Beasley Era Spurs Aiken County Economic Growth
Editorial notes former Gov Beasley left a strong imprint on South Carolina with record industrial recruitment and job creation. Aiken County ranked high, adding thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in capital investment across 1997 and 1998, with Bridgestone Firestone and BMW cited among major outcomes. The piece credits Beasley and Royall, highlights Way and Sterling as successors, and praises local leadership for sustaining a pro business climate and infra structure that supports ongoing growth in Aiken County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Beasley
South Carolina
Beasley
Aiken County
Bridgestone
Firestone
Palmetto State
Robert Royall
Royall
Charles Way
the Beach Co
Charleston
Way
Wayne L. Sterling
South Carolina Commerce Department
Sterling
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc
Florence
BMW
Greenville
Aiken
Edgefield
Clinton defense budget proposal seen as insufficient but promising start
Republicans and Democrats alike question the six year 100 billion inflation of Pentagon spending while acknowledging it as a foundation for bipartisanship. Critics say the military needs more to cover growing commitments including the Persian Gulf, and recruit shortfalls. Amarillo Globe-News.
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Clinton
Pentagon
Reagan
John Warner
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ike Skelton
D-Mo
House National Security Committee
Persian Gulf
Amarillo
Texas
Globe-News
Stand for Dixie in South Carolina Inaugural Speech
Republican Senators McConnell and Ravenel fault the inaugural ceremony for excluding Dixie and favoring political correctness. They urge Governor Hodges to embrace Southern heritage, inclusion, and mutual respect, criticizing the decision as a setback to education and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Republic
Senate
DeQuincy Newman
Hodges
Drug Courts Offer Path to Curb South Carolina Addiction
Speaker of the S.C. House argues drug courts reduce prison use by steering nonviolent addicts into treatment and court supervision. Since 1996 Lexington County began the program, now in Richland and Greenville, with national success rates. critics note the need for ongoing reform and jail alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
General Assembly
William Keesley
Lexington County
Richland
Greenville
Millennium reflections warn of panic and hopeful futures
A stream of thoughts on the new millennium argues that the year 2001 will not begin the end, urging practical living and cautious optimism. It contrasts doom prophets with visions of Mars colonization, onetime aging limits, and continued social progress despite uncertainties.
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Franklin
Mars
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Scott B. Hunter
Angela R. Nalley
Ellen
Super
Sailsor
James R. Bennett Jr
Manat
J. David Boyd
Hobers
GES
Sen
McConnell
Ravenel
Glenn McConnell
Arthur Ravenel i Zi
Mevon
S.C. Drug Courts
Rep
David Wilkins
S.C
House of Representatives
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