Voices and Officials Speak on Disasters and Policy
A collection of quotes covers storm rescues for a trapped kitten, crop disaster talk by Dan Glickman, jail records and school data, veterans pay disputes, a woods fire near Belvedere, a Capitol shooting, political praise for Air Force secretary candidates, tax rebates for Aiken County, concerns on poverty and gambling, and a warning from President Clinton about investing Social Security funds in stocks.
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Clinton
Controversy Sparks Over Modern Library's 100 Best English Novels
The Modern Library list sparked heated debate as critics note its white male 1950s panel and missing authors while praising it as a publicity stunt that brought attention to Classics and sparked public interest in rankings. The piece argues lists shape taste and invites readers to explore beyond bestsellers toward broader literary discovery.
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Washington
James Joyce
F Scott Fitzgerald
Random House
The
Modern Library
A.S. Byatt
William Styron
Gore Vidal
Edmund Morris
John Richardson
Daniel Boorstin
Shelby Foote
Vartan Gregorian
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Christopher Cerf
Ralph Ellison
Richard Wright
James Baldwin
V.S. Naipaul
Salman Rushdie
Zora Neale Hurston
John Updike
Toni Morrison
Thomas Pynchon
Alice Walker
Don DeLillo
Ann Godoff
American Film Institute
David Letterman
University of Michigan
Tom Clancy
Danielle Steel
South Carolina courts video gambling ruling questions legality
The State Supreme Court offered only a narrow ruling upholding a Revenue Department regulation aimed at limiting machines while major questions linger. Critics say the constitution may bar any machines, leaving the legality of a multi‑billion dollar video gambling business unresolved.
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State Supreme Court
South Carolina
Revenue Department
Charleston
Post and Courier
Union
US Census Bureau
Palmetto State
Positive Education Efforts and Aiken Cemetery History Highlight Community
Letters praise Governor Beasley for the School Accountability Act and LIFE Scholarship plan aiding education from primary to college levels. The Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society commends Don Law's article on Aiken’s historic cemetery off Whiskey Road, noting wooden markers, early pioneer graves, and preservation efforts including ABGS publications and contact details.
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Beasley
Stuents
South Carolina
Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society
Don Law
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Palmetto Golf Club
Holleys
Burcknatlers
Randalls
Aiken County
Charleston
Aiken-Barnwell Genealogy Society
Amelia Burckhalter Randall
Burckhalter
Hopeland Gardens
Amelia
Henry Holcomb Randall
Letters to the Editor Address and Contact Details
Aiken Standard invites readers to send letters to the editor with editing and condensing policy. Letters should be addressed to Let ters to the Editor at Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or via email at editorial scescape net.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Editorial
Scescape.net
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raquel Gutierrrez
Dan Glickman
William Shepherd
Sheriff's Office
Willar Hightower
Veterans Affairs
Robin Starks
Pete Frommer
Belvedere
Lindsey Graham
Sen. Leventis
Gen. Leventis
Air Force
Ernest Hollings
Sumter
Phil Leventis
Air National Guard
James Roland Smith
R-Langley
Coun Hee
Tom Grey
Gutierrez
Shep
Glickmar
Graham
Benie Nd
Angela R. Nalley
J. David Boyd
Greenwood) Index-Journal
Clemson University
Clemson
Clemson Research Park
WMX Technologies Inc
Oak Brook
Ill
WMX
University
Greenville News
National Safety Council
South
Columbia
Aiken- Barnwell Genealogical Society
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