Editorial Visit Aims Vietnam War Reconciliation
The article notes Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's visit to the United States as a step toward reconciling a painful Vietnam War chapter. It discusses American losses over 47,000 service members, ongoing injuries, and lingering grief. It compares postwar U S relations with World War II allies and stresses nations can become partners despite poverty and rights issues in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phan van Khai
Vietnam
United States
Seattle
Russia
China
Khai
Penalties for dogfighting sparking calls for tougher laws
Sumter County man pled guilty to 47 counts of dogfighting and received a four year sentence. Authorities highlight ongoing work by law enforcement and a special attorney general task force, while urging faster passage of a property forfeiture provision to confiscate rural land used in such operations. The Legislature delayed on a bill to strengthen animal abuse penalties, with the House action stalled until May 12 and the Senate delay leaving the measure in a Judiciary subcommittee. Attorney General Henry McMaster argues property forfeiture would deter trafficking, gambling, and drugs tied to dogfighting, urging session resumption in January to place the bill high on senators' agendas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
Attorney General
House
Senate
Judiciary
Henry McMaster
Sumter
Aiken Standard Publisher and Staff Contact List
The Aiken Standard notes its publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace advertising director Arthur T. Zappa business manager Ellen C. Priest production director Phillip Yates systems manager J. David Boyd and customer service manager Letitia Jefferson with contact details for the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Aikenstandard. Com
Spay and neuter program eyed to curb Aiken County animal issue
Residents discuss a planned clinic aiming to reduce pet overpopulation. Advocates stress education and community buy in along with surgeries to move beyond mere procedures. Past events show crowded halls and many animals awaiting spay or neuter services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Walters snobbery over nursing sparks public backlash
A column denounces Barbara Walters for criticizing a nursing mother on The View. It notes Walters’s fame and lists accolades while recounting a nurse-in protest and Hasselbeck’s shift to bottle feeding. The piece urges empathy for nursing mothers and condemns elitist disdain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Walters
the View
Manhattan
Hamptons
Beverly Hills
International Women’s Media Foundation
Women's Project and Productions
NY Women In Film and Television
Muse
Walters
Jones Reynolds
la Leche
Janet Jackson
Barbara Walters and Company
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Hasselbeck
Possums and Possums in the South and New York
A Southern columnist recalls a prior column on mistreated possums in Pinellas County Florida and recounts a New York possum sighting on East 35th Street. The piece muses on possum names, regional folklore, and memories shared by readers, noting the Virginia opossum as North America's only native marsupial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinellas County
Fla
E. 35Th Street
New York City
New York
Emporia
Tina Ketron
Kingsport
Tenn
Tim White
WGOC
Tri-Cities
Australia
New Guinea
Walt Kelly
Warren
Charlie
Daddy
Miz Monroe
Reader
Southland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Ues
Ther Views
The
Charleston
Post and Courier
Aiken
Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Arthur T. Zappa
Azappa
Ellen C. Priest Epriest
Timothy E. O’brant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Scot Newcomsnewcom
J. David Boyd
Sasl Ph Oma
Paul Spano Aiken
SPCA
Snob
Fiji
Hollywood
Boris Yeltsin
Jiang Zemin
Great Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Richard Nixon
Fidel Castro
Monica Lewinsky
Michelle Malkin
Gene Owens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!