Outsiders vs Washington in GOP 2000 bid previews
The piece surveys GOP aspirants at the Midwest Leadership Conference as outsiders like Dan Quayle and Lamar Alexander frame presidential bids against Washington insiders. Quayle blasts leaders over budget concessions while Gingrich Lott Kasich and Bush weigh bids, with Forbes and Thompson criticizing spending and leadership.
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House
Senate
White House
Dan Quayle
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
George Bush
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Quayle
GOP
Gingrich
Steve Forbes
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Texas
George W. Bush
Clinton
Ron Fournier
Memories of Erskine and the college move in
A writer recalls starting at Erskine College in Due West with a scholarship after choosing it over The Citadel. He details dorm life, freshman nerves, cross country memories, and a racer’s comeback after a season-ending injury, ending with wishes for new graduates.
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WalMart
Erskine College
Due West
Dad
Erskine
Citadel
The
Military College
Billy Chinners
Dot Carter
Billy
Wofford College
Spartanburg
Five Ile
Wal-Mart
Speed limits and fatalities disputed by critics
Judith Stone of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety contends that Eric Peters misleads the public on speed limits. She cites NHTSA data showing rising fatalities in 1996 and increased crashes on California roads posted at higher speeds, arguing higher speeds raise deaths and injuries.
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Eric Peters
Peters
Washington
National Highways Traffic Safety Administration
California
New Mexico
Texas
Nebraska
Congress
NHTSA
Judith Stone
Advocates For Highway and Auto Safety
Right to bear arms debated and local bylaw dispute probed
A reader from South Carolina details concealed carry limits under state law and quotes Franklin and Jefferson on liberty. The letter contrasts Oregonian views with his own experiences and questions about public safety and individual rights. Also included is a separate notice urging the Aiken Electric Board to enforce a bylaw change and remove an ineligible trustee.
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South Carolina
Oregonian
America
Mars
Benamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Aiken Electric Board of
Staples
Charles Staples
Board of Trustees
Aiken Electric Board of Trustees
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Stephen
Ellen C. Priest
Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
AIKEN
Philip Lord
Volumnist
Aiken Standard
Portland
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