Notable quotes touch crime, politics, and local aims
A collection of brief quotes covers a range of figures from Everett Cobb’s violent end to remarks by Frans de Waal and local officials. Topics include crime and punishment, a nurse of motherhood, hit man talk, a Cuban house arrest escape, Bebe Rebozo’s legacy, race and religion, animal therapy, emergency services, tornado comparisons, jury life decisions, pursuit car trends, Aiken High School’s new principal, and Sen. Moore on Langley Pond as a potential tourist draw with a $500000 state grant implication.
Kerry Wood Emerges as Baseball Boycott Pivot
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bill Thompson notes his ongoing boycott yet admits fascination with Kerry Wood. The 20 year old Cubs rookie struck out 20 Astros, drawing comparisons to Nolan Ryan while underscoring Wood’s humble approach amid a shifting view of the game. Thompson wrestles with loyalty to the boycott and admiration for Wood’s talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Kerry Wood
Grand Prairie High School
Grand Prairie
Texas
Cubs
Houston Astros
Cardinals
Wood
Houston
Nolan Ryan
Ryan
Onaire
Astros
Bill Thompson
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Charleston urged to fund Cooper River bridges plan
The South Carolina Infrastructure Bank press continues pressuring Charleston officials to propose a local funding plan for replacing the Cooper River bridges, rejecting reliance on other communities and tolls. The board demands a credible local share of 425 million dollars and notes Charleston’s ongoing political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Infrastructure Bank
Charleston
Cooper River
Grand Strand
Upstate
Infrastructure Bank Board
Howard “Champ” Covington
Charleston Ridge
Covington
Greenville
Letters Call for Highway Safety and City Improvement
A student from an Aiken County Public School urges action on Highway 278 safety after two students died in a collision with an 18 wheeler. They seek a four lane highway and stronger police patrols, plus zoning laws to curb unsafe parking of mobile homes and 18 wheelers. The letter also urges visiting Greenville to study its main street improvements and notes decay around areas of Bath and Clearwater and the Poinsett Hotel renovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Alysa Larke
Aiken
Greenville
Poinsett
Main Street
Augusta
Bath
Clearwater
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tenesse
Charles Long
Everett C. Cobb
Frans de Waal
DSS
Margaret Key
Hollywood
Terry Parham
Gilberto Velasquez
Olimpio Gonzales
Cuba
Sloane Macrea
Bebe Rebozo
Richard Nixon
Reuben Washington
Boston
Alliance of Black Jews
Charlie Timmerman
Kate Callahan
Oklahoma
Steve Brueske
National Weather Service
South Carolina
Jim Parish
Fayetteville, N.C
Charlie Webb
Joseph F. Padget
Aiken High School
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Langley Pond
Stephen N. Ranzer
Jeffrey B. Wallace
J. David Boyd
Stephen P. Conyers
and Piso James R. Bennett Jr
Knight-Ridder Service
Greenville News
S.C
State House
Senate
Greenwood) Index-Journal
Columbia
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
PRT
General Assembly
Myrtle Beach
Sun News
Stephen Brown
Republican Party
United States
Brown
United States Senate
Ronny Bolton Aiken
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
Scescape.net
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