Thurmond nomination, Aiken elections cited in voices page
A compilation of quotes and letters from Citizens and officials in South Carolina. Includes Sen Strom Thurmond Jr. nomination approval and remarks by Amanda Tindal, Pat Danning, Jane Vaughters, Peggy Wertz, Debbie Williams, Andy Dyer, Gov. Hodges, and others. Also features discussion of campaign sign removals, nuclear plant visit, and editorials on terrorism coverage and media bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Strom
Strom ‘Thurmond
Rl.c
Strom Thurmond Jr
South Carolina
Debbie Williams
Andy Dyer
Byrd
Whiskey Road
Mead Avenue
Jack Rankin
Rankin
Ms. Williams
Wilkins Byrd Aiken
Bobby Jones
Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Larry Murphy
Clearwater
Letters to the Editor caution on press and nuclear ethics
A trio of readers respond on free press wartime duties, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, and use of nuclear weapons. The first laments media bias and urges adherence to American values after Sept 11. The second rebuts Cal Thomas on Taliban roles and warns against nuclear retaliation. The third warns against feeding Baytril to chickens, linking antibiotic resistance to public health and policy actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
bin Laden
America
Cal Thomas
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
al Qaeda
Osama
Thomas
United States
Afghanistan
Texas
World Court
Victor Reilly
New England Journal of Medicine
Baytril
Bayer
Neal D. Barnard
M.D
Washington, D.C
Mary Wollstonecraft Quote on Prejudice and Barriers
A thought attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft warns that a mind built only on prejudice is unstable and that unchecked currents of change require barriers to prevent destructive force. The aphorism reflects Enlightenment-era concerns with reason, liberty, and societal limits.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Aiken Standard Names Leaders and Staff Roles
The Aiken Standard lists publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace advertising director Art Zappa business manager Ellen Priest managing editor Timothy E. O Briant and copes Tames R. Bennett Jr Davs in the masthead lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen
Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant Copes
Veterans Day reflection on service and sacrifice across eras
A veteran writer recalls the enduring debt owed to service members from Bunker Hill to Afghanistan. He honors the Rough Riders and countless others, notes public scorn for Vietnam vets, and stresses that soldiers act for country and liberty, not gain, urging prayers of thanks on Veterans Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Clifford Henning
Graniteville
Bunker Hill
Afghanistan
America
Veterans Day
Augusta
Richmond County Hussars
Camp Gordon
San Juan Hill
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Navy
Brotherhood of Veterans
John Battle
Mexico
Korea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knight In Shining
Amanda Tindal
Carl Jones
Lexington Medical Center
Pat Danning
Jane Vaughters
Peggy Wertz
Aiken Schools
Wilkins Byrd
Williams
Duke
Jim Hodges
Duke Power Co
Oconee Nuclear Station
Rose Cushman
W.H. Taylor
Arkansas
James Baughman
Cushman
Augusta Chronicle
U.S. Capitol
Vaught
Hodges
Aiwen
Alliance
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