Voices on innovation, education, and leadership in modern times
A collage of quotes from Bill Gates, James Hall, Max Longhurst, Jeff Kagan, Jesse Jackson, Kenneth Arndt, Paula Johnson, Irene Vladimirovna, Richard Riley, Diana Harvey Johnson, Peter Gibbon, Paul Hubert, and others. The piece notes a large scale school strike in Decatur, Illinois, over pay and policy. More than 1,000 teachers and staff walked out protesting a $30,000 raise for the city school superintendent amid tight raises for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jackson
Decatur
Paul Hubert
Alabama Education Association
Confederate flag debate and Wade Hampton legacy in South Carolina
A first-person reflection defends the Confederate flag yet supports removing it from the State House. The author cites Wade Hampton and related biographies, proposing a private shrine to Southern heritage near Millwood in Columbia as a respectful, nonpublic memorial for the flag and Confederate legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
South Carolina
Mississippi
Columbia
Millwood
Devine Street
Veterans Hospital
South
Wade Hampton
Confederacy
State House
Baptists join call to move Confederate flag from State House
South Carolina Baptists at their annual meeting overwhelmingly urged the General Assembly to relocate the Confederate battle flag from atop the State House dome to a public place of heritage. The move signals a moral framing of the issue as legislators prepare for January sessions in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ka‘s
State House
State House Dome
South Carolina Baptist Convention
General Assembly
South Carolina
Columbia
NAACP
Jim Hodges
Questions about the origin and purpose of the minimum wage
A reader asks when the minimum wage began, the original justification, and whether that rationale remains valid. The letter questions welfare payments versus the minimum wage and whether welfare is unconstitutional federal aid or charity tied to religious beliefs.
Juanita New remembered as devoted child advocate and leader
South Carolina and Aiken County mourn the loss of child advocate Juanita New. She served as foster parent, house parent at Helping Hands, executive director, then started an Independent Living Program for emotionally disturbed teens. Several former children attended her funeral, including two now married mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita New
South Carolina
Aiken County
Helping Hands
New Transition Homes
Resolve flag issue prompts SC readers to focus on core problems
A letter to the editor urges removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol and shifts attention from flag symbolism to poverty, illiteracy, family violence, teen pregnancy, and deaths by self harm. The author praises balanced coverage and calls leaders to prioritize child and family welfare over regional symbols.
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South Carolina
Capitol Dome
Standard
South
Legac
Capitol
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Microsoft Corp
Bill Gates
National Transportation Safety Board
James Hall
EgyptAir
Max Longhurst
Utah
Atlanta
Kenneth Arndt
Jackson
Paula Johnson
Irene Vladimirovna
Richard Riley
Education
Georgia
Diana Harvey Johnson
Peter H. Gibbon
Harvard
Ptandard
Scott B. Hunter
Wees
Lee County
Old Virginna
United States
Donald M. Law
Manly W. Wellman
Scribner's
Robert E. Lee
Hamptons
General Lee
USC Press
Hampton Jarrell
Revenue Department
The
Charleston
Post and Courier
Hilton Head) Island
New Transition Homes Inc
Lette
Aiken Standard
PO. B
Aiken
S.C
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