Special prosecutors scrutinize Clinton era costs and indictments
The San Diego Union-Tribune notes that five independent counsels have cost taxpayers about 34,000 billable hours and 50 million dollars since March 1990, yet none of their targets has been indicted. Focus remains on Kenneth Starr while Don Smaltz pursues ex Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy for gifts allegedly received.
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Clinton pressed to toughen China sanctions over piracy
The Sacramento Bee reports that President Clinton faces pressure to impose strict sanctions if China does not curb widespread pirating of U.S. movies recordings and software. It notes dozens of Chinese factories including army-run plants, with 2.2 billion in losses last year, and says California bears the brunt of the impact. China cites limited progress since the 1995 IP rights pact and ongoing counterfeiting despite bilateral efforts.
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Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Details
Location 124 Kut and Drive and mailing P O Box 156 Aiken 29802. Office hours 830 am to 5 pm weekdays. Delivery by 5 pm weekdays and 7 am weekends. call 649 5315 for issues. Circulation hours 5 90 pm to 7 90 pm weekdays and 7 am to 10 30 am Saturdays. Switchboard 648 2311 FAX 648 6052. News tips to 348 2311. Publisher Scott B Hunter reachable at 648 2311.
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Democrats Stifling Progress In Workplace
A TEAM Act proposed by Rep. Steve Gunderson and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum seeks cooperation between workers and bosses on safety, production methods, and working conditions, challenging Wagner Act limits. Supporters argue it would empower nonunion workers while critics fear reduced union rights and advise tighter oversight.
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Honors Topic course at Aiken Technical College
ATC offers an independent study Honors Topic class where students drive their learning without lectures. Topics are developed by Phi Theta Kappa with annual themes and mandatory student research culminating in a bound library volume. The program emphasizes self directed learning and can be audited by the public.
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Crowded Parking Sparks Aiken Business Debate
Patricia M. Atkinson of Aiken laments that business leaders complain about crowded downtown parking while praising a lively town. She argues employees should park behind workplaces or on empty streets, as many stores require.
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Tribute to Woodward Ends A Life Of Service In Columbia
Brian Woodward a Clemson graduate and horticulturalist known for helping build Columbia’s Veterans Memorial Park and redesigning landscaping for the governor’s mansion died at 37 after a battle with brittle diabetes. He left a floral business in Aiken to care for his step siblings and later married Vicki Harris before his health declined.
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Letters to the Editor Policy at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor with signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Send to Letters to the Editor, The Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
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