Surprising Nature Lessons From Ancient Civilizations
Our view questions the myth of pristine pre colonization landscapes in the Americas. The piece cites NYT and Nature reporting that early civilizations altered environments through burning forests and building roads and earthworks. It argues Maya slash and burn helped collapse their empire and calls for learning from history while avoiding romantic myths.
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Americas
Kevin Costner
New York Times
Nature
United States
Letters Urge Deconsolidation Of Aiken County Schools
A letter to the editor argues for breaking up the Aiken County Consolidated School System into three or more districts to restore local control and curb tax increases. It criticizes current leadership, cites outdated structures, and accuses officials of failing to decentralize and improve classroom conditions.
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Ryberg
Senate
Tommy Moore
Aiken County
South Carolina
Area II
Joe Brooks
Bob Slay
Aiken Standard Readers Respond To Thurmond Obit
A letter writers critique focuses on Nancy Thurmond's obituary coverage. The author argues newspapers should honor her personal impact over family name or party politics and recalls her compassion and contributions to others.
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Gene Stephens
Nancy Thurmond
Miss Thurmond
Senator Thurmond
Ms. Thurmond
Thurmond
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Bosnia and US Myopia in a New World Order
William Neikirk argues that graphic Bosnia images force a moral reckoning with genocide and US reluctance to intervene. He calls for an international security system to halt mass killings while warning against token actions and ad hoc policy.
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George Washington
Ross
Bosnia
Dinkins Faces Challenge as New York Campaign Heats Up
In a citywide race five months from the Democratic primary mayor David Dinkins confronts mounting criticism from unions and rival Andrew Stein. Polls show a tight general election fight against Rudy Giuliani with key focus on crime, labor contracts, and Crown Heights tensions.
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David Dinkins
Andrew Stein
Dinkins
Bill Lynch
Stein
Rudy Giuliani
Wall Street
Giuliani
New York
David Garth
Daily News
Garth
Ed Koch
David
FBI
Crown Heights
Brooklyn
Rodney King
Cost of terminal care not sole driver of Medicare costs
A New England Journal of Medicine article questions the belief that expensive end of life care fuels health cost growth. Lubitz and Riley from the Health Care Financing Administration show Medicare spending on those in their last year rose little as a share of total costs from 1976 to 1988, challenging calls to ration care for the elderly. The piece argues myths about why health care costs are high must be debunked. Arthur Caplan of the University of Minnesota weighs in on reform discussions.
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America
New England Journal of Medicine
Know
James D. Lubitz
Gerald F. Riley
Health Care Financing Administration
Baltimore
Lubitz and
Riley
Medicare
Lubitz and Riley
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Debra Z. Price
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Aiken, S.C
Paul J. Hyer Jr
North Augusta
Ashington
Ross Perot
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Europe
Knight-Ridder Service
Clinton
William Neikirk
The
Chicago Tribune
Algely
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
New York Daily News
Pat Moynihan
Arthur Caplan
Center For Biomedical Ethics
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
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