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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1985
Page
15
A Washington commentary weighs presidential nerve across past leaders and Reagan's second term. It analyzes how leaders avoid both weak and rigid extremes, notes potential struggles with Stockman and Bennett, and foresees a tense path involving Nicaragua, Star Wars, and defense questions. The piece argues Reagan may yet prove America governable.
Community cleanup drive Aiken's Bakin' mobilizes volunteers for debris removal ahead of Sesquicentennial observances May 3 12. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with garden clubs churches and schools, the effort invites residents to tidy yards and neighborhoods and contact coordinators Mike Crapps and Terry Rinehart to join.
The piece analyzes how the Edwin Meese attorney general nomination intersected with farm subsidy fights. It argues that farm loan guarantees and subsidies reflect agri business interests, asks who should bear bad debt, and notes growing talk of scaling back federal farm programs to reduce the deficit.
Ed Meese was confirmed as attorney general in a deal linking farm aid to Ethiopia funding. The column mocks the compromise while noting Meese’s swearing to enforce all laws and implying political theater behind the decision. The piece weaves satire on taxes, charity, and public figures.
The piece critiques U S policy on Nicaragua. It argues the Sandinistas misrule justifies support for contra rebels. It urges bipartisan funding with conditions to oust Somoza remnants and pressure Ortega toward a non Somoza opposition.
A letter from L.K. asks about pressure to have sex in a relationship. The response stresses respect for integrity, warns the motive is conquest, and advises that true love is selfless and committed, warning that basing a marriage on physical attraction is unstable and not worth compromising one's values.
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