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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2000
Page
7
Editorial notes the US economy has extended 107 months of uninterrupted growth, surpassing the prior 106 month record from the 1960s. It cites rising wealth effects, potential risks from borrowing and inflation, and signals a possible Fed rate increase amid a debate over whether this expansion will end naturally.
Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions, arguing 13 wrongfully executed or freed inmates since 1977 prove the system flawed. He notes only Illinois halted death sentences while others debated reform, citing ongoing concerns about capital punishment.
Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace remains at the helm while Ellen Priest steps in as Business Manager, with Angela R. Nalley and David Boyd part of the staff as announced by the Aiken Standard.
A Baptist pastor compares call waiting to God’s call, urging readers not to put God on hold. He cites Moses, Isaiah, Mary, Peter, and Joan of Arc to illustrate hearing God’s voice in diverse ways and stresses that God speaks today through people, prayer, Bible, and life crises, demanding a timely response.
A reader rebuts a Catholic school principal over UN education urging respect for the UN, arguing that secular humanism and global orders threaten Christian belief. The letter cites Dewey, Vatican II changes, and Torcaso v Watkins, urging readers to contact their congressman to withdraw from the UN.
In New Hampshire the Democratic race between Vice President Al Gore and former Sen. Bill Bradley shifts from pledges to stay positive to sharp exchanges. Bradley accuses Gore of misrepresentation and attacks Gore’s fundraising while Gore counters with questions about Bradley’s honesty. The feud clouds the path to a unified ticket as Super Tuesday looms withCalifornia New York and nine other primaries.
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