Editorial: King holiday mocked by South Carolina House
The South Carolina House is accused of mocking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by attaching amendments to a bill to create a state holiday. Opponents argue the Civil Rights Day and Confederate flag provisions insult King’s legacy and undermine national regard for the state.
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House of Representatives
Martin Luther King
Palmetto
House
Dr. King
King
Reading First Steps for Early Reading Progress in South Carolina
The State discusses literacy, noting only 25 percent of older elementary students and 20 percent of middle schoolers are language arts proficient on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test. It urges continual assessment, early intervention before third grade, and stronger reading instruction from kindergarten onward, including summer programs and reading specialist tutoring.
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National Research Council
South Carolina
SREB
Sianvara Editor Jeffrey B Wallace and Priest Named
Sianvara marks the appointment of editor Jeffrey B Wallace and identifies business manager Ellen Priest in a staffing note.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen
Priest
Bill Bradley’s 2000 bid ends with predicted doom
Washington based commentary recalls Bill Bradley’s political rise and sudden decline. The piece cites Ed Koch and Ed Plissner doubting his chances, analyzes Bradley’s campaign missteps from Iowa to New Hampshire and Washington state, and contrasts his restrained style with John McCain’s surge. It notes Bradley’s long odds and final declaration before Super Tuesday.
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John McPhee
Bradley
Princeton
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Ed Plissner
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California
Gore
Mark Twain
Doomsville
Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
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Senate
Iowa
New Hampshire
Washington State
CNN
Los Angeles
Harlem
George Bush
Bill
Princeon
U S critique of Latin America underscores US drug impact
Andres Oppenheimer reports that the Clinton administration’s drug certification list draws sharp reaction in Latin America, highlighting U S roles as a major domestic drug market producer and exporter of precursors, arms, and money laundered funds, while officials defend policy as scrutiny of others. The piece notes high U S consumption, rising meth labs, large marijuana exports, and significant international influence on drug trade dynamics.
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Latin America
United States
Paraguay
Haiti
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Western Hemisphere
Californiawaii
Kentucky
Tennessee
Canada
U.S
Bruce Bagley
University of Miami
White House
Letters History and Confederate Battle Stories in Aiken
A reader praises a page one piece on James Gallman and frames history as family tales from South Carolina. The note credits Susan Mahner and Eugene Barron, past commander of Barnard E Bee Camp 1575, Sons of Confederate Veterans, for coverage of the Battle of Aiken and hopes the history helps readers understand the War Between the States.
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James Galiman
William Ferris
South Carolina
Barnard E. Bee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Battle of Aiken
Susan Mahner
Eugene Barron
Reader blasts Aiken Standard cartoon and AP reprints
Letter to the editor rails against a February 24 2000 Opinions page cartoon mocking Pat Buchanan and criticizes republished AP material. It questions editor notes and calls for apologies from McCain campaign figures Lindsey Graham and Terry Haskins tied to Bob Jones University.
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Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
John McCain
Bob Jones University
Terry Haskins
McCain
Gov
Bush
Aiken Standard Seeks Brief Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor with signatures, mailing addresses, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Send to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, or via email or fax.
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