Editorial warns against tying Beasley scholarship plan to gambling
South Carolina editorials condemn linking Gov. Beasley’s proposed college scholarship for high achievers to legalizing lotteries. They argue using gambling revenues to fund education undermines policy goals and risks expanding gaming, urging the House committee to kill the proposal.
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David Beasley
Palmetto
House
Ways and Means
Beasley
General Assembly
Columbia
South Carolina
South Carolina Supreme Court
Ways and Means Committee
Signs of Grace in a Young Man's Faith Test
A short story about a young man who questions childhood faith. In a late night plea he asks for a sign from Christ and hopes for a perceptible touch. The piece shifts to a Sunday school tale where a teacher uses symbolic eggs to teach new life, including a boy with Down syndrome who chosen a rock as his symbol.
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Yonn Updike
Christ
God
Harry Pritchett Jr
Philip
The Empty Tomb And A Gift Of Mercy
A Baptist pastor recalls a spring Sunday when a boy named Philip showed an empty egg to prove miracles. The class accepted him, and Philip found belonging before dying last summer from multiple ailments. The funeral scene showed eight children offering an empty disc as a sign of grace.
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
The letter from Robert Schwartz defends Carl Langley against a critical piece in the Aiken Standard and calls for readers to send brief signed letters with verifiable contact details. It outlines submission guidelines including address, telephone numbers, and a note that letters may be edited.
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Aiken
Scescape
Former presidents weigh in on NATO expansion endorsements
Former President Carter joins Bush and Ford supporting NATO enlargement to include Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic. Clinton seeks prior presidents for fast track trade authority but faces heavy opposition and uncertainty until 1999. Senator Warner notes many former senators also weigh in.
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Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Carter
Senate
Bush
Ford
Sen
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Soviet Union
Jack Matlock
Arthur Hartman
Paul Nitze
Reagan
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Susan Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Clinton
Congress
Santiago
Chile
United States
Canada
Mexico
Bosnia
Dole
Europe
U.S
John Warner
R-Va
Warner
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