FDA expands access to experimental drugs for the dying
Editorial advocates FDA new guidelines allowing terminal patients with AIDS or other incurable diseases to use experimental drugs. It cautions about risks of inadequate testing while praising steps to cut red tape and preserve medical safeguards and professional oversight.
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Supreme Court allows bail denial risk to innocent
The court ruling lets judges deny bail to defendants deemed a danger to the public, weakening the presumption of innocence. It argues prevention over justice, with implications for those not yet charged and doubts about predictive risk assessments. The piece critiques the decision as eroding constitutional safeguards.
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Supreme Court
Anthony Salerno
New York
William Rehnquist
Thurgood Marshall
Memorial Day Fight Shapes Aiken County Holiday Policy
Aiken County faces a clash between Memorial Day observance and a proposed Martin Luther King Day. Critics warn against replacing a ceremonial day honoring fallen soldiers with a Black History and MLK tribute while supporters propose a compromise using paid holidays to preserve both recognitions.
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Martin Luther King
U.S
Butler Derrick
D-Edgefield
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Augusta
American Legion
John C. Calhoun Square
Augusta
Broad Street
Cassandra Oliver Moncure
Virginia
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
John A. Logan
Military Order of the
Aiken County
Gephardt Leads Iowa Poll Amid Front-Runner Talk
In the first post Hart Iowa Poll Gephardt shows 24 percent among 401 Democratic respondents indicating front-runner potential but results are not decisive. Jackson Dukakis Babbitt and Simon trail, with one third undecided and caucus dynamics noted as early indicators.
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D-Mo
Iowa
Gary Hart
Gephardt
Jesse Jackson
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
New Hampshire
Answer from Dr Graham on cancer and faith in grief
Dear Mrs H M. The mystery of iniquity explains illness and death in a fallen world. Believers are not immune from illness, yet those in Christ are safe in God’s hands and eternal life awaits. God can use this trial to strengthen you and the church’s faith.
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Adam
Christ
God
Council Action On King Holiday Outrages Reader
A reader voices outrage at Aiken County Council for honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and elevating him above others who sacrificed for the nation. The letter notes strong emotion and states the writer will vote accordingly.
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Aiken County
Martin Luther King Jr
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