Paper trail urged for electronic voting in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers debate whether to require a paper record for each voter while supporting overall move to electronic machines. Election officials warn that voter receipts could compromise the secret ballot and enable vote buying, urging a backup paper trail without revealing individual votes.
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South Carolina
Joe Neal
D-Richland
State Election Commission
Associated Press
Marci Andino
S.C. Election Commission
Three crew and patient die in Spartanburg helicopter crash
Spartanburg mourns a deadly crash that killed pilot Bob Giard flight nurse Glenda Tessnear and paramedic David S Bacon Jr and left the region with a stark reminder of the risks taken by emergency responders who routinely fly to save others.
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Spartanburg
Bob Giard
Glenda Tessnear
David S. Bacon Jr
Giard
Tessnear
Bacon
Herald-Journal
Aiken Standard Seeks Readers Letters to Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit brief letters with signature mailing address and contact numbers for verification. Letters may be edited and condensed. correspondence should be sent to Letters to the Editor, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or via email to swallace aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
Berger tied to archives dust up over mislaid documents
The piece questions Sandy Berger's handling of classified papers taken from the National Archives during Clinton years. It cites drafts of an after action report on the Millennium plot and compares Berger to Deutch and Lake in past mishandling of sensitive material, while urging restraint.
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Clinton National Security
Sandy Berger
National Archives
Berger
Clinton
Richard Clarke
Haiti
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
Los Angeles International
White House
SCI
Clinton CIA
Tor John Deutch
Deutch
Justice Department
CIA
National Security Council
Anthony Lake
Lake
FBI
A Guide to Deciding Right From Wrong Today
The text outlines a practical approach to moral decision making in a complex world. It proposes four questions to test actions for concealment, consequences, impact on others, and universalizability, then adds three qualities: decisiveness, stamina, and sustained sensitivity to apply these ideas.
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Phillips
Paul
Emanuel Kant
Family Court Failures Highlight Child’s Harm in Two States
Diane Swiger of North Augusta complains that South and North Carolina Family Courts severely harmed her grandson. She alleges two Darlington County judges erred, disregarded evidence, and forced a settlement after the judge blocked testimony and warned of jail for clients.
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Alex Burckle
S.C
Family Court
Diane Swiger
North
Augusta
Graham praised for vote on marriage act
Roger D. Rollins of Aiken urges support for the Federal Marriage Amendment and HR 3313 the Marriage Protection Act noting Full Faith and Credit implications and urging contact with local representatives to protect marriage laws for future generations.
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Lindsey Graham
Senate
South Carolina
John Hostettler
R-Ind
Robert Knight
The
Culture and Family Institute
Roger D. Rollins
Aiken
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