Graduates Ready for Lifelong Learning and Service
Editorial praises local and college graduates from Aiken County and beyond as they move into work, further education, or military service. It emphasizes lifelong learning, adaptation in a changing economy, and recommends engaging with USC Aiken Academy of Lifelong Learning to keep growing beyond formal schooling.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Aiken County
Academy of Lifelong Learning
Yugoslavia Cease Fire Near With Milosevic Under Spotlight
Peace talks in Washington Moscow and Belgrade yield a tentative cease-fire and Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo but Milosevic and four officials face war crimes indictments. NATO vows to verify plan and rebuild Kosovo while pursuing justice. Involving Chernomyrdin and Ahtisaari, the deal hinges on timing before winter.
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Washington
Moscow
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
NATO
Kosovo
United States
Slobodan Milosevic
International War Crimes Tribunal
Crimes Against Humanity
Milosevic
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Martti Ahtisaari
Buchanan Attacks Clinton War and GOP Critics
In a National Press Club address Pat Buchanan condemned Clinton’s Kosovo air campaign as illegal and unconstitutional, faulted George W. Bush John McCain Elizabeth Dole and Steve Forbes for backing it, and urged an “America First” stance. The piece notes House opposition to the air war and a federal suit challenging War Powers actions, while warning of civilian casualties and waning public support.
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Washington
Pat Buchanan
National Press Club
Clinton
Congress
Buchanan
Texas
George W. Bush
John McCain
Elizabeth Dole
Steve Forbes
Serbia
NATO
Kosovo
America
United States
Press Club
Pristina
U.S
House of Representatives
Yugoslavia
White House
House
Tom Campbell
California
Dennis Kucinich
Ohio
Federal District Court
Department of Justice
Ron Delums
George Bush
Campbell
Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Debated fiscal autonomy for Aiken County schools
In a letter to readers, a local columnist analyzes South Carolina moving to grant full taxing authority to the Aiken County School Board, noting partisan supports and opposition. He views education funding as an investment and cites comments from current board members on safety needs and potential tax effects. He acknowledges Diane Giddings and broader political dynamics while defending local control as preferable to centralized taxation.
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Bill Clyburn
S.C. House
Aiken County
Tommy Moore
Senate
Diane Giddings
Republican Party
Bill
Tommy
Washington
Diane
Sents Reauty
Larry Murphy
Inease Williamson
Voice of the People
Inease
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
Letters Opposes autonomy and partisan school board
Howard Wayt Aiken argues against granting school boards tax power and calls for keeping school board elections nonpartisan. He cites Pennsylvania as a cautionary example where autonomy led to higher taxes and misused funds, urging voters not to trust boards with tax authority.
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Howard Wayt
Aiken
Contained Hope Amid Kosovo Genocide Debate Letter
A letter from Dr. George A. Poda of Aiken argues against unilateral U S actions in Kosovo, defending Albanian victims and urging NATO containment. He recounts his family history and calls for peace while criticizing Serbian aggression and media bias.
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Serbia
Kosovo
Hitler
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Albania
Kosova
Navy
Korea
Milosevic
America
NATO
George A. Poda
M.d.aiken
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