Editorials Office sold to highest bidder in South Carolina
Voters embraced a state lottery as a fix for education while video poker spurred the shift. Hodges won the governorship by a large margin, aided by gambling interests, but Aiken County backed Beasley, reflecting local views on gaming. The piece warns lotteries won’t solve education and urges the General Assembly to act.
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South Carolina
Jim Hodges
David Beasley
Beasley
Hodges
Aiken County
House of Representatives
Lancaster
House
General Assembly
Midterm Results Challenge GOP Push on Clinton Impeachment
Republicans confront impeachment momentum as Democrats hold lines in midterms and gain seats, with exit polls showing most voters oppose the Lewinsky affair and prefer settling the case this Congress. Clinton remains broadly supported while GOP leadership faces conservative pressure and calls for rapid action.
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White House
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
GOP
House
Congress
Lewinsky
House Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
Senate
Sen
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Rep
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
al Gore
Bob Barr
Georgia
Barr
Judiciary Committee
Newt Gingrich
Bureaucrats eclipse elections and bilingual schooling
The piece argues unelected officials in California undermine voter referenda on bilingual education. It cites San Francisco and Los Angeles actions to preserve Spanish as instruction, including waivers, teacher training, phonics bans in English immersion, and a $5 million Spanish-text shortage. Only about 11 percent of parents chose bilingual options, yet officials press to circumvent the law and widen bureaucratic control.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School
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Cials
United Teachers of
Doug Lasken
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Unified School District
Forrest Ross
LAUSD
Aiken Chamber Tour and Community Praise Highlights
Letters praise the new Aiken Chamber of Commerce building as a first class tribute to the All-America City. The writer thanks Dr Charlie Timmerson and staff for compassionate care and recounts a personal farewell to a beloved pet. A note of gratitude also covers local coverage by the Aiken Standard and a fundraiser for the Aiken Pregnancy Care Center raising over 12500.
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Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken
Charlie Timmerman
Charlie
Shififik
Bill Bengtson
Letters to the Editor Instructions for Aiken Standard
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