New Democrats and Gephardt Debate party direction
The piece weighs whether the New Democrats in office and Dick Gephardt offer a viable future for the Democratic Party. It notes Clinton’s "different kind of Democrat" path, contrasts liberal candidates who lost, and warns of internal rifts amid Gore Gephardt rivalries as the party contemplates its 2000 direction.
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White House
Dick Gephardt
Clinton
Gephardt
George McGovern
Walter Mondale
Michael Dukakis
Bill Bradley
Jay Rockefeller
Mario Cuomo
George Bush
Iraq
Paul Tsongas
Bob Kerrey
Jerry Brown
Ross Perot
al Gore
Gore
Proposals on School Accountability Stir Columbia Debate
Debate over a proposed accountability plan in Columbia centers on annual tests to judge schools and the use of report cards. Educators warn the commission plan ignores current standings and staffing, urging funding to reduce teacher-student ratios and support districts like Aiken County.
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Columbia
Barbara Nielsen
State Commission
David Beasley
School Commission
Frank Roberson
Aiken County
Roberson
Pass Commission
Commission
Beasley
Senate Education
Nikki Setzler
D-West Columbia
Aiken
Aiken Count
Thanksgiving Rescue After Seizure Near Jackson
A family recounts a terrifying Thanksgiving Eve drive along I-20 when Mark Roberts suffered a seizure. An 18 wheeler driver stopped to assist, emergency crews arrived, and Mark recovered after evaluation at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Stewart Smith of Food Lion and a local auntie-like nurse helped reassure the family.
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Thad
Mark Roberts
Abbeville Avenue
Russell
Olivia
Jackson
Miss
Mark
Augusta
Aiken
Stewart Smith
Food Lion
New Ellenton
Emts
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken Regional
Thanksgiving reflections and a silent act of kindness
A narrator recalls a Thanksgiving at Shoney's on Whiskey Road and two unseen angels who paid their bill. The piece thanks Mary Thomas and the Helping Hands of Aiken for inspiring a life shift toward helping children, recounting a transformative encounter with a neglected boy at the home and subsequent work with 4-H camps.
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Russell
Olivia
Shoney's
Whiskey Road
Mark
Chilren
Aiken
Key Club
Mary Thomas
Mrs. Thomas
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