payroll tax increases as the likely solution to solvency.
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Congress
Social Security
George W. Bush
GOP
al Gore
Los Angeles Times
Medicare Rx Drug Discount and Security Act proposal
Senators Hagel McCain join to push the Medicare Rx Drug Discount and Security Act aimed at lowering senior drug prices through privately negotiated discounts of up to 70 percent. The plan would require a $35 annual card fee, waived for low income seniors, cap out of pocket costs, preserve private insurance, and avoid new monthly premiums while enabling private manager choice and preserving Medicare solvency.
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Michigan
Washington
Tve
Sens
Chuck Hagel
R-Neb
John McCain
R-Ariz
Canada
Medicare
Donald ‘Trump
Ross Perot
Medicare prescription drug reform debate urged by readers
Readers urge reform of Medicare with a prescription drug benefit while warning of insolvency in 2010. The piece cites the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare and critiques stand-alone drug plans, price controls, and drug re importation as insufficient or harmful. It references policymakers Spencer Abraham and Jack Strayer and calls for adopting the Commission blueprint to preserve Medicare.
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National
Bipartisan
Commission On the Future of
America
Canada
Bipartisan Commission On
Commission
Breaux-Thomas-Frist
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Moore campaign ad lists Moore voting record in South Carolina
GOP chairman criticizes Tommy Moore by citing voting positions on education, taxes, health care, and social issues from the 2000 and 2001 legislative sessions. The piece argues Moore favors self, not constituents, and endorses Robert Csett for SC Senate District 25.
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Horse Creek Valley
Midland Valley
The
Villager
Tommy Moore
Tom Cat
Tommy
Columbia
Robert C Sett
South Carolina
Sena
Letters Praise Clerk of Court Staff in Child Support Case
Theresa Boettjer Jackson offers high praise for the Clerk of Court and staff who managed a complex two county to state child support and alimony case. She credits their responsiveness, expertise, and dedication for resolving the mess and confining the matter to Aiken County, noting they handled inquiries, ensured payments, and remained available despite caseloads.
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Clerk of Court
South Carolina
Ohio
Aiken County
Theresa Boettjer Jackson
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