Our View on Valentine's Day Origins and Modern Celebration
The piece traces Valentine s Day to the ancient Roman festival Lupercalia honoring Juno and Pan, noting saints’ lives are not the day s core. It recounts legends of Valentine in 270 AD and early English celebrations, contrasts past restraint with today s, and questions federal holiday status while praising mail and card companies as main beneficiaries.
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World Book Encyclopedia
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World Book
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Letters To The Editor on racism and Kennedy on Stage
A reader comments that racism exists in both races and urges black leadership to expel Mitch ell. Also notes Kennedy on Stage fundraisers for Carnegie Hall with Jan 26 spaghetti dinner at Kennedy Middle School and thanks local sponsors. Donations may be sent to Kennedy Middle School in care of Joyce English.
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Kennedy
Kennedy Middle School
Feaster Foods
Food Lion
Foodmax
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Kroger
Mandarin Express
McDonald’s
Ryans
Shoney’s
Wendy’s
Winn-Dixie
East Pine Log Road
Aiken
Joyce English
Local control plan prompts questions in Aiken
Deryl Egbert of Aiken critiques Dr Nielsen's scheme for more local control while signaling tighter state and federal standards. He argues that eighty percent of funding would be state controlled and districts risk losing most of funding for noncompliance. Accountability would target districts not the state and leaders could be removed for failing to meet mandates.
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Kay Packett
Nielsen
Deryl Egbert Aiken
Aiken Standard Contact and Mailing Details
Location 124 Rutland Drive mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 hours 8 30 a m 5 30 p m weekdays delivery policy and re delivery numbers switchboard and fax contacts staff channels for tips and adv payments and publication details for the Aiken Standard established 1867 by Aiken Communications Inc postal and office information included
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Aiken Communications Inc
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Clinton under fire over Foster nomination and abortion claims
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes the Clinton White House missteps in vetting Dr. Henry Foster Jr. for surgeon general. He argues the nomination becomes a partisan melee as conflicting abortion numbers and past statements fuel a doomed fight.
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Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Stengel
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Mets
Henry Foster Jr
White House
Foster
Bill Clinton
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Ted Koppel
ABC
Nightline
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Washington
Leon Panetta
Janet Reno
Bobby Inman
CIA
Lani Guinier
Justice Department
Guinier
Robert Bork
Clarence Thomas
Dan Coats
R-Ind
Joycelyn
Gramm Emerges as Potential Winner After Quayle Exit
The departure of Dan Quayle opens space for a conservative favorite, with Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas gaining support from Southern Republican leaders. Dole remains the front runner, while Gingrich could enter later. polls show Dole at 38 percent and Quayle at 17, with broad uncertainty about voter preference and fundraising hurdles.
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Bob Dole
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Pete Wilson
California
William Weld
Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
Richard Lugar
Indiana
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George Bush
Buchanan
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Georgia
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Dole
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