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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1999
Page
4
A collage quotes politicians athletes and scientists on impeachment testimony plans a Vikings Falcon football upset reflections on witness hearings space biology emigration and NATO Kosovo talks The remarks involve Sen Mitch McConnell Paul Wellstone John Land Wes Hayes Norma V Cantu Charles Ruff Scott McAdams James P Rubin and others from US politics sports and science.
An Oxford Ohio writer argues 1998 marks a shift as baby boomers move from scorn toward admiration for The Greatest Generation. He notes Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line shape boomer views, yet warns of renewed national purpose rhetoric and potential generational conflict.
The National Black Farmers Association announces a $375 million settlement with the USDA over decades of alleged loan bias. Up to 3,000 South Carolina black farmers will receive tax-free payments of $50,000 each as part of the national class action. The case cites county Farm Service Agencies denying or under‑funding loans to Black producers, many in the South, leading to farm losses. The piece also discusses political appointments in South Carolina and their perceived payoffs.
The Augusta Chronicle essay by James R. Edwards Jr. argues that the Founding Fathers built a republic on law not men, with a Senate tenure and a two year lower chamber to balance public will and executive overreach. It warns against trading republican government for democracy and urges the Senate to uphold the rule of law in Clinton’s case.
A bereaved family from the CSRA thanks Aiken Public Safety Department and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office for extraordinary kindness after their stepson’s death. They single out Officers Jere my Crow and Matthew Braxton, Investigator Dwayne Courtney, Coroner’s Office member Timothy E. Carlton, and staffer Sue Townsend for humane support and personal effort. Carlton even retrieved a funeral music list after hours to ease the family’s burden, reinforcing the city’s “All America City” reputation through public servants.
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