The Fat Paychecks Corrupt Sports Drive for Greatness
Our view argues that soaring sports revenue and TV money tempt athletes to seek easy wealth rather than excellence. It cites greed in golf, football, basketball, and baseball, and notes fans’ willingness to pay for autographs and memorabilia while TV coverage fuels the culture. The piece laments public fascination with televised heroism, referencing O J Simpson and Detroit police, and condemns shallow televised discourse shaping American attitudes toward sports.
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Tom Watson
Eisai
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Detroit
Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
Letters To The Editor On Bus Molestation Case In Aiken County
A mother details her eight year old daughter's December 1993 molestation on an Aiken County school bus by two white boys ages 12 and 14. She says the youths were deemed not competent to stand trial after evaluation, remain in public schools, and criticizes the criminal justice system for not punishing them due to disability. She notes ongoing counseling and asks who will be held accountable if they offend again.
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Aiken
Ashington
Edward Coke
Supreme Court
High Court
John Paul Stevens
Ladue
Brerumph
Brio
Friends of Freedom
Stevens
Bush
Iraq
St. Louis
Margaret Gillo
Persian Gulf
Ms. Gilleo
U.S. District Court
Gilleo
Gulf
8Th Circuit Court of Re
Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer address for publication and notes edits may occur. A reader questions why laws target criminal sexual activity while leniency toward offenders persists and urges harsher justice, especially for crimes affecting a daughter and other vulnerable individuals, asserting the need for real consequences.
Dry Rot In Our Educational System
A former UCLA economics professor argues public schools suffer dry rot from ideological agendas and outcome based education. He critiques CLAS testing and media rhetoric, warning against substituting emotion for logic and empirical evidence in math and science education.
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California
Wilson
Sign Clutter That Keeps Us Free in a Free Society
The Ladue v Gilleo decision upholds free speech in residential signs amid debate over clutter. Justice Stevens notes signs are a distinct medium reflecting community change and expression, while urging temperate regulation to preserve the right.
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Stevens
Ladue
Gulf
Ms. Gilleo
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Charles C. Grice
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Ellen C. Priest
Andrew C. Morgan
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Coul
Douglass College
New Jersey
UCLA
Pete Wilson
Creators Synarcate Inc
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Thomas Sowell
James J. Kilpatrick
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