Companion Program Aids Mental Patients
The Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center uses volunteers to accompany mentally ill patients with no family support. Meredith Coward oversees 39 volunteers pairing with patients for activities like fishing and movies, claiming a yearlong trial is a success and praising the program as a compassionate treatment option.
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Meredith Coward
Aiken Sertoma Club
South Carolina
Deficit stalemate looms as 1988 budget stalls
Lawmakers push for tax increases and spending cuts to shrink the deficit but gridlock between the White House and Congress keeps the aim out of reach. CBO projections vary from 135 to 150 billion with a 1988 target near 108 billion, while Reagan signals resist. Mondale’s 1984 tax pledge yielded a landslide loss.
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Thought For Today quote on family and future
The saying by Ring Lardner reflects that chosen family matters more than one's birth family. It highlights personal bonds and the creation of new support networks shaping a person's life trajectory.
Campaign Finances: GOP On The Spot
Washington lawmakers debate limits on Senate campaign spending and PAC contributions with public financing as a remedy. Republicans resist spending caps arguing taxpayer funding favors incumbents, while reform advocates cite rising costs and past close elections. The stalemate persists as filibusters fail to advance the bill.
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Robert Byrd
Supreme Court
Bob Packwood
D-Ore
Packwood
New York Times
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Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
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Ted Stevens
Alaska
The UFO Business and Government Secrecy Explored
The piece reviews decades of U S UFO inquiry from Majestic 12 to Project Aquarius and Blue Book. It notes FOIA battles over 160 documents and the Pentagon’s past denials about saucer like aircraft while citing unretouched Navy photos. It questions public knowledge versus national security.
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Serene Notes on AIDS Homosexuality Priests and Media
Ashley Sees It discusses homosexuality, celibacy in the Catholic Church, and AIDS among priests. It questions prevention methods, urges open examination, notes public domain nature of the topics, and critiques media portrayal of aging leaders. It also touches on aviation trivia and a critique of Reagan coverage.
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