Council Focuses on Video Poker and Victim Witness Law
The council urged the legislature to clarify deficiencies in the victim witness support program while condemning video poker as a blight on the state. Leaders called for regulation and tax reform to drain profits, with revenue estimates cited at over 2 billion. Lawmakers discussed cutting 62 million in game fees and exploring other budget sources amid a 5 billion spending plan.
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Randall
Willar Hightower
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
James Roland Smith
R-Langley
Moore
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Council
Ryberg
State Revenue Agency
Rudy Mason
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagoner
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Dylan and McCartney Nab Grammy Best Album Nods
Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney join Babyface Radiohead Paula Cole as best album nominees for Time Out of Mind Flam ing Pie competing with other major discs. Ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York on February 25 hosted by Kelsey Grammer. Nominees for record of the year include Paula Cole Shawn Colvin Sheryl Crow Hanson R Kelly and others. Kenneth Babyface Edmonds leads with eight nominations.
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Bob Dylan
McCartney
Babyface
Radiohead
Paula Cole
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
Hanson
I Can
R.kelly
Puff Daddy
Fiona Apple
Erykah Badu
Cole
Kenneth “Babyface
Edmonds
R. Kelly
Badu
Eric Stefani
Gwen Stefani
No Doubt
Diane Warren
LeAnn Rimes
Trisha Yearwood
Sunny Came Home
Shawn Colvin
John Leventhal
Colvin
Kennedy divorce approved before fatal ski accident
Boston Globe reports Michael Kennedy and Victoria Gif Ford Kennedy had a divorce petition approved on November 28 by Judge David Kopelman, but the divorce did not take effect before Kennedy’s death in a December 31 skiing accident. Massachusetts law requires a 90 day cooling off period. asset division under the approved agreement remained in effect.
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Boston
Michael Kennedy
Boston Globe
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Victoria Gifford Kennedy
the Globe
David H. Kopelman
Massachusetts
Boston University School of Law
Julius B. Levine
Michael
Victoria Kennedy
Kopelman
Kennedys
Aiken County family court in crossfire of complaints
Five divorced spouses told the Aiken County Legislative Delegation that the family court system is broken and unfair. They cited gag orders, delayed hearings, and financial ruin from protracted divorces, urging reforms including jury trials, shorter waiting periods, and faster resolutions.
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Bath — Aiken County
Family Court
Aiken County
Chuck Tatum
Beverly Anderson
Kenny Jarrett
Bill Stewart
William Dill
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Bill Clyburn
D. Aiken
Judicial Screening and Standards Commissions
Scott Beck
North Augusta
Rudy Mason
R Aiken
Greg Ryberg
R.aiken
Moore
Clyburn
Beck
Tatum
Mason
Ryberg
Scott Webster
Roland Smith
Aiken
Sonny Bono tennis collision and chart star legacy detailed
The article traces Sonny Bono s early life in Detroit and move to California, his 1940s return to music with Phil Spector and the Righteous Brothers, and his later fame with Cher. It recalls his tennis injury at Big Bear Lake two years earlier, his charts including I Got You Babe, and the Sonny and Cher variety show era.
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Bono
Big Bear Lake
Los Angeles
Detroit
Salvatore Bono
California
Phil Spector
Righteous Brothers
Cherilyn Sarkisian
Babe
Sonny and Cher
CBS
Christmas Day at Schools and Local Notes
Students shared Christmas gifts and outfits from the holiday with Casey Hall, Justin Price, and others recounting a sleepy school return. Separate profile recalls Bono’s long political career including Palm Springs mayoralty, a 1992 Senate bid, and 1994 California district victory.
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Palm Springs
Senate
Bono
California
Steve Clute
SRS Retirees Press For Health Benefit Improvements
About 1,200 SRS retirees in the local area organized to press WSRC for better health benefits and a yearly free physical. After meetings, WSRC offered a standard package at no charge but no annual cost of living increase since 1989, leaving retirees on fixed incomes seeking more relief and future plans include a speaker bureau a computer site and a calendar of activities.
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Bechtel
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
WSRC
Greene
Cavanaugh
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Jackson Middle
South Africn Baptist Christian
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Justin Price
Schofield Middle
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