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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1990
Page
4
Our view urges taxpayers to donate $1 via the presidential election campaign fund on Form 1040 to curb special interests. It notes declining participation from 28 percent in 1980 to 20.1 percent in 1988, warns of a fund shortfall by 1992 and possible 1996 bankruptcy, and calls for public financing to reduce private influence and aid diverse candidates.
A letter from Robert L. Stultz of Aiken laments fading public display of Christmas in schools and warns that national apathy endangers the United States. He recalls Pearl Harbor and Warren and critiques S and L fraud, drug war failures, and a costly federal deficit while urging civic responsibility and active support of elected leaders.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address and legible form. Brief, direct submissions are preferred, and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor, The Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
The Supreme Court will hear two January arguments on the Exclusionary Rule. Acevedo’s marijuana seizure from a lunch bag in a car trunk tests warrant rules. Hodari D. concerns whether fleeing from police is a seizure or search trigger in a juvenile drug case.
The year’s top pop story is MC Hammer who sold over seven million copies of Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em and dominated charts for 42 weeks. His U Cant Touch This tour sold out across 60 cities while MTV honored him with Best Dance and Best Rap awards. The essay notes Hammer's mass appeal as a black artist crossing over to white audiences, a sign of broader cultural change and mainstream acceptance in 1990.
Report discusses whether Dr. Jack Kevorkian, linked to Janet Adkins's death using his euthanasia device, should face murder charges after a judge rejected first degree murder. It cites taped statements, the device mechanism, and calls for renewed review by prosecutors and the court.
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