This editorial, written by Francis P. Church, first appeared in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897. It runs in the Aiken Standard this year in honor of Christmas.
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.
South Carolina continues to grow as a military-friendly state.
Things aren’t going well for President Biden’s student loan cancellation. On Nov. 14 the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined the $400 billion write-off, its second legal defeat in days. This is what happens when the President subverts the law for election politics.
At the polls Nov. 8, you needed proof of your identity.
Haiti is in the throes of one of the most dire emergencies in its crisis-prone recent history, one increasingly likely to wash up on U.S. shores in the form of desperate migrants. Its government, which is integral to the problem, last month requested international military intervention, and …
Tuesday is election day. It goes without saying that every eligible voter should do their duty and cast their vote.
Politics in the United States are different in the 21st century. As the calendar turned to the year 2000, the groundwork for a major divide between Democrats and Republicans had already been laid. President Bill Clinton was impeached in the 1990s before 2000 produced the most hotly contested…
The pandemic lockdowns were a policy blunder for the ages, and the economic, social and health consequences are still playing out. But the worst catastrophe was visited on America’s children, as Monday’s release of the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress shows.
President Richard Nixon vetoed the Clean Water Act in 1972. But Congress overrode him on a bipartisan vote, and the landmark law to reverse the toxic degradation of U.S. rivers, lakes and streams took effect half a century ago this month.
In recognition of the impact and importance South Carolina’s manufacturing has throughout the state, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster issued a proclamation declaring October “South Carolina Manufacturing Month.”
Many sectors are reeling from massive labor shortages – but few affect families more intimately than what is happening with child care. With lengthy waiting lists and soaring costs, the scale of the crisis is obvious. Less clear is how the country can quickly fix it.
Amid the stir caused by President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts, far too little attention has been paid to another far-reaching reform: the administration’s change to a lending program known as income-driven repayment (or IDR). If widely applied, Biden’s proposal would provid…
South Carolina and Georgia are glad to be the exceptions.
Though South Carolina did not have major controversy following the 2020 election, state lawmakers saw the need for election law changes that capitalize on pandemic-inspired methods and prevent future problems with the integrity of the vote.
A provision of the 2018 Farm Bill was important in providing “fair access” to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs.
It’s not uncommon in many situations to hear people ask: “How can I help?”
The feeling is too familiar now. It hits like a shock and then twists into emotions of horror, anger, sadness and fear until it settles in the mind as a sickening numbness that we don’t know what to do with.
It sounds like a scene out of a movie: It’s late at night, and a bus filled with passengers is traveling down a remote stretch of interstate.
On April 18, a Florida federal judge, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mandate requiring masks while traveling on planes, trains and automobiles, assuming the last of those is an Uber or a cab. She declared the regulation an overreach of gov…
The latest United Nations climate report couldn’t be clearer: We are at a planetary crossroads.
The 2022 edition of the Aiken Spring Steeplechase is in the books, and that’s a good thing.
It was another great night for business in Aiken.
Project Pascalis. Aiken Mall. The old hospital.
The stock market took a plunge. Gas pump prices are edging upward by the hour. Whether Americans like it or not, the war in Ukraine is going to affect them in profound and unpleasant ways. No amount of complaining and political finger-pointing about who’s to blame will change the simple fact…
Every farmer knows that you have to till the soil to produce a bumper crop.
With a simple snip of the scissors Friday morning, the Aiken County Public Library officially marked its grand opening as it nears the end of a two-year renovation project.
The pandemic has changed America in many ways, and one major change is the migration from states that locked down their economies and schools the most to those that kept them largely open.
The terrible year of 2020 ended with a glimmer of hope. While the United States and California were in the grip of the worst surge yet of the pandemic, the first vaccines against COVID-19 were being distributed to healthcare workers and plans were underway for the largest immunization rollou…
This editorial, written by Francis P. Church, first appeared in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897. It runs in the Aiken Standard this year in honor of Christmas.
It’s no great secret that law enforcement and other first responders have very dangerous occupations.
This is a busy time of year when most of us are buying and wrapping presents, hosting and attending parties and, in many cases, doing something to make this holiday season merrier for others in need right here at home.
Christmas came a little bit early this year for Aiken County leaders.
On Dec. 7, 80 years ago, America was attacked at Pearl Harbor. It is a date not to be forgotten.
If ever there is proof of what the census means, it is illustrated in the redrawing of political lines based on population changes. Orangeburg County lost population from 2010 to 2020 and is now finding out what that can mean in terms of changing legislative district lines.
A key point about elections: Auditing the results is not about appeasing a losing candidate. The purpose is to ensure the integrity of results – and the election process.
No one can dispute the important nature of computers and technology in today’s world. It is debated often just what balance of teachings are needed in schools, from mathematics to history, from personal finance to physical education. There can be no debate on the importance of today’s studen…
South Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is stepping up for retirement security for Americans.
A chamber president, city manager and economic development czar walk into a downtown hotel. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
The U.S. economy has seen its share of ups and down since the COVID-19 pandemic began roughly 18 months ago.
There’s no denying that unvaccinated people are at the greatest risk of catching COVID-19 and suffering serious consequences.
In his mind, Harry S. Truman’s famous desk sign motto, “The buck stops here!” defined a president’s responsibility. “No one else can do the deciding for him,” he explained.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped prevent roughly 6,300 new COVID-19 infections and 800 deaths among seniors in South Carolina during the first five months of 2021.
Britain’s rumpled Prime Minister Boris Johnson has plenty of reasons to fear the press.
Communities like ours are seeing dollar signs on the horizon.
We’ve all probably heard the alternate definition of the word “insanity:” doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.
Redistricting and gerrymandering aren’t sexy.
Many locally know of Eutaw Springs battlefield and its importance in the Revolutionary War for American independence. What transpired in the Southern colonies and in particular in South Carolina cannot be underestimated in importance. More Americans need to know about these chapters in our history.
A thought-provoking proposal was presented to the Aiken County Council’s ad hoc committee last week on how to spend part of the nearly $33.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
The debate about voting and voting laws in the United States is truly more about partisan politics than objective analysis. A common refrain is that every American should have the right to vote and not face obstacles to casting ballot. But the fact is that elections are about winning and los…
Remember when Aiken County residents were lining up by the hundreds at vaccination clinics back in late winter and early spring?
There was plenty of good news in the most recent litter survey conducted by Keep Aiken County Beautiful.
Summer has officially arrived. We’ve already seen the impact of the weather, in terms of both seasonal storms and a tropical system. But summer brings another unpleasant reality that is due renewed focus: mosquitoes.
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