Judge Peeples Not Best Qualified For High Court
The General Assembly faces a Jan. 19 vote on the State Supreme Court vacancy amid reports Judge Rodney Peeples failed to win legislative endorsement. The screening committee split 4-4. Rep Jean Toal won unanimous support. Editorial calls urge ethics review and support Toal, with calls for Judicial Standards Commission inquiry into Peeples.
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Rodney Peeples
Supreme Court
Judge Peeples
Barnwell
Legislative
Associated Press
Robert Sheheen
Orangeburg
Thomas Bryant
Peeples
Columbia
Judicial Standards Commission
John Hamilton Smith
State Supreme Court
Malloy McEachin
D-Florence
Peebles
Robert Harte
Aiken
Bryant
Harte
General Assembly
Toal
Circuit Court
Routine Favoritism by South Carolina Chief Justice
The state Supreme Court chief justice, Julius B. Ness, used favoritism to have a bar exam score raised for the daughter of a friend, calling the action routine. The incident, tied to state Sen. Saleeby, highlights concerns about judicial independence and the influence of legislators on judges. The editorial advocates for popular retention elections to free judges from legislative pressures.
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Julius B. Ness
State Supreme Court
Ness
Edward Saleeby
Hartsville
Saleeby
Bamberg
Charleston
South Carolina
General Assembly
America as the Mainframe World Power in 1987
New York essay contends America remains central to global power and innovation despite 1980s strains. It frames the world as transnational, with technology and ideas driving leadership. Gorbachev’s openness and rising rivals threaten long-term primacy, but America still holds the central frame.
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New York City
America
Gorbachev
Russia
IBM
Rome
Greece
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hart’s Comeback Keeps Dem Field In Substantial Blur
With Gary Hart pressing a political comeback, the six other Democratic candidates must endure the glare of a renewed campaign year. Debates in Sioux City and Des Moines in January offer chances to challenge Hart, who aims to shape the race while Iowa caucuses on February 8 approach and New Hampshire votes follow eight days later.
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Washington
Gary Hart
Hart
Iowa
New Hampshire
Sioux City
Des Moines
Bruce Babbitt
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
Reagan
Mondale
Attac