Lewis Holmes Jr. A storied Edgefield farmer and Clemson alumnus dies
Lewis Holmes Jr. famed peach grower from Shady Grove near Edgefield and longtime Clemson loyalist died December 3. A World War II veteran, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate Dachau. He led Edgefield education efforts and earned multiple farming honors including South Carolina’s Most Outstanding Farmer in 1956.
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Lewis Holmes Jr
Edgefield
Aiken
South Carolina
Holmes
DuBoses
Watsons
Yonces
Ridge
Clemson
Lewis Holmes
42Nd “Rainbow
Dachau
American Legion
Peach Council
National Peach Counnel
California
H. Graham Reynolds
Shady Grove
Brooks Holmes
Reynolds
Edgefield County
Powell Warns Enemies We Will Meet and Match Them
The Evansville Courier & Press notes Powell's muscular pledge that the United States will confront adversaries and a broader call to aid nations seeking democracy and market reform. Bush, Powell, and Rice stress selective engagement, with more public discussion needed on when to act and how to shape U.S. role post Cold War.
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Colin
Powell
America
Bush
Clinton
Condoleezza Rice
U.S
New U S nuclear arms policy debate stirs fears of arms race
William D. Hartung of the World Policy Institute critiques Bush advisers and conservative think tanks as they push unilateral nuclear strategy. The piece argues that reducing the U S arsenal while pursuing a large Star Wars missile defense could unleash a destabilizing arms race and erode decades of negotiated treaties.
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Bush
U.S
Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
Space
The
Heritage Foundation
Frank Gaffney
Center For Security Policy
Republican Party
Stephen Hadley
United States
New Doctor Removes 17 Surgical Staples After Mastectomy Pain
A breast cancer patient recounts years of pain from chest staples after mastectomies. Dr Dean Page performed a five hour surgery, removing 17 staples and relieving pain, praising his care. Also discusses littering issues on South Carolina roads and calls for stronger enforcement and deposits on cans and bottles.
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Iken
Connecticut
Yale University Hospital
Dean Page
Page
South Carolina
Lou Lloltz
Aiken
Aiken County
Robert C. Barnett Alken
Election 2000 echoes fuel uneasy unity and enduring fight
The reflection traces Gore and Bush post election fallout, citing Lott and Jackson as symbols of bipartisanship and division. It recalls Douglass on struggle, notes persistent racial and class fault lines, and questions how a president can unite a diverse nation while balancing power across elites and marginalized groups.
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al Gore
United States
George W. Bush
Solomon's
Charles Dickens
Trent Lott
Lott
Mississippi
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Jesse Jackson
Florida
Selma
Jackson
Jesse
Gore
Bipartisan balancing act amid voter expectations and race dynamics
ELR. Shipp weighs how a candidate can serve both black voters and wider interests as nine of ten black voters reject Bush, urging meaningful outreach beyond token minority appointments. He questions bipartisanship rhetoric and warns of potential quiet shafting of ordinary Americans while party elites pursue their goals.
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Tilden
Bush
Jackson
Gore
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World Policy Institute
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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New York Daily News
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