Editorial attacks and defense amid video poker battle
The piece denounces personal attacks on Sen. Greg Ryberg as he campaigns to outlaw video poker. It contrasts state lotteries funding education with video poker profits, defends Ryberg’s stance, and warns the fight will intensify toward fall elections. It criticizes casino-style advocates and urges continued abolition of video poker.
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Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Ryberg
Georgia
Aiken
Government rushes to fix Y2K by 2008 and beyond
The Advocate reports that federal agencies pace the Y2K fixes with Defense and State departments lagging behind. Projections show critical systems in 2008, labor in 2008, and total costs at least 4.7 billion dollars, potentially double. Even then, completeness by January 1 2000 seems unlikely.
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Defense Department
State Department
Labor Department
Advocate
Baton Rouge
Letters to the editor urge action on treatment and politics
A reader describes her husband Tom Hallman’s hospitalization after flu and a diabetes scare. She criticizes HMOs and insurers for admission delays, praises a senator candidate Stephen Brown, updates on the Veterans Memorial Park fundraiser led by Ed Hammons, and thanks local volunteers especially women from VFW posts.
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Tom Hallman
Tom
Aiken Hospital
Pepper Hill
Hmos
Aiken County
South Carolina
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Vietnam Monument
Aiken
Coalition
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Rose
Society responsible for violence says columnist
The columnist argues that societal glamorization of violence drives youth aggression. He rejects expert excuses, blaming adults for failing to teach accountability, and cites Jonesboro Paducah and Pearl as visible harms. He urges parental engagement, long term commitment to children, and rejecting permissive culture.
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