Aiken County bids farewell to Lisa Gerstenberger
Editorial notes the loss of Lisa Gerstenberger, longtime chief development official, who is leaving Aiken County for Grand Junction Colorado. It praises her decade of work shaping growth policy, protecting environment and quality of life, and credits mentor Phil England for guidance as the county advances the development standards she helped establish.
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A Proposed 12 Week Leave Plan Faces Skepticism
The piece critiques President Clinton's idea to use unemployment insurance funds to pay new parents for 12 weeks off. It warns the plan burdens the unemployment system and recalls past unemployment highs, contrasting with the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act which mandates unpaid leave.
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Graduation honor praised as orderly ceremony at Midland Valley
A Midland Valley High School principal praises the graduation for its dignity and brief standing ovation by 1500 attendees. The letter also includes a lengthy public editorial urging moral reform, condemning Kosovo actions, gun culture, and urging church involvement, with background notes on editor contact guidelines.
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House GOP tempts fate over guns
In Washington Republicans move to bypass the Judiciary Committee and push a scaled back gun controls bill to a House floor vote. They propose checks only at gun shows with ten or more sellers and only on sales final at the show, drawing fire from Democrats who call the plan an NRA loophole. The dispute reflects pressure from public outrage after Colorado and Georgia shootings and the broader fight over gun culture.
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