Cameras Open New Era In South Carolina Courts
Our view supports a six month test of televised criminal trials in South Carolina circuit courts. Chief Justice Harwell initiates coverage in Columbia as judges, lawyers, defendants, and witnesses face scrutiny. The Aiken Standard urges responsible, professional conduct by media and trial participants to protect openness and the jury system.
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S.C. Supreme Court
David W. Harwell
Harwell
Columbia
Aiken Standard
Don Rushing
Julius B
Public concerns and local issues voiced in letters
The letter writers urge better school lunches, criticizing meal costs and microwave access, condemn Barnwell’s closure decision, support Governor Campbell’s waste plan, seek local long distance dialing in Edgefield area, and express alarm over county crime while stressing community ties and parental concerns.
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Edgefield
Public Service Commission
New Ellenton
Bath
Graniteville
North Augusta
June Coker
Forrest Circle
Call Line Promotes Community Feedback for Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard opens its 24 hour Standard Line at 618-2508 inviting reader comments on local matters. Tape prompts for name and address with option to stay anonymous, and notes comments praising or criticizing businesses may require a name and address for publication. Deputy Ghant is thanked for verifying a business was not robbed after opening Friday night.
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Donald Ghant
Sportspeak and Games in Politics Debate
The piece argues that applying sports logic to politics harms public life. It contrasts fixed game endings with life’s ongoing, evolving circumstances and warns that sportspeak pollutes political discourse by treating elections like horse races and ignoring substantive issues and consequences.
Electability in New Hampshire primary spurs voter doubt
A reader laments how journalists and pundits try to name a winner before the finish, likening it to betting against oneself. He questions the democratic process when voters follow predictors and ignore personal judgment in voting choices.
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New Hampshire
Mna
Jority
Pera
Minority health care in South Carolina faces access gaps
Dr. Slaughter outlines how minority health care in South Carolina suffers from a shortage of minority providers. Only 5.7 percent of health professionals are African American while up to 30 percent of residents are Black. The Office of Minority Programs of AHEC runs pre professional clubs, summer enrichment, tracking, and career fairs to boost minority entry into health careers, aiming to improve statewide health outcomes.
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Fakta
South Garon i
S.C
South Carolina
AHEC
Office of Minorit
Office of Minority Programs
University of South Carolina
Benjamin Carson
John Hopkins Medical Center
Baltimore
Maryland
Carson
Office of
Ealth
Boy Scouts
S.C. Governor's School For Science
NEA Reform Debate After Frohnmayer Resigns
The piece argues for NEA reform and Frohnmayer’s departure. It urges abolishing individual grants, reviving patent indecency reviews, and replacing the peer review system to curb cronyism while preserving support for major institutions.
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New York Times
Frohnmayer
Jesus
Congress
House
Senate
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Sam Cating
Aiken County
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Dr. Slaughter
NEA
John Frohn
WwWmayer
National Endowment For the Arts
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