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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1997

Page

4

Voices of people weigh in on growth crime and life in brief

A collage of quotes covers Aiken County growth, New Ellenton trash fees, a Rwandan massacre, a Tampa retiree, a missile center tour, a costly outhouse, a Florida court case, FBI career move, auto theft tricks, and Henry Cisneros amid indictments. The remarks include Ronnie Young Frank Cunningham Greg Carmack Esperance Dusabi Ba Ventz George Crossley James Kallstrom Carolyn Gorman and Ed Martin.

Greg Carmack New Ellenton

Values and sports fame under scrutiny in America

A columnist questions society's ethics as sports stars and leaders net vast wealth while academics and character offerings slip. He cites Tyson, Sprewell, Aikman, and school figures, contrasting Roman decadence with modern spectacle, student athletes, and university priorities.

Mike ‘Tyson Evander Holyfield Oakland Latrell Sprewell Rockford Irving Dallas Cowboys Troy Aikman Washington Clinton Edward Gibbon Colosseum University of Texas At Austin John Mackovic Nebraska Mackovic

Video poker crackdown urged by SC attorneys

Attorneys presented hidden camera evidence alleging widespread violations by video poker operators in South Carolina and urged a judge to shut down the nearly $2 billion industry. A survey found one in five residents as problem gamblers, with Blacks hit hardest, and calls for enforcement over new regulations. The legal team seeks a preliminary injunction, while audit findings target state agencies for service improvements and cost cuts.

South Carolina Richard Gergel Gergel Pete Strom Larry Richter U.S Joseph Anderson Charlie Condon

Why I can not watch Amistad film response

Monica D Coleman explains a personal boycott of the Steven Spielberg film Amistad about the 1839 slave uprising. She shares emotional 이유 and reflects on America's treatment of African Americans while acknowledging the film's significance and the need to remember history.

Mack Brown Brown Rice Colorado Whizzer White US Supreme Court Texas Christian University Amistad Steven Spielberg Spielberg Debbie Allen Allen America

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