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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1996

Page

3

Panel Hopes To Improve State's Race Relations

A 19 member task force in South Carolina met in Columbia to map steps against racial violence and inequity. They urged public input, statewide hearings, youth involvement, and a two day session to foster mutual understanding led by Tony Grant of Nations Bank.

Columbia South Carolina David Beasley Beasley Tony Grant Nations Bank Jim Adamson Flagstar Corp

Confederate flag sparks debate in statehouse committee

John Matthews, a Bowman Democrat, notes the flag's contentious role as protesters demand removal while supporters claim it honors Confederate soldiers and Southern history. Committee members avoid naming the flag and call it an impediment to potential solutions.

John Matthews Bowman Statehouse

Technical Colleges Defend Mission Against Looming Scrutiny

Administrators at Midlands Technical College and other tech schools push back on a legislative report that portrays their institutions as seeking to shed their mission of training high school graduates for blue collar work. Senate committee chair Nikki Setzler urges blocking mission creep while debates over defining community college continue.

Columbia Jim Hudgins Midlands Technical College Hudgins Technical College Nikki Setzler Lexington Democrat

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