Academic turnaround lifts U.S. fourth graders in world tests
Reports show U.S. nine year olds rank second globally in science and eighth in math in the Third International Math and Science Study. Older students may slip, with 12th graders and beyond to be released next year.
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Weld v Helms: A comic clash in the Republican party
Massachusetts governor Bill Weld attacks Jesse Helms in a high profile public feud over policy and an imagined ambassador post to Mexico. The dispute splits party loyalties, draws in Clinton aides and Kerry, and fuels Weld’s 2000 presidential ambitions while highlighting party divisions.
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Tiger Woods and the burden of hypocrisy in public image
Leonard Pitts argues Woods embodies multicultural ideals yet tolerates discriminatory practice at a private club. He questions whether Woods can live up to the anti prejudice image he has helped project and the societal expectations placed on him as a public symbol.
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Letters to the editor urge GOP support and civic turnout
Aiken Standard readers discuss national politics and local threat of government shutdown while urging support for the National Republican Party. They note a Aug. 5 New Ellenton city council special election with two candidates including Charles Duvall and stress turnout and civic honesty.
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The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor with signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or emailed to editorialscescape net.
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