Government money not yet the answer
The Omaha World-Herald critiques a $315 billion effort to create a national computerized child support system. Started as voluntary in 1980, made mandatory in 1988 with a 1995 deadline, extended to 1996, yet progress is limited. Critics blame both state mismanagement and federal overreach, warning against future costly programs.
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Congress
Washington
Henry Hyde
General Accounting Office
Hyde
Congressional
Shakespeare Neglected by Top Colleges Says Reader
The piece laments that 23 of 70 surveyed colleges require no Shakespeare course for English majors. Amherst and Michigan are cited as examples where majors can graduate without reading a single play or sonnet by the Bard. The author warns of deteriorating standards and sloppy scholarship in Shakespeare studies.
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Georgetown
Duke
Dartmouth
Amherst
University of Michigan
Sac
Clinton echoes Nixon in White House money tale
The piece argues Clinton resembles Nixon in attitude toward fundraising and access for donors while defending his conduct as not criminal but troubling. It notes 938 White House sleepovers, major donors like David Geffen and Ron Burkle, and memo notes urging large contributions. It urges Janet Reno to appoint independent counsel and warns about possible tape-recording disclosures.
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Washington
White House
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Clinton
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania Ave
Arkansas
Hollywood
David Geffen
Ron Burkle
Abe
Lincoln
America
Evelyn Leiberman
Lippo Money Men
the Huangs
Riadys
Congress
Dick Morris
Ronald Reagan
Whitewater
Ken Starr
Vince Foster
Paula Jones
Janet Reno
Reno
Harold Ickes
H.R. Haldeman
Science, gender roles, and the cost of motherhood
The piece argues that brain research shows sex differences and that motherhood shapes societal roles. It criticizes unisex dogma and claims women bear the burden of caregiving, while career demands skew male. It laments feminist denigration of mothers and urges restoring the mother’s pedestal.
Community thanks and tribute letters from Aiken readers
Readers express gratitude for support after the death of six year old Rebecca Andrea while praising local community kindness. Other letters thank Walmart staff for a seniors luncheon and commend Aiken Public Safety for a February 4 fire response at Ruby Tuesday Eastgate.
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Andreas
Rebecca
Aiken
John Donne
Dawn
Fred Andrea Aiken
Aiken Public Safety Department
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Omaha World-Herald
William
Toveun
Ererdine
Sandy Grady
Knight-Ridder Service
People’s House
Oval Office
Thomas Lowell
Wal Mart
E.C. Wickline
Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
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