Heaven Help Us A Black Villain in TV Movie
Black actor Howard Rollins portrays a black criminal Otis in ABCs The Children of Times Square a role deemed a rare villainous lead for a minority. The film balances with sympathetic black characters though critics note ongoing debates over ethnic portrayals on television.
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Howard Rollins
Otis
ABC
Times Square
New York
Stephen Farber
New York Times
Farber
Bruce J. Lallan
NBC
Steve White
Mr. Satan
Ann Weston
Times
Mr. Big
Detroit
Mr. Rollins
America
Laughing at the Klan a Civic Duty in Aiken
A dozen or so Klansmen in colorful robes paraded through Aiken and North Augusta drawing news photographers. The piece notes the Klan's diminished influence, calling their current activity largely laughable and socially trivial, yet asserts ongoing media coverage until the group fades.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Thought For Today Hazlitt quote on storytelling
ASayings line reflects on willingness to tell a story twice but not to hear it again. The caption frames Hazlitt’s reflection on narration and repetition.
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William Hazlitt
NEISS data debate at CPSC over adding injury questions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission splits as three conservatives push adding two questions to NEISS data in emergency rooms. The aim is clearer injury causes but dissenting Commissioner Armstrong calls the plan intrusive and ineffective before treatment. Universal Press Syndicate
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Saundra Brown Armstrong
Brouhaha
NEISS
Terrence M. Scanlon
Scanion
Scanlon
Anne Graham
Carol Dawson
Armstrong
Office of Management and Budget
Stuart Statler
Dawson
Graham
Universal Press Syndicate
Turning to Faith After Injury and Suffering
A letter advises J I to avoid bitterness after a life changing accident and to seek solace in Jesus Christ. It notes God can use pain to draw people closer, urges looking to the future, and cites Hebrews 2 18 about Jesus helping those tempted. It highlights joy found in faith despite disability.
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God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Hell
Tribune Media Services
Readers' Views Question Free Lunch Links to Judges
A reader questions who paid for meals and travel for lawmakers and judges at University of South Carolina and Carolina Inn events. They link free meals to lobbying and debate the separation of judiciary and legislature and note potential political deals in making a judgeship.
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Tommy Moore
Judiciary Committee
University of South Carolina
Judges’ State Association
Carolina Inn
Assembly
Judiciary
Tommy Huff
Robert Bell
Rodney Peepies
Supreme Court
Mr. Bell
Crowd defends referees after St Angela Patrick Henry game
A reader rejects a near riot depiction of the St Angela Patrick Henry basketball clash on Feb 21. He argues the crowd was orderly, praises the referees, and questions punishment for spectators while urging clear crowd conduct rules.
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St. Angela — Patrick Henry
Estill
Tors
St. Angela
Protests Over Mental Health Portrayal By Local Group
The South Carolina Division of the National Mental Health Association protests the Aiken Heart Association for a fund raiser portrayal of a mental patient. They allege the depiction stigmatizes mental illness and undermines public education. The association cites 50,000 South Carolinians with severe mental illness and 6,000 members awaiting an explanation.
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South Carolina
National Mental Health Association
Aiken Heart Association
Mental Health Association
The
Klan March Seen As A Mock Display Of Power
A Ithaca reader describes a March 1 Ku Klux Klan visit as a weak show of strength with mere attendance and issued applications. He condemns the group as a scummy underside of American ideals and an affront to the community.
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David Buyouco
Ithaca, N. Y
Children In Klan March Disheartening To Reader
A reader recalls seeing a Ku Klux Klan march in Aiken with two children among the group. The viewer expresses awe and dismay at the scene and condemns the hate group while urging justice and education for the children.
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Aiken
Klu Klux Klan
Sarah R. Rayos
Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Policy
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with writer mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Handwritten or typed letters preferred. All letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address to Letters to the Editor P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Jense
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
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