Little Man On The Wall Stood Tall In Ridge Spring
Our view honors Chris Wise a Ridge Spring figure whose 4 foot 10 inch frame and dapper style made him a local icon. Born near Johnston, he worked on farms and for the Cone grocery, never marrying, and became a caretaker and beloved personality immortalized by muralist Ralph Waldrop in 1984. Wise died last week at about 80s, leaving a lasting image on the Town Square.
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Chris Wise
Masonic
Ridge Spring
Ralph Waldrop
Wise
Johnston
R.M. Watson
Works Progress Administration
Saluda
Clyde
Dorothy Cone
Cone
Main Street
S.C. 23
Arguments Reflect Deep Love For Our Language
Readers ask about usage and meaning while praising language. An Oregon reader questions wrested versus wrestled, noting nuance. Letters from Las Vegas to Bellevue Washington discuss there’s and agreement, redundancy, reticence and past history. The column celebrates readers and writers debating language with evident affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Review-Journal
Aladdin
Barnhart
Oregon
Bellevue
Wash
Tualatin
Urc
American Medical News
New American Heritage Dictionary
Billy Martin
Ocala
Fla
Chicago
Mozart
Europe’s balking delays Balkan action and NATO future
The Bush administration faces a wider European failure to act over Yugoslavia. Europe’s indecision and varied national interests undermine a common defense push outside NATO, erode leadership credibility, and complicate plans for U S troop presence in Europe. Britain and France favor dividing Bosnia into ethnic cantons, while Washington opposes the move and laments Europe’s lack of decisive leadership.
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France
NATO
U.S
Yugoslavia
Europe
Serbia
Germany
Croatia
Slovenia
Britain
Northern
Ireland
Maggie Thatcher
Western European Union
London
WEU
Willem van Eekelen
Balkans
Adrianight
Dubrovnik
Wes Many
Smaps
Bosnia
Washington
United States
Bush
Reforming Federal Rules Through Performance Based Motivation
A retired Department of Energy official argues that federal regulations burden business and citizens. He cites high costs from the Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, then proposes tying pay to clear performance standards and minimal essential regulations. He suggests revamping civil service incentives to reward cost effective, simpler rules and extending this approach to state local and defense sectors.
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Aiken Standard
Newburn
Nation
Fortune
Congress
Administration
Washington
Con
Executive Branch
Civil Service
Office of Personnel Management
Pentagon
Defense Cent
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Bobby Cone
G.L
Sherry Carson
Brithiplomat R
Carrington
Maastricht
Trudy Rubin
Knight-Ridder Service
Othe Aarti
U.N
Belgrade
Danube
Imac UK
Robert NE
WBURN
Department of Energy
Naval
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