PGA Championship at Shoal Creek prompts call for inclusive criteria
Our View argues the PGA and USGA must add non discriminatory membership policies to their criteria for selecting courses. Shoal Creek in Birmingham faces criticism for lacking black members and for excluding potential players based on race, risking credibility and broader fan support.
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Letters To The Editor In Aiken County contrasts over trees and nuclear industry
A 9 year old writer questions tree cutting and shade in a local parking lot while arguing for environmental balance. Linda Turner comments on DOE ties and bumper stickers, asking critics about fossil fuel use and local nuclear industry benefits.
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Aiken Standard invites readable letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard welcomes signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Legible submissions are preferred and brief letters are favored. All letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
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Aiken Standard Page 4A Highlights Friday July 20 1890
Local page from Aiken South Carolina dated Friday July 20 1890 presents brief news items and notices. Readable items include community updates, agricultural notes, and market reflections typical of a rural Southern paper of the era.
New Civil Rights Bill Flaws Highlight Senate Debate
The piece argues that the pending civil rights bill has two meritorious sections while the rest is seriously flawed. It warns the bill could reverse standards on workplace fairness, shift burden of proof to employers, and invite widespread litigation under a disparate impact standard. It uses an ABC Corp example to illustrate potential misuse and argues for keeping legitimate business necessity defenses.
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Supreme Court
High Court
King Numbers
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ABC Corp
Joe Johnson
ABC
Johnson
Black Perspectives on Media Coverage Rise and Rift
A UC Berkeley professor argues that Black readers and viewers distrust media as coverage of Black life grows. The piece contrasts past unified civil rights framing with current diverse Black voices and calls for broader inclusion to reveal truths across communities.
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102 Live Crew
Luther Campbell
2 Live Crew
Andrew Dice Clay
Marion Barry
Gus Savage
Barry
Savage
Marvin Gaye
Questions of the 80s Proved Tough at the Beach House
A narrator recalls being asked trivia from the 1900s during a late 1980s beach house gathering. He jokes about failing to answer questions about Richard Simmons, Mount St Helens, John McEnroe, and other era references, then notes the pitying glances he received.
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Mount St. Helens Ash
Greg Luganis
Keith Richards
France
John McEnroe
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