Shopper's Race: Raisa Gorbachev Sparks Fashion Debate
Critics accuse Raisa Gorbachev of extravagance during a London jewelry buying episode. The piece mocks Soviet lags in consumer culture as Western fashion hubs like Harrods, Issey Miyake, and Bloomingdale's intensify global style leadership. Tammy Faye Bakker noted as a powerful contemporary.
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Robin Leach
Raisa Gorbachev
London
Russia
American Express
Soviet Union
Harrods
Japan
Issey Miyake
Hong Kong
Kaiser Estates
Bloomingdale’s
Bergdorf-Goodman
United States
Shopping as political satire a Bombeck jab at first ladies
The column playfully mocks leaders and style choices, urging public figures to embrace shopping and press attention. It riffs on Nancy Reagan Imelda Marcos and Adolfo using humor to critique political culture and media spectacle.
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PTL
Philippines
Imelda
Banana Republic
Nancy Reagan
Reykjavik
Adolfo
Open House At Tri Development Center In Aiken County
The Tri Development Center plans an open house Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. The nonprofit serves handicapped adults and children with a preschool program for birth to four, an adult day program, and four residential houses in the county.
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Tri-Development Center
Aiken County
Voter Registration Extends Office Hours in Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Voter Registration adds Saturday hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and May 19 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Jackson mayoral and town council run off. Office at 736 Richland Ave. W. keeps regular hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Aiken County
Richland Ave
Strawberry Festival Sponsored by Our Lady of Peace Guild
Our Lady of Peace Women's Guild will sponsor a Strawberry Festival this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the school annex at LeCompte and Knox Avenues in North Augusta. Crafts and concessions will be available with special strawberry dishes. Admission is free.
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North Augusta
Our Lady of Peace Women’s Guild
Our Lady of Peace School
LeCompte and
Knox Avenues
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K-Mart
Aiken
Columbia
Erma Bombeck
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Strawberry Festival
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Rd
Rockport
Mom
Leverett's Shoes
the Rockport Co
Park Ave
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Carton Assembl
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Restonic
Chirotonic
Lane
Berkline
Beachcraft
Stratolounger
Monsanto
Augusta Road
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