Grand Jury oversteps law on nepotism in Aiken County
The Aiken County Grand Jury suggests a policy banning any family members from working in the county school system. The editorial argues this exceeds state ethics rules, noting that officials must declare conflicts but not resign, and warns such a ban could remove many qualified citizens from service.
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Caesar
Aiken County
Grand Jury
Grand Jury Room
State Ethics Commission
South Carolina
Speaker Solomon Blatt a Historic South Carolina Leader Dies
Solomon Blatt longtime Speaker emeritus of the South Carolina House died at 91. His record stretched from 1933 to 1973 and his parliamentary skill and loyalty to the state defined his legacy. A jurist and lawyer, Blatt helped shape state policy and mentored colleagues.
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South Carolina
Solomon Blatt
House of Representatives
Blatt
House
United States
Barnwell Ring
Blatt County
Blackville
Nathan Blatt
University of South Carolina Law School
USC
General Assembly
Barnwell
Charles Simons
Aiken
Simons
Judge Simons
Sol Blatt Jr
Charleston
Thought For Today Success Is A Journey Not A Destination
The saying frames success as a process rather than a fixed end point. It encourages focus on daily growth, persistence, and learning along the path.
LOCAL JOBS ILLEGAL WORKERS COST TO U S CITIZENS
Washington grapples with the impact of illegal aliens on employment. GAO notes uncertainty while INS estimates 6.5 to 7 million illegals have gained permanent residency, growing about 0.5 million annually, with migrants from Mexico and other regions. 1985 border arrests reached 1.2 million. 1986 projections rise to 1.8 million.
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U. S
Washington
U.S
General Accounting Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
United States
Bangladesh
Central America
GAO
Donald L. Huddle
Rice University
Houston
el Paso
San Diego
Ventura County
Calif
Congress
Rival Democratic Groups Plot Paths To 1988 Victory
In Atlanta DNC Chairman Paul G Kirk Jr. convened a hearing on a reform plan to attract voters while Washington radical Democrats led by Michael Harrington and Barbara Ehrenreich debated packaging old poverty era ideas for today. They cite Kennedy Johnson and Kemp Roth as models for political themes.
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Atlanta
Paul G. Kirk Jr
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Michael Harrington
Barbara Ehrenreich
Harrington
America
Lyndon Johnson
Reagan
Head Start
Job Corps
Legal Services Corp
Ehrenreich
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Arthur Lafter
William Roth
Jack Kemp
Kemp
Kemp-Roth
New Directions
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Louis Farrakhan
Fritz Mondale
Gary Hart
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Charles Robb
Virginia
Divorce worth the cost and consequences
A Times Syndicate piece surveys divorce as a costly, disruptive life event. It cites studies on impaired concentration after separation, no fault divorce laws, and court rulings such as the O'Brien decision shaping property shares, highlighting economics over romance in modern marriages.
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California
New York
O’brien
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Battle Creek
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