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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1999
Page
7
The collection features remarks from figures like Walter Payton and Mike Ditka on football records, local officials on voter activity and planning limits, artists and performers in Peter Pan, and judges and politicians debating legal defenses, taxation, and gambling, highlighting diverse public voices across the Palmetto State.
Former NFL star Walter Payton publicly seeking a liver transplant drew attention to the organ shortage. Experts note over 66,000 people await donors and about 4,300 die annually. Payton died of liver cancer after being removed from the list. his case boosted donations in Illinois and sparked broader discussion on African American participation and trust in the health system.
A Clemson University survey shows 51 percent of South Carolinians favor removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome, signaling Gov Hodges and House Speaker Wilkins side with revisionists. NAACP boycott costs loom up to 40 million, threatening wider national attention and social discord while Palmetto Project expands Heart & Soul screenings for black residents with support from Hodges and the General Assembly to curb heart disease. The Herald notes tax policy debates and potential impacts of a weekend tax-free shopping window, urging comprehensive reform rather than piecemeal tinkering.
California gears for an earlier March 7 2000 primary but most campaigns remain in a waiting mode. McCain Forbes Bradley Bush and Gore aides warn voters to expect limited activity until early states finish contests. Campaigns focus on fundraising and show the flag as Bush reorganizes a weakened state party for both the GOP primary and general election.
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