Time to pull plug on video poker in South Carolina
An editorial urges legislature to end video poker in South Carolina calling the addiction a cancer. It argues the gambling costs taxpayers billions in social services and supports bills to remove video poker funding from the state budget and close industry loopholes.
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South Carolina
Palmetto
Columbia
David Beasley
House of Representatives
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Aiken
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Senate
General Assembly
Public accepts Clinton Lewinsky affair lack of outrage noted
A Washington Post survey shows 60 percent don't deem Clinton Lewinsky revelations important and 65 percent want him to stay in office. The piece argues tolerance grows with economic security, citing Ronald Inglehart's Modernization and Postmodernization and global trends toward self expression and less rigid moral norms.
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The
Wall Street Journal
White House
Washington Post
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
William Bennett
University of Michigan
Ronald Inglehart
Inglehart
Che Guevara
Boone
United States
Aiken Standard Letter Praises Ray Glinski's Civic Push
In a spirited critique the writer defends Ray Glinski for challenging the City Council over Northland Cable's 4.9 percent rate hike and questions about how programming is chosen. The piece praises citizen involvement, notes councils set franchises but not rates, and urges continued public scrutiny while acknowledging the media’s own limits.
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Ray Glinski
Ray
Northland Cable
Council
Aiken Standard
Cablevision
Intermedia
Northland
Letters Defend George Funeral Home Amid Rumors in Aiken
Joseph W. McClellan, owner of George Funeral Home and Southlawn Cemetery, responds to rumors about his business. He notes 1962 service entry, 1964 inheritance, and ongoing family leadership while opposing high pressure sales and gossip. He invites readers to question rumors and praises editorial criticism of local government bickering, suggesting arbitration as a potential cure.
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George Funeral Home & Southlawn Cemetery, Inc
Ome
George Funeral Home
George
Joseph W. McClellan
Georges
Funeral Home
Rivers Funeral Home
Southlawn Cemetery
Aiken Standard
Let ters to the Editor at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the Editor and asks writers to keep submissions brief. Include the writer’s signature, mailing address, and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification.
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Stephen N. Ranzer
Bi Ellen C. Priest
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Congress
Beltway
Washington, D.C
S.C
Shunter
Scescape.net
Unter
Commission of Public Works
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