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Letters: Contribution to Sen Tim Scott as priceless

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In a recent letter, Rhondda May pointed out that the new secretary of education donated $49,200 to Sen. Tim Scott’s campaign (“Tim Scott ignoring valid criticism,” Feb. 15).

This is more than many S.C. teachers make in an entire year. And out of this salary, many of them spend their own money buying essential classroom supplies and tuition for re-certification classes — not trying to buy a Cabinet position.

Louise Plodinec

Aiken

This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Letters: Contribution to Sen Tim Scott as priceless."

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