Quotes Of Note and Policy Shifts From Officials and Citizens
A collection of remarks from figures including artist Robert Sherer on censorship of nude paintings in Columbia. E.R. Sanders on appeals over local water commission authority. Pete Peters praising historic documents donated to the Aiken library. James Gallman lamenting a former principal's death. Prison Director Mike Moore on prison reforms. Pamela Cox recounting a spousal abuse allegation involving Bobby Cox. Steve Hance explaining discard of a truck license tag.
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Robert Sherer
Columbia
Barnwell
Aiken
James Gallman
James A. Taylor
Gallman “S
Charlotte
N.C
Steve Hance
Aiken Standard Delivery and Mail Information
The Aiken Standard lists delivery by 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. Saturday 8 a.m. Sunday with redelivery options. Subscriptions priced from 10.75 to 204.00 dollars, contact numbers for city editors and delivery issues are provided.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Futland Drive
8.C
Gingrich Medicare plan under fire in View
Froma Harrop critiques Speaker Newt Gingrich on Medicare reform arguing his proposal amounts to irrational risk with an annual 5000 dollar allotment and self managed care while warning of rising costs and continued uninsured. She notes the reliance on fraud waste claims and contrasts with medical savings accounts and fee for service drawbacks. The piece cites 1998 unaffordable coverage trends and predicts bankruptcy by 2002 if policy favors costly elderly care.
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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
America
Wes
Washington myth of Washington as America exposed by Spy prank
Leonard Pitts argues Washington insiders live in a cocoon detached from daily America. The Spy prank reveals lawmakers clueless on pop culture and real life, while voters grow cynical as costs rise and faith wavers.
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Jack Metcalf
Melrose Place
Spy Magazine
Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Jesus Christ
America
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Scott B. Hunter
Will Smith
O.J
Susan Smith
Union
Phoenix
Union County
Criminal Justice
David Hans Schmidt
South Carolina
Ms. Smith
Circuit
Tommy Pope
Pope
Smith
Aus
Simpson
New Ellenton Water Commission
E.R
Tink) Sanders
Town Council
Aiken Sons of Confederate Veterans
Pete Peters
Aiken County
Pamela Cox
Atlanta Braves
Bobby Cox
Ector
Aken
Newt
Froma Harrop
Providence Journal
Leonard Pitts
Becky
Johnny
George Bush
Ice Cube
National Grocers Association
Orlando
Fla
Bill Clinton
The
Miami Herald
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