Editorial: Justices gave state to gamblers
The South Carolina Supreme Court in a 3-2 ruling legalizes video poker, igniting a political clash over gaming. The majority cites legal nuance while opponents warn of addiction, family hardship, and a 2.3 billion dollar industry. Legislation to regulate or tax gaming faces stiff opposition from lobbyists and incumbents.
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S.C. Supreme Court
Ernest Finney
South Carolina
David Beasley
John Land
Manning
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Palmetto State
Columbia
John Courson
Rcolumbia
Courson
Who Runs Our Iraqi Policy This Week
Trudy Rubin argues the administration loses control of policy on Iraq as the president backs off U S air strikes after vague signals from Saddam Hussein. She urges targeted military action, civilian aid priorities, and a clearer long term plan to remove Saddam while maintaining pressure and regional limits.
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CNN
Iraq
Baghdad
Saddam
U.N
NSC
Sandy Berger
Defense
Bill Clinton
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Washington
France
Russia
Pentagon
Clinton
America
Iran
Tehran
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Plank Owners honor long-serving Aiken Standard staff
The annual Plank Owner dinner honors Aiken Standard workers with five or more years of continuous service. Ninety-five percent of readers will recognize names, clubs, and retirees including Don Law and Vi Simmons, reflecting on the paper’s history since 1968 and prior eras.
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Aiken Standard
Evening Post Publishing Company
Ories
Don Law
Henry Revenel
Plank Club
Dinky Bates
Margie Bennett
Stacy Burge
Kelly Greene
Delano Heath
Carl Langley
Julie Lott
Gerry Lynn Murtha
Ellen Priest
Debbie Price
Renee Rhoads
Steve Rowland
Mary Singleton
Larry Taylor
Jeff Wallace
Jean Yount
DiAnn Bell
Jim Bennett
Debbie Green
Brenda Heath
Debbie Hough
Philip Lord
Nina Niciffer
Gene
Hartsville
Harold
Compassionate care praised and death sentences questioned
A letter lauds the caring staff at Carriage Hills Plantation Nursing Center for Curt and family during his illness and death. Separately a briefing notes Iran has confirmed death sentences for two Baha i teachers and other arrests, with concern over due process and religious persecution. Residents of Crosland Park praise public safety efforts led by Chief Busbee and local officials for neighborhood improvements and a Scout troop cleanup.
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Curt
Carriage Hills Plantation Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Carriage Hills
Rodger K. Fuller Aiken
State Department
James Rubin
Iran
Mashhad
Sirus Moghaddam
Heydat Najafabadi
Ataollah Nasirzadeh
Firuz Kazemzadeh
Khatami
Crosland Park
Aiken
Aven Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor
The Aven Standard invites readers to send letters addressed to Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802 or via email at editorial scescape.net for inclusion and publication consideration.
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Aiken
S.C
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Aiken, S.C
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Scott B. Hunter
Angela R. Nalley
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
J. David Boyd
Cranckseck
Vai Driniks
Vwousher
Hunter
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