Cooperation Is Key To School Problems
County School Board Chairman Robert Slay urges North Augusta and Belvedere residents to join in a campaign to improve communications and solve problems in the school system. CPA II leaders oppose without talks, aiming to maintain influence, while Slay seeks unity and cooperation for better education across Aiken County.
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County School Board
Robert Slay
North Augusta
Belvedere
Area II
Paul Hyer
Slay
CPA II
CPA
Aiken County
Farmers Need Hot Meals Not Just Hot Lines
A critical look at Farm Aid II notes $505 000 raised compared with Farm Aid I’s $9 million in Champaign Illinois. The piece argues funds mostly miss farmers direct relief, cites controversy around Jesse Jackson's Austin event and questions farm policy solutions, urging focus on real needs like meals.
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Willie Nelson
Champaign
Ill
Ethiopia
Bob Geldof
Austin
Texas
Jesse Jackson
White House
Reagan
Nelson
National Council of Churches
Congress
Embarrassment File Echoes From Youthful Moments
The author muses on memory quirks and recalls mortifying school moments from childhood. He links his brain’s stubborn recall to long-ago grades and a Washington Post column by Dave Barry, noting how embarrassing events linger while everyday details fade.
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Washington Post
Dave Barry
Barry
Wilder's Heart Attack Clouds House Campaign
Joe Wilder a Barnwell radio station owner won the Democratic primary runoff for the late Solomon Blatt's House seat in Barnwell and Allendale Counties defeating Miles Loadholt. Wilder was hospitalized with a heart attack as returns came in. Republican Robert Branton filed as GOP candidate for the seat.
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Joe Wilder
Barnwell
Miles Loadholt
Solomon Blatt
Allendale
Wilder
Loadholt
Blatt Law Firm
Robert Branton
Conservative Pete du Pont signals 1988 presidential bid
The article portrays Pete du Pont IV as aligning with Reagan era conservatism, embracing supply side economics, deregulation, and a balanced budget stance while differing from Jack Kemp on abortion. It highlights his governorship reforms and argues his stance reflects a shifts in the Republican Party and national dialogue.
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Wilmington
Del
Ronald Reagan
Pete du Pont
Congress
Delaware
Pierre S. du Pont IV
United States
Nicaragua
Angola
Afghanistan
Defense Department
Jack Kemp
Kemp
du Pont
Supreme Court
East
House
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington
Reagan
America
Himself
Bob Dole
Richard Nixon
Crats
Main Street America
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Authors must sign with handwriting and include a full mailing address. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Letters should be legible preferably typed and are subject to editing for space clarity and libel.
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Aiken Standard
P. O. Box
Aiken, S.C
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