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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1986
Page
4
A Carnegie Foundation report echoes Education Secretary Bennett, arguing undergr aduate education is often underwhelming. It critiques careerism over liberal arts, calls for a clearer mission and a more vital, enriching college experience.
Board of Education in Aiken County meets tonight to decide on superintendent Dr. Robert W. Paskel's renewal. Reports say he may consider other jobs after five years in charge, with praise for his facilities work and curriculum reforms amid local controversy.
The line from poet James Russell Lowell reflects on stubbornness and resilience of change. It contrasts fools and the dead with those willing to revise beliefs.
A column discusses the mixed blessing of spelling software. It notes context errors, cites examples from AP and other outlets, and argues that overreliance on the spell checker can mislead. It mentions a Manhattan reporter and an October anachronism by Universal Press Syndicate.
A narrator recalls his grandfather's warning that "they're all in it together" as a volatile stock market rattles small investors. He cites Boesky's insider trading and a wire recording as proof of a rigged system, with the market reacting to rumors and crashes while brokers defend the honest nature of most traders.
Phillip Jackson argues blacks should develop technical skills to build a Honda themselves, not boycott Japanese products. Jesse Jackson backs self-improvement, urging black youth away from drugs and toward overachievement, while economists note continued income gaps between black and white families. Los Angeles Times Syndicate
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor typed by the author with name and address. Anonymous letters are not considered. legible letters may be edited for space clarity and libel. Address letters to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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