Editorial: Seasonal charity guide for Aiken County
The December season prompts reflections on those in need as the Aiken Standard highlights four local charities the Jaycees Shopping Tour Salvation Army Secret Santa and the Valley Empty Stocking Fund. Churches and civic groups also collect donations to spread holiday joy.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Aiken Jaycees
Salvation Army
Secret Santa
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Aiken County
Trade talks in Seattle pivot to workers and human rights
Protests outside the World Trade Organization ministerial in Seattle underscore a shift in focus for the Millennium Round. Delegates face three years to bargain while policymakers push globalization plus fair labor standards, environmental protection, and human rights, linking trade to broader treaty goals.
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World Trade Organization
Seattle
Clinton
Canada
Mexico
China
India
Brazil
End race as admission factor in college policy debate
The piece critiques replacing affirmative action with percentage-based admission rules in Florida Texas and California arguing such quotas mask bias. It warns that top percent rules depend on school quality, can harm capable students from poor schools, and calls for broad educational reform rather than race based policies.
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Clinton
Florida
Jeb Bush
Texas
California
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
University of Texas
Hillary Clinton in the Senate Bid Debate
Philip Terzian reports on Hillary Clinton's looming Senate run, the delays in an October announcement, and how public opinion in New York shifted as Giuliani gained ground. The piece weighs her strategy, the Arafat incident fallout, and possible exit routes if no candidacy emerges.
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Clinton
New York
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Hillary Clinton
Senate
Rudolph Giuliani
Giuliani
Amadou Diallo
City Hall
Bill Clinton
Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Israel
United States
America
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
No more A&M bonfires and the Texas view on tradition
Don Kaul contrasts two types of people in a debate over the Texas A&M bonfire ritual. He argues the practice is old and communal but calls it dumb to burn a log tower for game meaning, noting injuries from last month’s collapse and urging constructive alternatives. He recalls past secession talk, mocks Texas pride, and challenges supporters to act without destroying.
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Jesse Helms
Ralph Nader
United Nations
Ted Kennedy
Texas A&m
A&m
Aggies
Texas
Alamo
Lone Star
Union
Canada
United States
Washington Monument
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