Voices and Vignettes Highlight Public Sentiments
A collage of quotes from students, teachers, politicians, and citizens reflects on education, courtesy, recovery, memory, media, immigration, crime, reparations, and local plans in Aiken and beyond. Notable voices include Carrie Holloway, Bonnie Pattison, Dr. Stephen Bartlett, Ray Nance, Steven Sternberg, Roger Barnett, Greg Lasak, Mimi Borge, Mark Orr, Joseph DiGenova, Richard Wilson Jr., Lt. Donald Butler, Mike Chandler, and Senator Tommy Moore.
We blew it Taiwan policy shielded by Clinton era
Philip Terzian argues the United States mishandled Taiwan amid debates over permanent normal trade relations with China. He asserts Beijing dominates policy, recalls past U S concessions, and calls for a two track approach honoring democracy and human rights in Taiwan while maintaining ties to China. He cites Reno's stance and party financial links as possible motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
People's Republic of China
PNTR
Congress
China
Clinton
People’s Republic
White House
Taiwan
Lee Teng Hui
United States
Cornell
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
Dwight Eisenhower
Chiang
Republic of China
Mao Tse-tung
Richard Nixon
Soviet Union
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Mao
People’s Republic of China
Beijing
Washington
Janet Reno
FBI
Iran
North Korea
Cuba
Libya
Bosnia
France
Israel
Pakistan
People's Republic
Reno
Democratic Party
Bill Clinton
Disney World proves a clean, efficient magic kingdom
A Philadelphia Inquirer associate editor recounts a first visit to Disney World. He praises staff courtesy and crowd control, notes the vast, clean parks and punctual trains, and recalls meeting Winnie the Pooh and friends. He admires the scale, the organization, and the joyful impact on visitors.
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Disney
Disney World
Orlando
Flo
Mickey
Winnie the Pooh
Tigger
Tinkerbell
Nee
Disney Parks
Letter Defends Nagasaki article and atomic bomb decision
Brice E. Vickery of Aiken objects to Greg Tyler's Nagasaki piece in the May 21 Aiken Standard. He argues Japan’s wartime brutality justified U S use of atomic weapons to end the war, listing atrocities and warning against revisionist history while praising the bombing as saving lives.
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Nagasaki
Greg Tyler
Aiken
Nanking
Bataan
Pearl Harbor
Tyler
Japan
Berlin
London
Mr. Tyler
Brice E. Vickery
Welcome to the Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor
Brief letters require writer signature, mailing address, and daytime and home numbers for verification. All letters may be edited for clarity. Address Letters to Editor at Aiken Standard P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial duesouth.net or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carrie Holloway
Silver Bluff High School
Bonnie Pattison
East Aiken
Stephen Bartlett
University of Maryland Center
Floyd Spence
R S.C
Ray Nance
Virginia
Normandy
Fox
New York
Steven Sternberg
CBS
Roger Barnett
New Mexico
Greg Lasak
Mimi Borge
Boca Raton, Fla
Lake Worth
Fla
Mark Orr
University of South Florida
Joseph DiGenova
Royce Lamberth
Richard Rayfield Wilson Jr
Donald Butler
Mike Chandler
Millbrook Baptist Church
Ryan's
Whiskey Road
Aiken County
Tommy Moore
South Carolina
Butler
Stannard
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Garth R. Groshans
Cressroom
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
U.S
Philip Terzian
Knight Ridder Service
Chen Shui-bian
Clinton White House
Washington Post
The
Providence Journal
Terzian
Ney World
Manhattan Island
Disneyland
California
Mickey Mouse Club
Minnie
Acel Moore
Philadelphia Inquirer
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