Zen calm fuels Phil Jackson’s Bulls coaching era
Phil Jackson, coach of the Chicago Bulls, embraces Zen philosophy while earning a reported 1996 97 salary of at least 2.5 million. He jokes about riding his motorcycle when not managing stars Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, and hints at possibly coaching one more year before retreating to Montana.
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Phil Jackson
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
National Basketball Association
Michael
Scottie
Dennis
Jackson
Montana
Milwaukee Journal Sentinat
Aldrich books spark political fiction furor
Columnist Sandy Grady questions the accuracy of Gary Aldrich’s Inside accounts and mocks critics while noting the White House backlash. He contrasts Aldrich with other writers and jokes about Pulitzer rewards and remainders.
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Thomas Jefferson
White House
James Madison
Tom
FBI
Clinton White House
Gary Aldrich
J. Edgar Hoover
Aldrich
Stephen King
John Grisham
Tom Clancy
George Stephanopoulos
Mike McCurry
Hillary Clinton
Sandy Grady
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
Need help with the Aiken Standard local paper contact and subscription. Provides address 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456, hours, phone 649-5315, switchboard 648-2311, fax 648-6052, and publisher Scott B. Hunter reachability. Includes delivery times and customer service hours.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
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Dixie and the GOP Southern Drift in 1990s Politics
Miami Herald columnist Fred Grimm argues the Republican Party has embraced Southern identity and Southern politicians, reshaping its core from Eisenhower to Gingrich. He notes leaders like Helms and Thurmond wield powerful, biblically tinged influence while Louisiana bets on David Duke in a race against Democrat Cleo Fields.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Gingrich
Bob Dole
Senate
Mississippi
Thad Cochran
Trent Lott
Ole Miss
Haley Barbour
Lott
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Old Confederacy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Rockefeller
Bush
Northeast
Midwest
South Carolina
Tobacco Road
Congress
Jesse Helms
Strom Thurmond
Carolinas
Helms
Thurmond
Yack
Thurmann
Mike Foster
Duke
Louisiana
Cleo Fields
Fields
Quiet couple leaves lasting gift from Fror d Ford estate in Aiken
Vern Ford, a Chicago native and Du Pont engineer, married Wava Boughman after meeting in West Virginia. The couple lived frugally at Savannah River, collected stocks, enjoyed sports, and fed birds. They died within a year of each other, leaving about 2.5 million dollars to four local institutions USC Aiken 50 percent Aiken Technical College 25 percent Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center 15 percent Aiken County Public Library 10 percent to fund scholarships and endowments.
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Vernon Ford
Chicago
Michigan
Vern
du Pont
Belle Works
West Virginia
Wava Boughman
Ohio
Dana
Indiana
Savannah River
Fords
Brandy Road
Florida
Lillian Abrams
Jackson
Ford
Aiken County Public Library
USCA
Aiken Technical College
Henry Summerall
Dorothy Siegmund
Karl
Vern Ford
White male bias critique sparks memories of 1992 experiences
A reader recounts discriminatory treatment at a Small Business Administration office in 1992, noting he and a friend were asked for collateral despite being White. He argues affirmative action critiques are valid and compares NAACP and NAAWP beliefs, defending temporary summer jobs for daughters while questioning broader group preferences.
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Robert Schwartz
Aiken
Schwartz
Small Business Administration
NAAWP
NAACP
Ku Klux Klan
Black Panthers
SAS
Mr. Schwartz
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