Fairness Demanded in Base Closings Hit South Carolina
The editorial argues that the Pentagon proposed closing 31 major bases including Charleston Naval Shipyard and Charleston Naval Station, eliminating 17 443 military and civilian jobs. It warns South Carolina would bear the heaviest losses, urging a fair review by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission and criticizing perceived political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
Pentagon
Charleston Naval Shipyard
Charleston Naval Station
California
Virginia
South Carolina
Carroll Campbell
U. S
Fritz Hollings
Charleston
Defense
Les Aspin
Goose Creek
Campbell
Be Bold Not Too Bold With Out Of Town Words
A brisk essay on vocabulary that writers use for readers who may not share rare terms. It cautions editors to balance pushing language with clear access and recalls examples from Time magazine and Dickens while urging writers to know their audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time Magazine
Wilson Phillips
Westbrook Pegler
Time
Zebulon Pike
Pike’s Peak
Sioux Falls
Mount Airy
N.C
Pat Conroy
Conroy
Teesteegrer
Seattle
Dickens
Pickwick Papers
Gabriel Grub
Gru
Marge Schott
Cincinnati Reds
New York Times
London
West End
Times
Rere
The
Associated Press
Wentworth-Flexner
Robert Chapman
Faerie Queene
Hillary Clinton boosts Gore despite spear-carrier role
The piece argues Hillary Clinton's high visibility as policy lead in the Clinton administration has sparked talk that Al Gore lacks influence. It notes the vice presidency has grown in importance since Truman and that Gore’s path to the nomination depends on Clinton’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
al Gore
Gore
Tial
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
George Bush
Dan Quayle
Hillary Clinton
Aiken Gathers for Strategic Planning Kickoff
Citizens and volunteers rally at the Aiken Airport as Mayor Joe Riley opens a long range Strategic Planning process. Twelve study groups will map goals for City Services Culture and the Arts Downtown Growth Health Care and more with the old Post Office as a central hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Charleston
Joe Riley
Cavanaugh
Rock Hill
Riley
If I Were the Devil a dark warning from past era
The piece imagines the devil taking over the United States through subversion of churches whispers to Eve and youth, media manipulation, narcotics and alcohol peddling, schools neglecting emotion, and corruption in courts and Congress. It ends with a warning that the devil would continue these temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkness
United States
Eve
Houses of Congress
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Debra Z. Price
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Aiken, S.C
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Nice
Mr. Cavanaugh
Washington
Ant
God
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