Viewpoint: Government Control Strangles Electronic Media
Our view argues that FCC authority over electronic media is obsolete and unconstitutional. It contends government licenses and mandated quality amount to censorship, urging abolition of the agency and freedom from federal control.
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FCC
Washington
America
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Nomenon
U.S
Aiken Museum Show Series honors social workers in March
Readers thank volunteers and donors for the Aiken County Historical Museum Show Series reception featuring Ginny Southworth's photo, drawings and paintings of horses, and music by Perpetual Harmony. The piece notes National Social Work Month and the theme Vital Signs of a Healthy Nation.
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Aiken County Historical Museum
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Driving Club
Joann B. Hartley
Jan Woronoff
Stacia the Lovely
Jan Dudley
Tim Webb
Tricia Hall
Susan Debruhl
James Brinkley
Lynda Dalton-Gallagher
Willcox Inn
Ira Kaver
Virginia Morris
Margaret Pinckney
Naomi Phillips
Dee Slovic
March
Perpetual Harmony
National Association of Social Workers
Want To Write Lets Readers Send Signed Letters
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed with the writer’s mailing address. Addresses should be legible and preferably typewritten. Brief submissions are preferred. all letters may be edited. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Restructuring Doublespeak Across Government Debate
The text argues against restructuring seen as double speak like plans to create a cabinet system concentrating power in the executive. It warns this shift risks totalitarianism and calls for returning to a republican republic with separation of powers to limit government size.
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George Orwell
Waco Gun Culture Shifts as Koresh Saga Unfolds
Texas public debate over guns grows sharper as Koresh siege drags on. Experts note rising gun numbers, tougher attitudes toward gun control, and calls for assault weapon bans. Legislators weigh concealed carry bills amid renewed scrutiny of gun rights and safety.
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Murray
Texas
Waco
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Koresh
Davidian
AFT
George Hen
Austin
Semper ubi sub ubi and Latin lore in Terrell
Gene Owens recalls Latin mottos and their meanings while sharing humorous translations from coast to coast. He notes mottos of the Marine Corps and Virginia, compares translations, and recounts South Carolina political history centered on Edgar Brown and Strom Thurmond.
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In Terrell
Memphis
Jim
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Virginia
Oklahoma
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
Brown
South Carolina
U.S. Senate
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Edgar Brown
Polynice Uses Spotlight to Aid Haitian Refugees
Boston Globe columnist Derrick Z. Jackson profiles Olden Polynice, NBA center and Haitian-born patriot who drew inspiration from Arthur Ashe’s civil disobedience to aid Haitian refugees. He joined hunger strikes at Krome, fasted six days, and urged teammates and fans to back Haiti’s democracy while criticizing U.S. refugee policy.
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Arthur Ashe
Ashe
U.S
Polynice
National Basketball Association
Miami
Krome Detention Center
Boston
Celtics
Yale Law School
Haiti
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Harvard
Tam
Olden Polynice
Harlem
Hemisphere
Europe
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