Black History Month Honors Notable African Americans nationwide
The piece celebrates Black History Month and highlights the many contributions of African Americans across politics, education, arts, science, and community leadership. It cites figures like Martin Luther King Jr and Colin Powell and notes local Aiken County leaders and civic figures who shaped the community.
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United States
Aiken County
Martin Luther King Jr
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Mary McLeod Bethune
Duke Ellington
Leontyne Price
Gen
Colin Powell
George Washington Carver
Ralph Ellison
Henry Aaron
Edward P. Stoney
Prince Rivers
C.D. Hayne
Charles C. Johnson
Josie Hazel
Sanford P. Bradley
N.L. Bush
William C. Clyburn
Willar Hightower
Lessie Price
Beverly Clyburn
Carter G. Woodson
Letters To The Editor On Civil War And Southern Heritage
John Maidanek of Aiken criticizes a recent letter for religious bias and Southern coloration. He questions claims of Southern superiority and argues for focusing on the Souths culture, landscape, architecture, art, and dialects rather than Confederate symbols.
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Messrs. Gordon and Carr
Shelby Foote
Lee
Bruderkrieg
South
John Maidanek Aiken
Looking Ahead: Lessons From Europe Cuba and Russia
The piece argues foresight over trial and error, warns against expansive welfare models, cites Europe Cuba and Russia as cautionary examples of socialism failing to deliver sustainable outcomes. It critiques government guaranteed health care and calls for cautious reform.
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Europe
Cuba
Castro
East
Germany
Russia
Mensa
Canada
Vision of Middle East peace grows as Arab leaders embrace talks
Trudy Rubin reports on a shift in Arab stance toward Israel after the Rabin Arafat meeting. Leaders like King Hussein publicly back regional peace and expand dialogue with Israel while PLO Israel talks stall over Palestinian self rule and border control.
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Middle East
Yitzhak Rabin
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jordan
Hussein
Menachem Begin
U.S
Washington
Rabin-Arafat
Arafat
Rabin
Morocco
Arab Gulf
Qatar
Gas Eer Dees
Ja Ian
Shimon Peres
Peres
Europe
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
PLO
Egypt
Mideast
Alrea
West Bank
All My Money and All My Offspring in True Soap World
The column surveys a spree of celebrity scandals and court cases. Nancy and Tonya amid Olympic and divorce tensions. Lorena and John Wayne face legal questions. Bob and Hillary battles loom with probes and Whitewater connections.
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Antarctica
Pacific Ocean
Nancy
Tonya
Shane
Shawn
Derrick
Jeff
Michelle
Lorena
John Wayne
Egal
John Yadi
Joey
Amy
Lyle
Erik
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
Aiken, S.C
Whitewater
Hillary
Hafez Assad
Clinton
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Knight-Ridder Service
Joan Beck
Los Angeles
Burt
Loni
Quinton
Michael
Bob
Senate
Bill
William
Les
Sam
Warren
Bobby Ray
Zoe
Janet
Robert
James
Susan
Whitewatergate
Arkansas
Vince
Lawrence
George
Ron
Harold
Jesse
Jonathan
Shannon
Alexis
Ewart
Indonesia
Chicago Tribune
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