Notable Quotes Span Politics Sports and Public Life
A collage of quotes from figures including Bill Clinton Robert Litani Julie Petersen Dot Campbell Gloria McConnell David Cunningham Angelina Jolie Saymon James David Wilkins Ed Cota and Rick Osbon touch on democracy, business disputes, sports victories, royal and public figures, and local government policy across varied U S locales.
Hypocrisy Award for Gore and Bush in Reform Drive
Washington columnist Sandy Grady argues Al Gore and George W. Bush pose as reformers while continuing moneyed campaign tactics. He mocks their pledges to curb soft money and discloses past fund raising, calling their reform act a public relations striptease.
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Washington
Denzel Washington
al Gore
George W. Bush
Poseur
Brando
Beatty
Barrymore
Chutzpah
Gore
Bush
George Preen
Sonses
John McCain
Jesse Ventura
Russell Feingold
Bill Bradley
Dennis Rodman
Prince Albert
Oval Office
FBI
White House
Congress
Bonnie and Clyde
Larry Makinson
Center For Responsive Politics
Brinks
McCain
Saint John
House
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Senate
Trent Lott
Bedlam
al and
Dubya
O.J. Simpson
Letters argue safety locks hinder defense and blame parenting
The writer contends gun safety locks render firearms useless in emergencies and criticizes liberal gun control. They cite personal anecdotes, praise NRA training, and call for parental accountability, arguing crime and child behavior stem from how families raise children rather than guns themselves.
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Clinton
Aiken Standard Seeks Brief Signed Letters to Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor. Send with signature, address, daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Editing may condense letters. Address to Letters to the Editor, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or email editorial duesouth.net or fax 803 648 6052.
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Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Bach and the Moog: classical music as public deterrent
Froma Harrop notes how malls and transit hubs use classical music to deter teens, citing Bach as a trusted, multimedia composer whose works adapt across harpsichords Moog synthesizers and guitars. Gesualdo’s turbulent madrigals and Mozart’s persona are acknowledged, but Bach remains a subtle cultural weapon.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach
Victoria
British Columbia
Port Authority
New York City
Times Square
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Mozart
Amadeus
Carlo Gesualdo
Gesualdo
Andria
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Bill Clinton
India
Clinto
Rober Litani
Justice Department
Microsoft
Julie Petersen
Dot Campbell
Dogwood Stable
Jack Flash
Shirley McClure
North Augusta
Apollo
Sen
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
H.L. Hunley
Bath
David Cunningham
Clearwater Fire Department
Angelina Jolie
Jon Voight
Allen
Allen University
Saymon James
Wilkins
South Carolina
David Wilkins
Tion
General Assembly
Joe Riley
State House
North Carolina
Ed Cota
Tarheels
USC Aiken
Aiken County
Rick Osbon
Robert Alexander
Campbell
Riley
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Angela R. Nalley
David Boyd
Ames R. Bennett Jr
Pakistan
Sandy Grady
Knight Ridder Service
Grad
The
Philadelphia Daily News
NRA
Alabama
Froma Harrop
Providence Journal
Harrop