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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1996
Page
4
The San Diego Union-Tribune argues that foreign and private donations to the Democratic and Dole campaigns have corrupted U S politics. It notes Clinton and Dole pledges to curb financing abuses and hopes Congress will act to clean up the process.
With a fresh re election win over Bob Dole, President Clinton reportedly shifts from his earlier opposition to a balanced budget constitutional amendment. White House sources say Senate changes and recent defeats push him toward compromise, eroding calls for strong leadership on deficit reduction.
Location 326 Rutland Drive mailing P O Box 456 Aiken 29802 Office hours 830 am to 590 pm Monday Friday Call 649 5315 for subscriptions Delivery issues by 5 pm weekdays 7 am weekends Circulation hours 530 pm 730 pm weekdays 7 am 11 am Sundays Switchboard 648 2311 Fax 648 6052 Story ideas editors reach via 648 2311 Publisher responsibility Scott Hunter reachable at 648 2311
Dallas Morning News senior columnist Jim Wright argues that Bill Clinton used an Oops tactic to dodge past misdeeds and predicts aggressive scrutiny of Clinton and Social Security Medicare reform debates ahead. He notes a Republican Congress and potential investigations shaping next year’s headlines.
E.R. Shipp argues intergenerational views on affirmative action, noting persistent racism highlighted by Texaco executives' remarks, underscoring that protections remain needed to realize Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of equal judgment by character and opportunity. The piece cites ongoing bias and calls for Mend it not end it.
Columbia native Cardinal Bernardin, a leading American church figure and former archbishop of Cincinnati, died in Chicago on November 14 after a cancer diagnosis. He headed the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in the 1960s and 1970s and was noted for social involvement, opposition to abortion, and efforts to widen church participation, while maintaining faith in life after death. He had strong ties to Vatican circles and received calls from Pope John Paul II and Bill Clinton shortly before his death.
A voter discusses long lines at the polls in Aiken County and notes that the Augusta Chronicle provided election coverage with an insert advocating against rescinding the Blue Law. The writer questions legality and influence of newspaper endorsements at polling places and urges election commission review.
How to submit brief letters for publication must include the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed. Address correspondence to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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