Congress Rushes to Finish Budget Deals Amid Medicare Woes
The Miami Herald editorial warns that last minute budget deals threaten Medicare and nursing home funding with 20 percent cuts from the 1997 package and possible further reductions in 2000. It urges passage of a Senate bill to inject 1.1 billion into Medicare-Medicaid and criticizes delaying NIH funding as an accounting ploy while highlighting farmworker protections and tax-cut benefits skewed to the wealthy.
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Congress
Senate
National Institutes of Health
Florida
Bob Graham
Clinton
Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy
The
Miami Herald
Mind Over Age Slows or Speeds Elderly Walking Pace
A study by the American Geriatrics Society finds beliefs about aging influence seniors physical activity. Positive words like wise and astute boost walking pace while negative stereotypes slow and wobble gait, suggesting Americans should discard aging stereotypes.
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American Geriatrics Society
Deming
N.M
Kip Kinkel and the gun epidemic gripping America
The Kansas City Star opinion piece links Kip Kinkel's 1998 Thurston High School shooting to a broader youth gun crisis. It argues mental distress, access to firearms, and weak gun laws fuel violence, urging stricter controls and active efforts to reclaim and protect vulnerable youth from gun trafficking. The writer calls for decisive political action and enforcement to prevent further tragedies.
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Kinkel
Springfield
Thurston
Kip Kinkel
Jake Ryker
Ryker
Colorado
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Oregon
Georgia
Columbine High
Kansas City
Northeast
Chick
Grandview High
Grandview
Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City, Mo
Congress
Billy Owens
Thanksgiving dogs and shelters urge humane choice
Kathy Guillermo urges readers to thank their dogs and adopt from shelters this Thanksgiving weekend. She cites Puppy mills as cruel, notes many dogs in shelters seek homes, and highlights shelters partnering with stores for adoption programs while urging support for animals and humans alike.
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Hunt Heart
John
Paul
George
Ringo
Nice deed sparks reader letter gratitude in Wagener
A Wagener shopper recalls a young woman in a Piggly Wiggly line who paid 26 cents for her groceries. The reader also responds to a letter about the Confederate flag, praising veterans and defending Southern heritage against the NAACP.
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Wagener
Angel
Phyllis Labine
South
South Carolina
Martin Pechersky
Manya beloved mentor guided a life of hope and teaching
Ernestine Law, called Manya by Gregg and others, inspired a local teacher to return to college, fund her studies, and pursue a career in third grade. Her bright optimism created hope for many, including the narrator and his family, shaping lives.
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Ernestine Law
Gregg
Manya
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Joseph
Leverett Shoe Store in Aiken carries SAS shoes
A reader notes a Leverett Shoe Store in Aiken offering a full SAS line. The shoes were sent to Augusta for fitting and the writer recalls paying $20 less in town plus Georgia 7 percent sales tax.
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Aiken
Newco
Leverett Shoe
Augusta
Georgia
Letters to the Editor for Aiken Standard Briefs
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Aiken Stannary
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
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Scott B. Hunter
Angela R. Nalley
Ellen C. Priest
Kelly Cosky
Kup Kinkel
Thurston High School
Kansas City Star
Bill Maher
ABC
Ginger
Virginia
Kathy Guillermo
Knight Ridder Service
People For the Ethical Treatment of
Front St
Norfolk
Kathyatamok
NAACP
Union
Mr. Pechersky
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