Beasley condemns video poker during West Virginia visit
Former South Carolina governor David Beasley labeled the video poker industry corrupt and said regulation failed in his state. He spoke at a West Virginia legislative prayer breakfast in Charleston where Gov. Wise proposed limiting machines to 9,000 and taxing to fund a college scholarship program. Beasley linked his defeat to his push to ban the machines.
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South Carolina
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Beasley
Jim Hodges
West Virginia
Christ Church United Methodist
Bob Wise
Classifieds and Comics Page Overview
A reader sees a scan of a newspaper page with sections including Classifieds Comics Crossword Dear Abby Movies Opinions and Sports. The page lists stock columns and page references such as 58 38 4a 18 6A for navigation.
Creationism debate moves to circuit court in Aiken case
Glenn Wilson files an appeal with the Aiken County school board chair seeking a hearing on adding creationist theory to the district science curriculum. The board voted 9-0 to follow the state education science curriculum, citing no hearing on the issue. Wilson, founder of Faith Builders International, plans civil action if needed.
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School Board
Circuit Court
Aiken County
Aiken
John Bradley
Wilson
South Aiken High School
Faith Builders International Ministry
Chal
Bradley
State Board of Education
Thurmond friend writes White House on advisory post
Dr Robert Oldham chief executive of Cancer Therapeutics Inc and SC Biotech Association chair says he wrote Bradley Blakeman Feb 14 not seeking a federal job but willing to advise on reforming drug development citing his biotech and cancer research background The AP received a copy through The Washington Post and Oldham declined further comment
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Strom Thurmond
White House
Robert Oldham
Vianam
Associated Press
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Bush
Blakeman
Oldham
Cancer ‘Therapeutics Inc
Atlanta
South Carolina Biotech
Washington Post
Windsor Post Office Amid National Construction Freeze
The U S Postal Service imposes a nationwide freeze on new facilities and major repairs for fiscal year 2001, halting Windsor Post Office and 11 other Palmetto State projects. Postmaster James Mitchell says officials await permission to continue some offices on certain projects.
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Windsor
Palmetto State
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Ginny Southworth
Federal Postal Service
Second Confederate flag proposal at State Capitol
Charleston lawmakers push a bill to raise the Stars and Bars at the Monument to the Women of the Confederacy behind the State house. McConnell and Ravenel note the flag differs from the blue X flag. earlier, a Black Liberation flag amendment failed in committee.
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Charleston
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Capitol
Senate
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Arthur Ravenel
Mount Pleasant
Women of the Confederacy
Senate Judiciary Committee
McConnell
House
South Carolina
Aiken County Council debates Sage Mill Fire Station budget
Aiken County Council votes on funding for the Sage Mill Fire Station with two readings left and a public hearing set for March 20. GVW Fire Department cites $200,314 total proposed budget versus the county's $172,000 plan, detailing firefighter salaries and overtime.
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Aiken
Joan Wilson
GVW
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