Voices quotes span politics crime and sport in scattered remarks
A collection of excerpts features Kenneth Feinberg defending a $1.85 million average payout from the 9 11 fund, Tom Pope challenging Spots heirs over a will, Asa Hutchinson announcing drug lord Arellano Felix’s capture, Jeff McAvoy and Stacy Gould’s Harley wedding vow, John Makumbe denouncing Zimbabwe elections, Steve Swanson critiquing a trading firm, Hazard Mohammed on ongoing airstrikes, Hatem Abu Teir describing Gaza violence, Robert Stewart defending counterprotests near the NAACP boycott, Dave Odom lamenting a late SEC loss, and Hootie Johnson noting Augustas plan to lengthen the course.
Allen Standard staff and roles listed for publication
The Allen Standard issue lists key personnel including publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace advertising director Art Zappa business manager Ellen C. Priest and others such as Timothy E. OBriant Phillip Yates and J. David Boyd with circulation and systems staff.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
A Class Action Look at an Insurance Settlement
A narrator analyzes a class action involving an Illinois driver license premium dispute. The insurer sets aside 6.3 million for policy holders, with individual payouts of 283 to 322 dollars, while the plaintiff receives 15,000 and lawyers gain 1,865,440. The piece notes the appeal and wealth around class actions.
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Ilinois
Serely
Letters on alcohol limits and impairment policy debate
A reader critiques editorial calls to lower DUI BAC to 0.08 percent, citing GAO findings that limits alone do not cut crashes. The letter contrasts elderly and cell phone concerns, urging balanced rules and warning against political capitulation to lobbyists. It argues for reasoned, broader road-safety measures.
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South Carolina
General Accounting Office
GAO
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
New England Journal of ‘Medicine
USA Today
Saving heroism for the troops in the field
A veteran speaker argues to reserve praise for soldiers in combat while acknowledging firefighters' courage in 9/11. He contrasts Vietnam era sacrifices with modern warfare, urging public gratitude for troops and cautioning against erasing their heroism amid controversy.
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Iwo Jima
U.S
Mogadishu
Bunker Hill
Vietnam
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Jeff McAvoy
Harley- Davidson
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John Makumbe
Zimbabwe
Transpreny International
Steve Swanson
Charleston Area
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al-Qaida
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Gaza Strip
Mideast
Robert Stewart
NAACP
University of South Carolina
Dave Odom
Gamecocks
Alabama
Augusta National Golf Club
Hootie Johnson
Allen Standard
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Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Deborah Dyches
J. David Boyd
Letitia Jefferson
McDonald's
Burger Emporium
McDonald’s
New York City
World Trade Center
America
New York
Omaha Beach
Guadalcanal
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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