Aiken County Board Pauses Bond Vote For School Plan
Our view urges the Aiken County Board of Education to delay action on a bond referendum to study needs. A blue ribbon facilities panel recommends renovations and new construction to reduce overcrowding and raise class quality, with estimates above 100 million dollars and public funding will to be tested. The board must set a countywide package that voters will accept while addressing overcrowded schools and inadequate facilities.
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Aiken
Letters To The Editor On Cable Content And Giving
A Palmetto Cablevision meeting prompts reflection on television content and the value of giving over receiving. The writer questions last forty five minutes of a film, urges lifestyle shifts toward volunteering and family, and critiques political issues in the State of the Union context. The piece ends noting concerns about jobs, tax cuts, and infrastructure.
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Palmetto Cablevision
Tom Foley
Letters to the Editor Urge Shot at Economic Renewal
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with mailing address for publication. Readers urge bold federal and state action to repair water and sewer systems, bridges, and roads, while promoting jobs and national strength. The piece argues for a 0 10 10 funding split and payroll tax based reforms to end a prolonged recession and restore leadership.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Roosevelt
Strategies Turn Negative In N H Primary Fight
Strategists for two trailing Democrats, Bob Kerrey and Tom Harkin, concede privately they must attack Bill Clinton’s record to limit his lead before the February 18 New Hampshire primary. They aim to avoid a backlash over his personal life while targeting taxes and environmental stances, with Tsongas’s positive image also in play. Clinton counters with new ads designed to blunt expected criticism.
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Ign
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Bill Clinton
Kerrey
Harkin
Clinton
Paul E. Tsongas
Massachusetts
Saint Paul
Tate
Bae
Democratic primary race narrows amid Clinton affair issue chatter
Amid tabloid allegations about Gennifer Flowers, voters question press fairness toward Clinton. Harkin and Kerrey push distinct pitches with health care reform and party unity. Clinton leads, Kerrey seeks to gain ground as undecided voters remain swingable with two weeks left.
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Spedapanty
Gennifer Flowers
Clinton
H Harkin
Kerrey
Harkin
New Hampshire
Attitude matters in Disabled Americans Act reforms
The piece argues the Disabled Americans Act will uncover shared rights for disabled Americans and stress the three key factors for success: business attitude, disabled attitudes, and court common sense. It notes ambiguities demand commonsense, highlights practical aims like ramps and curb cuts, and urges constructive use of new rights while avoiding premature litigation.
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Empire State Building
Lets Stop Digging Up Legends in Fall River Mass
A humorous essay argues scientists chase legends by digging up supposed bones of famous figures from Lizzie Borden to Butch Cassidy and Zachary Taylor. It questions motives, notes past forensics, and muses on public desire for hero narratives over facts.
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Bordens
Fall River
Mass
Lizzie
Butch Cassidy
Sundance Kid
San Vicente
Bolivia
Paul Newsman
Robert Redford
Zachary Taylor
Millmore
Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore Society
Lizzie Borden
James Starrs
George Washington University
Robert Rost
Butch
Sundance
States
New York City
Norman
Oklo
Clyde Collins Snow
Josef Mengele
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Jack W. Germond
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Paul Tsongas
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Susan Traussh
Kinguemauer Oe
George Washington
Paul Revere
Longfellow
William Dawes
Peter O'Toole
Greenway
Boston Globe
Woody Allen
Henry David Thoreau
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