View: Death penalty for Smith inappropriate and costly
Our view argues against seeking the death penalty for Susan Smith, noting high trial and appeal costs, unlikely execution, and the possibility of a life prison sentence as a just outcome given her confessed crime and lack of documented abuse toward the children.
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Smith
Susan Smith
Union County
Thomas Pope
Letters to the Editor on angioplasty in Aiken County
The governor signed an executive order allowing Dr. Cundey and Aiken Regional Medical Centers to continue angioplasty until May after effort by Sens. Moore and Ryberg. The writer commends bipartisan work and urges continued support for cardiac services amid bureaucratic hurdles and local resistance.
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Aiken County
Campbell
Thomas L. Moore
Greg Ryberg
David Cundey
Aiken
Beasley
Sens. Moore
Ryberg
South Carolina
Tommy Moore
Letters to lawmakers praise Campbell signoff and urge support
The writer asks readers to thank Gov Campbell for signing the executive order and to support Sens Moore Ryberg in representing Aiken's interests. Addresses for official correspondence are listed and the writer urges contact with ex Gov Campbell as well. Will Cole, chairman of the Community Task Force on Cardiac Services, signs the letter.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
P.O
S.C
Sens. Moore
Ryberg
Gov. Campbell
Campbell
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Contact Details
The Aiken Standard provides subscription options and delivery information. It lists mailing address P.O. Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802, office hours 8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday, and switchboard number 648-2311. Pricing shows monthly 7.75, three months 22.80, six months 45.00, twelve months 88.80 with various regional payment options. The paper, established 1867, is published by Aiken Communications Inc.
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S.C
Aiken Standard
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Home County
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Aiken Communications Inc
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Susan Smith and the nation’s response to tragedy
Claude Lewis argues the public rush to condemn Susan Smith reveals more about America than the mother who drowned her children. He urges compassion, understanding the pressures and abuse she faced, and cautions against replacing grief with hatred while noting the broader pattern of parental violence.
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Susan Smith
Union
Michael
Alexander
America
Smith
David Smith
South Carolina
Susan
Hillary Clinton and the myth of the first lady as power
Mary Newsom argues that Hillary Clinton faces hostile perception for being openly smart and feminist. The piece compares reactions to past first ladies and notes Clinton’s influence on policy and public expectations amid gender backlash.
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Ann Landers
New York Times
Marian Burros
Clinton
Prince Charles
Lady di
Voila
Ronald
Nancy Reagan
Jack
Jackie Kennedy
Jimmy
Rosalynn Carter
Clintons
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Little Rock
Ross Perot
George Bush
Lauch Faircloth
Birmingham
Ala
Ed Meese
H.R. Haldeman
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American Council of Life Insurance
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
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Clearwater, S. C
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Aiken, S. C
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California
Mary Newsom
Charlotte
N.C
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