Barnes Plea Ends Promising Career as County Leader
Our View laments the guilty plea of former County Administrator W. Scott Barnes for a misdemeanor illegal use of a telephone. The editorial notes his long tenure, controversial role, and fiscal questions while offering sympathy and wishing him success if he returns to public life.
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W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Aiken County
City gains 2 percent hike under TV franchise
A letter to the editor complains the April 16 Aiken Standard headline misleads readers. The extra 2 percent hike is added to subscriber bills, not coming from Palmetto Cablevision, and would raise city income. The writer urges council action to protect taxpayers and service quality.
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Aiken
Palmetto Cablevision
Palmetto Cabevision
Palmetto
Andrew McClure
Cadence Court
Letters to the Editor Urges Biblical Moral Revival
A letter argues for reinstating strong Biblical influence in government and society. It calls for prayer in schools, punishment over rehabilitation, traditional family roles, condemns homosexuality, and urges action against crime and AIDS, asserting a return to founding father ideals.
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Solomon
USA
God
Congress
America
Country Club
The Universe Is Going To The Dogs
A humorous take on cosmology and dog hair as a metaphor for the Big Bang. The author links the universe’s expansion to shedding dogs, comparing cosmic growth to a dog’s fur everywhere in the home while joking about science and fate.
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FDA
Newfoundland
Athabasca
What Our Congress Has Done For You
A compact look at March activity in Congress notes little substantive legislation passed yet many symbolic actions. The Senate and House introduced and supported various designations and resolutions on awareness weeks and global issues, while key bills on budgets and campaigns lingered and only 22 bills became law from 1,301 filed. Prominent figures cited include Senators Robb Helms Gilman and Rep. Simon, with mentions of South Africa, Liberia, Ireland, Kenya, Tibet, and Mogadishu.
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McNeil/ Lehrer
Donahue
Ashington
Congress
House
Robb
Senate
Chick Taylor
Taylor
F.W. de Klerk
South Africa
Zaire
Chuck Robb
Virginia
Cambodia
Jesse Helms
North
Northampton
Mass
Edward P. Boland
Boland
Amercan Philosophical Society
Paul ‘Simon
Illinois
United States
HealthRight measures aim to curb costs and expand access
Arthur Caplan notes HealthRight adds taxes on hospitals and providers while targeting cost containment. It empowers the health commissioner to track expenditures, standardizes insurance rates, and creates a practice guidelines unit. The plan expands bare bones coverage through subsidies but does not cover catastrophic illness. signups and partial premiums are required. He weighs potential benefits against limits.
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HealthRight
Lam
Michael Jackson
Minnesota
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