Quotes From Public Figures and Officials on Diverse Issues
A compilation of remarks from politicians priests and professionals touching on industry health governance law and social issues. Highlights include Senator Tommy Moore on job growth at Bridgestone a revival at the Weston Medical Center and Governor Beasley opposing video poker while figures such as Mark Davis Eldridge Cleaver and Shirley LaBorde weigh in on media power civil rights and crime.
Forgotten facets of Mother's Day and motherhood’s myths
A reflective, wide ranging piece traces Mother's Day origins from Cybele to Mary and Brigida, notes Jungian archetypes of the mother, discusses Demeter and the goddess lineage, and links the holiday to church and state. It cites Graves and Wilson, and closes urging consideration of motherhood’s power beyond sentiment. Julia Vitullo Martin edits a city futures volume.
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Demeter
Asia Minor
Cybele
Rome
Christ
Robert Graves
Jesus
Graves
British Isles
Brigit
St. Brigid
America
Woodrow Wilson
South Carolina Faces Deadline as Bills Stall in Assembly
Important bills on electrical deregulation and flag removal fail to clear Congress as lawmakers near adjournment. Sen. Cork withdraws her objections enabling 43 House bills to move forward. Sen. Jackson joins in protest over affirmative action. Debate shifts to a state lottery and investment plan for pension funds amid broader reform talks. The New Charleston Post and Courier.
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South Carolina General Assembly
Holly Cork
Port Royal
House
Senate
General Assembly
Darrell Jackson
Columbia
Cork
Beaufort Gazette
State Budget and Control Board
South Carolina
John Drummond
Charleston
Post and Courier
Vote Reminder and Campaign Notes From South Carolina
A letter urges coop members to vote for Jim Stewart amid praise for lowered rates improved service and ongoing modernization. It compares voting impact to choosing leadership and notes gifts and lunch lines as incentives. The message also discusses campaign finance disclosures critiquing candidates White and Eckstrom and endorses Rebekah Sutherland for State Superintendent.
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Stewart
Coop
Tam
Jim Stewart
Sharon
Jim
Stewart Aiken
Jim White
David Eckstrom
White
Eckstrom
Rebekah Sutherland
Rebekah
South Carolina
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Joseph Harrison
Margaret J.weston Medical Center
David Beasley
Graceland
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Princess Diana
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Eldridge Cleaver
Colin Covington
Three Rivers Authority
Denton Johnson
Aiken County
Mark Davis
RMS Titaniic Co
Kenneth Starr
Mark Geragos
Whitewater
Susan ‘McDougal
Arkansas Land
Eugene Carroll
Michael Marmor
Standford University
Decker Anstrom
National Cable Television Associates
Shirley LaBorde
Jimmy Creech
Nebraska
Moore
Starr
Scott B. Hunte
R. David Boyd
Ellen C. Issest
Stephen P. Conyers
James R. Bennett Jr
New York
B.B. King
Carl Jung
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