Quotable remarks span politics sport and crime in mixed quotes
A collage of brief quotes from figures including former Texas Governor Ann Richards and Gov elect Jim Hodges, plus comments from a Greensboro lawyer, a New Jersey police official, a bar association director, and others. Topics range from politics and privacy to sports earnings and environmental issues.
Boomers back John Glenn on space comeback and aging
A Philadelphia Daily News columnist argues boomers project their fear of aging onto John Glenn as his shuttle Discovery voyage with 83 research projects unfolds. The piece links Glenn to boomer denial of aging, retirement, and mortality, noting cultural nostalgia and self interest in his risk.
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Slean
John Glenn
Sod
Mark McGwire
New York Daily News
60 Minutes
Ed Bradley
Bradley
Kennedy
Clinton
Earth
Space
South Carolina funds PSAT cost as investment
SC moves to cover the $9 PSAT fee for public school sophomores after low national SAT scores. The policy aims to boost later SAT performance. initial statewide uptake was high and cost $437,900. The decision highlights debates on testing and public funding in education.
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South Carolina
General Assembly
Rock Hill
Greenwood
Greenwood) Index-Journal
Aiken’s Makin Festival and Historic Sights Described
Fifth grade letters from Joan Ward’s class at St Mary Help of Christians School celebrate downtown Aiken. They praise the Aiken’s Makin festival with crafts, new street lights, crosswalks, and the town’s flower medians. The piece notes eateries Mango’s Up Your Alley The Bowery New Moon Cafe Stop Light Deli and landmarks like the old post office Lista’s Photography and the Battle of Aiken market.
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Joan Ward
St. Mary Help of Christians School
Aiken
Bowery
New Moon Cafe
Lista
Battle of Aiken
Lauren A. Collins
New Moon
Meghan Green
Downtown Aiken Offers Shops Plants and Arts
Downtown Aiken features many stores for all ages and growing beauty from flowers planted citywide. Attractions include Exotic Birds and Creative Program Planner with art supplies and books amid lush greenery and diverse plant life.
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Aiken
Downtown Aiken Highlighting New Moon Cafe And Local Sights
A reader celebrates downtown Aiken, praising New Moon Cafe and nearby spots such as Movie Cinema The Bowery and Mango s. The piece notes wheelchair ramps street lights and crosswalks plus local fundraising by businesses and the presence of churches banks and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Jim Hodges
David Beasley
Julie Westerinen
Sallie Hemmings
Thomas Jefferson
Iowa
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Michael DeBakey
Hal Sutton
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Douglas Barber
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Blackbeard the Pirate
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City of Aiken
S. C. Recreation and Parks Association
Hodges
Boomers
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Philadelphia Daily News
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Angela R. Nalley
Jeffrey B. Wallace
David Boyd
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