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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2017
Page
11
Publisher Rhonda Overbey and editors Michael Harris Holly Kemp present a thought of the day by T. S. Eliot born 1888 died 1965 noting the poet’s birth date and legacy in a local history context.
The Festival of the Woods celebrated Hitchcock Woods a 2100 acre urban forest in Aiken with a fundraiser for the Hitchcock Woods Foundation and a Mead Hall student nature hike. Organizers and speakers stressed preservation and public access with 70 miles of trails and a goal to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem.
Columnist warns that the Senate plan to repeal the ACA with a later replacement would strip protections for pre existing conditions, raise costs, and cut Medicaid funding. It cites CBO fears, industry opposition, and urges voters to contact their senator to defeat the bill.
Stephen P. Donohue argues that the Project Jackson Tax Increment Finance area diverted more than $500,000 from the city’s general funds to pay for a baseball stadium. He warns the TIF extended 30 years after 1996 blighted area status, increasing assessments and forcing higher taxes to cover budget holes.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer address and daytime phone for verification, limited to 500 words, subject to editing for length and libel. No pen names or anonymous letters. include a brief headline and email to letters@aikenstandard.com or mail to Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 456, Aiken SC 29801.
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