Editorial Doubts Ford On Myrtle Beach Gambling Report
An Associated Press piece on state Senator Robert Ford’s survey of Myrtle Beach’s adult entertainment claims enforcement is lax and nudity exists. The editorial rebukes his conclusions on offshore casino boats and calls to resist gambling expansion as moral decay excuses.
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South Carolina
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Columbia
Leave of absence for UN ambassador role amid White House crisis
The United Nations ambassador post has been vacant since summer after Bill Richardson left to become Secretary of Energy. The piece argues President Clinton should take constitutionally permitted leave from the presidency until his clash with Congress is resolved.
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America
United Nations
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
U.S
Energy
Clinton
Congress
Clinton education plan relies on federal rules and funding
The State of the Union plan would tie funding to compliance with federal rules, expand charter schools, and seek 60,000 new teachers. Critics say the approach risks rigidity, uneven results, and questions about effective use of money. Joanne Jacobs notes limits of federal oversight and local control shifts.
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Clinton
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Don Clinton
Washington
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Smith
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Department of Education
Congress
Ministers help show the way in unity week reflections
A column discusses the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and how ministers from First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Second Baptist, and St. John's United Methodist exchanged pulpits since 1994. The piece stresses tolerance amid diverse worship styles, community harmony, and respectful dialogue during tense times.
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First Presbyterian
Bill Johnston
Second Baptist
Doug Slaughter
St. John’s
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Aiken
Aiken Chamber
Fred Cavanaugh
David Walker
NAACP
Ast
Fred
Davin
God
Tragic accident echoes through decades in family story
In Augusta and Aiken areas a longtime letter salutes shared names and a civic ballet legacy. The writer recalls a 1953 murder by drunk driving, ties to Stephen King report, and praises the Aiken Civic Ballet Company led by Carl Crosby, highlighting the spring performance at Etherredge Center and connections to notable figures.
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Augusta
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Sausalito
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Steven
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MD Langley
Aiken
Civic Ballet
Aiken Civic Ballet Company
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New York City
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J.R. Williams
Snow White
Carl Crosby
Aiken Civic Ballet
Hopeland Gardens
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Europe
Canada
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Leon
Vitalie Fokine
Valentine Pereyaslavec
Igor Severoff
Etherredge Center of
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Gustav Holst
Linda Prior Hunley, Aiken
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