Our View Desert Game Of Chicken In Arabian Desert
The piece argues President Bush risks war by escalating pressure in the Arabian desert over Kuwait. It urges tone down rhetoric, extend desert rotations, seek U N approval, and keep allies united. It warns of potential palace coups and political costs if either side refuses to back down.
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Bush
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
George Bush
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
U.N
Congress
Arabian Sands
Saddam
United Nations
Mikhail Gorbachev
John Birch Society
America
Mr. Bush
Mr. Gorbachev
Nurse helps woman in labor crisis and calls 911
A frightened mother recounts Francia Mack guiding her through a miscarriage emergency over the phone. Francia stayed on the line, identified the symptoms, provided the address, and assisted until the ambulance arrived. The writer thanks Francia for her calm, professional help.
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Francia Mack
Francia
Karen Deas
Pine Log Road
Write a letter to the editor for Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters from writers with a readable mailing address. Brevity is preferred and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 for publication consideration.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Production team leaders named in staff roll
Production Director Sue S. Brown, Business Office Manager Ellen C. Priest, and Circulation Director Daniel S. Holland are listed in the newspaper’s staff roster.
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Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Decline Of America's Great Colleges
A critique of higher education argues radical professors and militant students erode traditional learning. The piece cites Dartmouth Cornell Harvard Stanford and others, noting lenient responses, ROTC cuts, and tenure power shaping curricula, foretelling a broader decline of the West.
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America
Great Colleges
Roger Kimball
Charles J. Sykes
Kimball
Sykes
Dartmouth
Ernest Martin Hopkins
Hopkins
Thanks To Middle School Teachers
National Education Week honors middle school teachers for guiding 11 to 16 year olds through puberty while balancing classroom duties and hall monitor duties. The piece highlights patience, unseen rewards, and the impact on former students who later succeed at Georgia Tech.
Independent candidate runs with $27 war chest in Memphis
Tom Davidson, 49, ex-Chicagoan living in Memphis, ran as an independent against Harold Ford. With only $27, he spent $22 on 200 pamphlets listing quirky reasons to elect him. He garnered 7,247 votes for about 9 percent, finishing third, highlighting media bias toward well funded contenders.
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Davidson
Memphis
Tenn
Harold Ford
Tom Davidson
U.S. Congress
David Letterman
Texas
Japan
Charles Keating
Woody Allen
Newt Gingrich
Commercial Appeal
USA Today
Nashville
Boston
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Melanie L. Arney
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Hubert Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
Mem
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Dickey
Wallace
Job
Solomon
Georgia Tech
Oprah
Geraldo
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