Notable quotes span politics sports and crime across 1990s era remarks
A collection of quotes from figures including South Carolina Attorney General Charles Condon commenting on dropping out of the Microsoft antitrust suit, Lou Holtz on USC football hiring, and George W. Bush on protests over an execution. Also remarks by Virginia Smith on mock trials, James T. Carlton on zebra mussels, Dennis Nikrasch on his slot machine device, Deion Sanders on Bible study, Eric Topol on stent pricing, and others about inspections in Iraq and legal cases.
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Charles Condon
South Carolina
Nappy Hair Sparks Debate on Black Identity and Pride
In a Philadelphia Daily News commentary, the author traces the cultural weight of black hair from hot combs to today. She links the Caroliia Herron book Nappy Hair to ongoing debates about race, pride, and representation, noting the role of hair in African American history and self-image.
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California
Florida
Eliot Kleinberg
Sunshine State
Thunder Head Hair Care
Brooklyn
Caroliia Herron
Theresa Darden
Charlie Dorsey
Africa
Anitra Prempeh
Avise Ewell
Germantown
Nappy
Nicki
Marquitas Scott
Marquita
Madame C.J. Walker
Nap
America
Carolivia Herron
South Carolina eyes pay and waste policy shifts
The piece contrasts big pay for college football coaches with low teacher pay and cites plans from Governor-elect Jim Hodges’ team to close Barnwell County’s low level nuclear waste landfill to out of state waste. It calls for using education funding without waste-site revenues and criticizes South Carolina as an environmental dumping ground.
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South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Clemson
Brad Scott
Tommy West
Barnwell
Jim Hodges
Associated Press
Hodges
Barnwell County
Beasley
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Laidlaw
Lake Marion
Sumter County
Letters Remember Pearl Harbor and Animal Cruelty Concerns
A reader laments no Pearl Harbor Day mention in the December 7 1998 Aiken Standard and urges commemoration. The letter details repeated animal neglect in Aiken County, calling for residents to act as voices for mistreated animals and to prompt action by animal control and possibly Congress.
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Pearl Harbor
Aiken
The
USA
SPCA
Animal Control
Aiken County
Congress
Resident criticizes Georgia assessor aiding Aiken County taxes
J. R. Hess of New Ellenton voices resentment that an Aiken County property re assessment was conducted by a Georgia resident, arguing it inappropriate for someone from Georgia to assess his local tax. The letter cites broader concerns about gambling profits and addiction.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Aiken County
J. R. Hess
New Ellenton
Letters to the Editor at The Aiken Standard
Brief letters welcomed by The Aiken Standard must include the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard RO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial scescape net.
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Atken
Welco
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Scescape
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lou Holtz
Michigan
Virginia Smith
State of
Texas
George W. Bush
James T. Carlton
American
Keith Copher
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Dennis Nikrasch
Comfort
Jesus
Deion Sanders
Eric Topol
Cleveland Clinic
U.S
Canada
Michael Hall
Hall
Rush Smith
Richard Butler
U.N. Special Commission
U.N
Baghdad
Baath Party
Saddam Hussein
Condon
Linda Wright Moore
Knight-Ridder Service
Philadelphia Daily News
Scott B. Hunter
Len C. Priest
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Mike
Mindy
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