What’s Sacred to Us and the Call for Public Spirit
The essay argues America reaches system overload from constant problems and urges recovery through humility freedom and spirituality like AA. It cites Marva Collins Jaime Escalante and Mother Teresa as visionaries and warns against greed driven leaders. It invokes the Declaration of Independence and calls for renewed public service and ethical action to steer the nation.
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America
S&ls
Alcoholics Anonymous
Marva Collins
Westside Preparatory School
Chicago
Los Angeles
Jaime Escalante
Escalante
Mother Teresa
Perot emerges as a serious 1992 presidential contender
Amid broad voter discontent H Ross Perot strengthens unofficial bid for the White House. Polls show broad appeal, especially in Texas, with Perot leading Bush and Clinton in some surveys. He has spent 400000 on a nationwide volunteer network and could invest 100 million of his own funds if needed to win the presidency.
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Texas
H. Ross Perot
Perot
White House
George Bush
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Kind thanks to local hospital staff and community in Aiken
A letter thanks HCA Regional Medical Center staff in Aiken for prompt ICU care and sincere kindness during an illness. The writer also urges volunteers or contractors to finish paving and landscaping around the Disabled American Veterans building and shares views on local education and witnesses.
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Aiken
HCA
Grant
Disabled American Veterans
Route 1
Helen F. Merolle
Osbon Drive
Writings welcome at the Aiken Standard letters page
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters from readers with a readable mailing address. Typewritten is preferred. Brief, to the point submissions are favored. All letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
North Augusta High School
Board of Education
Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Perot Persists in Ballot Drive Despite Claim of Reluctance
Ross Perot, though saying he does not want to be president, uses interviews and a toll free number to field calls from across all 50 states. Volunteers and field representatives push petition drives as he hires media staff and consults with political pros while formally registering with the FEC and reporting campaign spending.
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Ashington
Texas
H. Ross Perot
C-Span
Perot
Larry King
Cspan
Vox Populi
Dallas
Fairbanks
Alaska
Donna Gilbert
Gilbert
Tom Luce
Associated Press
Arizona
Tey
Washington
Ray Strother
New York
Mark Penn
James D. Squires
The
Chicago Tribune
Strother
Clu
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Iran
Ross Perot
Where We Aren’t A Holiday Homeowners Tale
A first person reflection on owning vacation properties in Arizona, balancing freedom with maintenance. The narrator describes Scottsdale life, a pack mule trek, a timber rattler gift on a golf club, and the pull between city conveniences and sunlit retreats. The piece ends with the wish to be where we aren’t, as traffic flows both ways.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Phoenix
The
Troy Murray
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