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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1997
Page
4
The Senate kept the five year congressional pay freeze amid budget pressures. Critics like Sen. Ted Stevens warn it could hinder attracting top talent, but current pay of 138,600 dollars plus campaign-funded travel remains high compared to average wages. Albuquerque Journal.
President linton urged US education reform at the NAACP convention offering 350 million dollars in incentives to attract top teachers to inner city and rural schools. The NAACP chair Myrlie Evers-Williams and president Kweisi Mfume tempered hopes, questioning reliance on busing as sole path to desegregation while supporting some Clinton aims.
The piece traces Republican attempts to oust leaders in 1950s 60s and the 1910 Cannon revolt, weighing Gingrich's compromise shift after 1995 96 budget battles. It notes divisions within the GOP over leadership style ethics and strategy, with Armey DeLay Pax on, and ponders implications for 1996 budget talks and possible step down.
Joanne Jacobs argues the Milwaukee verdict awarding 426 million to a Miller Brewing executive over a Seinfeld joke upends how employers and employees handle workplace humor. The panel also fined secretary Patricia Best 1.5 million, raising concerns about chilling speech while acknowledging harassment claims.
The City of Aiken has won its eighth straight Municipal Cup for innovations in local government. Since 1990 the city has earned awards for recycling, safety programs, drug prevention, stormwater management, wetlands purification, and community revitalization. The 1999 win cites privatization efforts as key to downtown upgrades and cost savings, with officials crediting a 50 percent reduction in expenses. The award will be accepted at the MASC annual meeting breakfast. The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor.
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