Editorials weigh feds role in schools amid Gore and Bush plans
The piece examines how federal involvement in education could expand under Gore and Bush. It highlights Bush’s charter school loan guarantees and testing proposals, and Gore’s advocacy for new spending and union alignment. It warns voters to weigh federal control versus local autonomy.
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al Gore
George W. Bush
United States
Bush
George Bush
50 States
Gore
National Education Association
Teachers Union
Public Enemy No. 1
Filegate closed as no senior official implicated
After nearly four years under two independent counsels, Filegate ends with no credible evidence tying senior White House officials or Hillary Clinton to seeking confidential FBI background reports. Robert Ray wraps up the case, leaving two others unresolved on travel office firings and Whitewater.
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FBI
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bush
Reagan
Robert W. Ray
Kenneth Starr
Clintons
Whitewater
Gore's shameless political gamble in Elian case
The column condemns Vice President Gore for breaking with Clinton White House policy on Elian Gonzalez to back bills granting permanent resident status. It warns such unilateral action risks violence in Miami and notes Gore’s broader strategy of embracing administration success while courting Cuban American voters.
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al Gore
White House
Justice Department
Elian Gonzalez
Gore
George W.bush
Texas
Gonzalez
Smithereens
Congress
Miami
State
Clinton
Janet Reno
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Florida
Marriage tax penalty must go and live happily ever after
The essay argues the current tax code unfairly penalizes married couples, with 85 percent deeming the penalty unfair and 80 percent favoring elimination. It discusses single-earner versus dual-earner families, home-care tradeoffs, and proposed relief via the Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2000. Janet Parshall of the Family Research Council is cited as spokesperson.
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Wirthin
Harris
Ncome
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
William V. Roth
R-Del
Janet Parshall
The
Family Research Council
Can-Do Attitude Sought in School Accountability Push
Readers weigh in on state education standards and accountability act of 1998. The letter discusses diverse student backgrounds, calls for focus on constants like arithmetic and literacy, and criticizes bureaucratic attitudes. A veteran thanks Lillian S. Hammack for aid in a disability benefits appeal.
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John Bradley
Dwight Smith
Gloverville Elementary
Carl S. Champlin Aiken
New Ellenton
Lillian S. Hammack
Hammack
Grady G. Rollins Windsor
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to send letters to the Editor. All letters may be edited and condensed. Address Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or email editorial@duesouth.net, or fax to 803-648-600.
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