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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1996
Page
4
Dick Lamm announced his bid for Reform Party presidential nomination saying he sticks to his beliefs. His entry may boost the Reform Party and the nation by adding an intelligent voice and forcing others to face tough choices.
The piece argues commercialism changes the Games with a skyscraper Swatch display case and a large beer garden but maintains the core aim of peace through sport. It praises both the spectacle and the athletes, noting the event remains a test of human excellence and beauty despite excess.
Aiken Standard provides location and mailing address at 124 Rutland Drive P O Box 56 Aiken 29802 Office hours 6 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday Friday subscription and delivery contacts Call 849 5315 for subscriptions or 649 5315 for delivery problems Circulation customer service hours 5 30 pm to 7 30 pm weekdays 7 am to 11 am Sundays Switchboard phone 648 2311 AX 648 6052 Story ideas editors contact 648 2311 Publisher Scott B Hunter reachable at 648 2911 Saturday
Art Hadden, member of the Aiken County Board of Education, urges continued funding to raise school resources. He notes Aiken ranks 90 of 91 in per pupil operating expenditures and lags state and national averages, calling for millage and policy action by the School Board and the Legislative Delegation.
Uncle Jess answers readers on drug passes for White House staff and pay raises for lawmakers. He notes discreet drug declarations on job forms and quips that Congress members could leave public service for the real world if pay lag grows. He cites poll dynamics and media bias amid Whitewater and other scandals.
Residents recall hurricane Bertha forcing 400 to 600 horses toward Aiken. City officials organize stalls at Mile Track and Whitney Trust facilities, with Chamber of Commerce support, to house evacuees. Ground prepared for Australian team, water added to soften soil. City manager Steve Thompson and volunteers coordinate rapid response.
The growing number of pronouncements that global warming is real increases urgency for reductions in fossil fuels and expanded use of alternative energy. Congress cuts energy budgets threaten progress in energy efficiency, wind, solar, nuclear, and electric vehicle tech.
The note provides the mailing address for readers wishing to send Letters to the Editor. It specifies the Aiken Standard postal box and city details in Aiken South Carolina.
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