Officials press local funding caps at statehouse march
Nearly 400 elected officials walked to the Statehouse urging lawmakers to end micromanagement of local government and fund mandates to shield property taxes. They push a four year cap on local spending with some seeking permanence. The Beaufort Gazette notes reaction to Citadel cadet protests and Congressman Butler Derrick's retirement signals amid strong voter support for Derrick.
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Billy Bean
House
Ways and Means Committee
Columbia
CIA betrayal and Cold War past haunt current spy blame
Washington column argues the Ames case shows the CIA was blindsided by insider treachery and Moscow’s grip on intelligence. It notes Ames’s lavish spending, failed lie detector tests, and long operation as officials debate reforms and U.S. aid to Russia amid broader Cold War legacies. Sandy Grady writes from Washington.
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Counter
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D-Ariz
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Angleton
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Agen
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Imares
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Rrian
DeConcini
Jonathan Polspy
Israel
Russia
Sen
Hank Brown
Colo
Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Throw The Rascals Out Call for Term Limits
Sam E. Youngblood urges voters to back term limits for Congress after U.S. District Judge William Dwyer struck Washington State’s term limit law as unconstitutional. He argues citizens should vote to limit terms on election day and prioritize congressional races over the presidential contest.
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Thomas Foley
D.-Wash
League of Women Voters
U.S
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Washington State
Sam E. Youngblood
Charleston
Bland resignation draws reader response in Aiken County
A reader defends staff writer Carl Langley as fair in reporting Libby Bland’s resignation from the Aiken County Planning Commission. The commenter criticizes Bland’s claim of newspaper unfairness and mentions a private meeting in her office regarding New Ellenton lines.
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Carl Langley
Aiken Standard
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Ellenton
Anger and concern over hidden zoning talks sparks local letters
Aiken residents urge open government after a zoning change was discussed privately and presented to the Planning Commission without public notice. Melody Binion questions motives of local officials tied to James Bland. Becky Lock appeals to defend HCA angioplasty access and the Aiken Regional cardiac unit amid political pressure.
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Aiken County
Mrs. Bland
Congress
Melody Binion
Aiken
Auce
David Cundey
Dr. Cundey
DHEC
Auman
Becky Lock
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