Driving Miss Daisy Wows At The Box Office In The South
Our view lauds Driving Miss Daisy for avoiding profanity and violence and drawing strong crowds across ages. It compares the film’s themes to Gone With the Wind, noting Morgan Freeman’s Hoke and the depiction of white black ties in the South, while acknowledging potential offense to some black viewers.
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Miss Daisy
Hollywood
Atlanta
South
Charlotte
Morgan Freeman
Hoke
Daisy
Yes We Still Get What We Pay For Socialized medicine support poll
A Gallup poll of 2,400 Americans finds 73 percent backing socialized medicine as a solution to rising health care costs. Support drops to 43 percent if travel is required to see a doctor, 36 percent for longer waits, and 29 percent if provider choice is restricted. The piece argues medicine costs reflect its value.
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Gallup
Aiken
Letters on state plates and shopping in Aiken
A reader defends the new South Carolina license tag praising its design and diversity while criticizing prior tags. The letter also recounts a shopping experience in Aiken showing frustration with availability and customer service in local stores, urging fair treatment and value.
Letter guidelines for Aiken Standard submissions
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Letters should be brief and to the point, preferably typed. All letters may be edited and condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802, no topic limit.
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Aiken
8.C
Government faulted for pressuring tobacco sponsorship in sports
A critique of Dr. Louis Sullivan urging sports to drop cigarette sponsors. The piece argues government restraint is needed as long as cigarettes remain legal, defending athletes and leagues' rights to engage with tobacco advertisers and warning against coercive moral policing in sport. It contrasts advertising harms with sponsor logic and champions individual choice.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Ean
Michael Moore
General Motors
Moore
Roger and
Philip Morris
Virginia Slims
Congress
Ayala Family Faces Moral Dilemma Over Born to Save Sister
Anissa Ayala's leukemia prompts parents to reverse a vasectomy and plan a new baby to serve as a potential bone marrow donor. Experts note transplant success around 60 percent and call for a national marrow registry expansion to ease such ethical pressures.
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Anissa
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte
Calif
Airon
Abe
Mary
Ayalas
Ayala
Anissa Ayala
United States
U.S. urged to aid Nicaragua after Sandinista defeat
The piece argues the United States must end support for the Contras and lift the embargo to aid Nicaragua’s economic recovery. It cites 3,000 US-sponsored war deaths and accuses Washington of oppression under Reagan and Bush, urging Chamorro’s win to justify U.S. responsibility and moral action.
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Nicaragua
Sandipe
Washington
Daniel) Ortega
Reagan
Bush
Reagan Testimony Highlights Reagan's Decline in Public Perception
Commentary argues Reagan’s deposition responses show detachment and aged recall issues. The piece links his stance to later scandals and policy fallout, comparing his leadership to Coolidge and Harding and warning of historical judgment on his presidency.
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Reagan
HUD
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Ronald Reagan
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