Referendum urged on South Carolina blue laws for Sunday hours
Our View argues for a 1996 referendum to let voters decide whether counties in South Carolina should keep strict Sunday closures or allow expanded Sunday hours. The piece notes Beasley enabled county by county decisions and compares Savannah River commerce with Georgia border retailers in Augusta.
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South Carolina
Palmetto State
Aiken County
Aiken
David Beasley
Savannah
Georgia
Augusta
Community groups praise Graniteville Cemetery cleanup efforts
In letters to the editor Graniteville Cemetery supporters credit the Graniteville Cemetery Association, Graniteville Exchange Club and the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the year of cleaning and preserving the graveyard. They call for continued help and note thanks for turning over nine headstones for Father’s Day work. They question blue laws and argue against government limits on freedoms and business hours on Sundays.
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Graniteville Cemetery
Graniteville Cemetery Association
Graniteville Exchange Club
Barnard E
Gi ~Ss
Aiken Standard contact and delivery hours notice
The Aiken Standard lists location and mailing addresses, phone numbers for delivery issues and switchboard, hours of operation, and newsroom tips. It notes subscription options, delivery times, and postmaster address corrections for readers in Aiken South Carolina.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Delvery
Wasting Worries On Senseless Idioms
Paul Warsett of Minneapolis asks why awfully means very, noting the long history of the idiom. The piece surveys examples from newspapers and writers, arguing language resists rigid analysis and praising idioms for color and informal tone.
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Paul Warsett
Minneapolis
Merriam-Webster
John Keats
Wayne Bobbitt
Labor rift as AFL-CIO battles insurgent leadership bid
Washington scene shows Lane Kirkland’s retirement amplifying a split within the AFL-CIO. Tom Donahue may take interim control August 1, while Gerald McEntee’s insurgent slate backs John Sweeney for president. Key unions and leaders weigh a high-stakes transition amid declining share of workers and stalemated policy aims.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Old Guard
George Meany
Kirkland
Tom Donahue
Labor Federation
Gerald McEntee
American Federation of State
John Sweeney
Service Employees International Union
Donahue
Sweeney
Chicago
Sonny Hall
Transport Workers Union of America
McEntee
Hall
Richard Trumka
United Mine Workers
Trumka
Federation
House of Labor
Vatican
Congress
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Ellen C. Priest
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Akon
Lished
Alken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rat
8.C
Aken
Home County
Rien
Ukraine
Rocky Mountain ‘News
Palm Beach Post
Frank Cerabino
Cerabino
Maven
Greenville
New York Times
United States
Universal Press Syndicate
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
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