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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1998
Page
4
Quotes from Governor Beasley oppose video poker funding while critics call the move a policy cancer. The piece juxtaposes hometown reactions to tower plans, tax office probes, and community service efforts across several states.
Samuel Francis argues cloning raises ethical questions but largely hinges on consent. He notes Clinton and Armey push for bans, while Dolly the sheep's existence has not sparked new crises. Even if cloning produced exact genetic replicas, environment shapes personality, suggesting clones may diverge from originals.
As the 1996 General Assembly nears, legislators draft numerous bills to restrict or ban video poker. Morality and fiscal concerns drive the debate, with potential budget losses from poker revenue and calls for tighter state controls through a gaming commission. Also coverage on Jocassee Gorges management plans, teen pregnancy costs, and public meetings.
Twenty five years ago community leaders witnessing children jailed in Aiken County Detention Center sparked the Helping Hands shelter. The program now serves birth to 18 year olds with 45 day stays and group homes for teens, funded by DSS, United Way and donors.
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with the writer’s signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address letters to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29002 or email editorial scescape.net
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