County should keep funding state agencies, editorial
An editorial argues Aiken County should maintain its policy of not funding state agencies from local funds. It warns against reopening the funding pipeline to Columbia and urges dropping a $43,200 request for the Aiken/Barnwell Mental Health Commission to preserve financial stability. NATO plans to adjust strategy amid 60 days of sorties and fear of a winter shift.
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Aiken County
Carrol Warner
Phil Napier
Aiken/Barnwell
Columbia
NATO
Belgrade
United States
le Temps
Geneva
Switzerland
If you have Jesus in your heart please notify your face
Aiken's First Baptist Church pastor reflects on a billboard message about Jesus in the heart. He argues that true faith shows in the face through joy anger determination and shining countsenance. The Bible's references to face and divine gaze illustrate how inner faith manifests outwardly.
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Jesus
God
House of Israel
Jeremiah God
Jerusalem
Babylon
Balaam
Israel
Luke
Buckingham
Parking Woes on Main Street Prompt Downtown Sprawl
Carolyn J. Piekielniak of Edgefield laments lengthy parking searches on downtown Aiken’s Main Street amid construction. She questions who occupies spaces all day and urges targeted enforcement, noting shoppers avoid stores and considering shopping elsewhere or commuting to Augusta.
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Aiken
Augusta
Main
Laurens
Carolyn J. Piekielniak Edgefield
Clinton Faces Worsening Kosovo War Dilemma
Washington analysis notes flawed premises behind NATO bombing of Serbs. It argues Milosevic will not capitulate, bombing alone is insufficient, and refugee and casualty burdens are mounting. It cites the Belgrade embassy strike, Russia’s hard line, Yeltsin’s politics, and a war crimes indictment as factors eroding domestic support as Clinton’s luck runs out.
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Washington
Clinton
NATO
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Belgrade
United States
Kosovo
United Nations
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Moscow
Yeltsin
Balkans
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
David Boyd
Ellen C. Priest
Kelly Cosby
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James R. Bennett Jr
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Ivi
Jack Germond and
Jules Witcover
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