Sweet Note For Fur Lovers Closes Out A Dizzy Decade
Our view examines the closing of the 1980s with notes on high profile splits, fashion, and excess. It spotlights Donald Trump and Leona Helmsley talk, Perrier contamination, Tyson vs Douglas, Reagan Iran Contra talk, and Aspen’s fur free zone vote, ending with a wry nod to public appetite for the era.
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Donald Trumps
Donald
Associated Press
Leona Helmsley
Perrier
Mike Tyson
Invincible
Tyson
Challengster Douglas
Ronald Reagan
Aspen
Colorado
Zsa Zsa
Daaalink
Letters to the Editor highlight cable woes and medical thanks
A letter laments Cooke Cablevision for insensitivity and broken promises in Aiken County while urging competition and better service. It also includes a reader praising Dr. Franklin M Epstein and HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center after two surgeries for a cervical injury, expressing gratitude for care received.
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Melmis
Cooke Cablevision
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Willar H. Hightower Jr
Aiken
Perron
New Ellenton
Lee A. Perron
Cooke
Chime Bell Road
Ble
Ives
Franklin M. Epstein
Robert Bowen
Epstein
Trali
Augusta
Baratus
Franklin M Epstein
HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken County Nuisance Ordinance Support from Graniteville Native
A Graniteville native asserts long standing pride in Aiken County while praising its scenery and wildlife. The speaker advocates strong nuisance enforcement to address junk cars and trash along Highways 1 and 78 near Warrenville, urging county officials to act for a cleaner future.
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Warrenville
Ongside
Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken Standard invites signed letters to editor
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and include the writer's mailing address. They should be legible and preferably typewritten. Brief, to the point letters are preferred. All letters may be edited and condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Stannara
Aiken
Melanie Arney Named HOR and New Roles
mF Boyette reports Melanie L Arney appointed HOR withSue 8. Brown as TOR Ellen C Priest named Business Office Manager and Daniel S Holland Circulation Director.
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Boyette
Melanie L. Arney
TOR
Sue 8. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Diary wars over presidents diaries and hollow fame
A columnist dismisses the obsession with presidential diaries sparked by John Poindexter and Reagan. It argues diaries reveal little reliable truth, mocks Nixon and Carter memoirs, and notes the heavy news-media pull on presidents to record daily life while recalling personal anecdotes about ham and diary idleness.
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John Poindexter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Moses
Richard Nixon
Oval Office
Rosemary Woods
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
UPI
White House
Carter
Pennsylvania Avenue
John
George Bush
New York
Barbara
The Peace Dividend Debate in Post Cold War Politics
Dick Gephardt laments Bush’s failure to declare peace and insists on high defense. Democrats and some Republicans push for a peace dividend now while conservatives defend Reagan era buildup. The debate centers on whether military power or market reforms should lead post Cold War policy and budgeting.
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Dick Gephardt
Missouri
House
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist Party
Europe
Jook
Ronald Reagan
KGB
Reagan
Isoksep
U.S
Nim
Basic Elect the Arabian Stallion Wins Grand Honor
The purebred Arabian stallion Basic Elect, born in Katy Texas, fell after being shod in 1985 and later lost sight in one eye. Trainer Martha Murdoch kept him going, and the horse earned the nickname Cheese. After years of show success including 15 show championships and Reserve National Champion, Basic Elect aims for Grand Champion at Louisville in October under careful guidance.
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Arabian Desert
Katy
Texas
Houston
Basic Elect
Martha Murdoch
Elect
Martha
Safeh
Bask Elect
Bask
Cheese
Scottsdale
Ariz
Ralph Johnson
Louisville
Grand National Trust
Danciain
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Temondde
Jo Burckhalt
Orneilson
Ton
Wave Area
Graniteville
New
Tte
Susan Trausch
United States
Our Republic
Ayatollah
Poindexter
Ron
Scott Bennett
Sen
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