Voices on Welfare Reform and Unabomber Case Echo Civics and Crime
A compendium of quotes spans welfare reform remarks by Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson and critics of policy, to federal defense of Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber. Other items touch downtown Miami vultures, Connecticut Turkey Olympics, and a Charleston murder case.
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Hillary Clinton
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Pam Ferdin
The
Animal Defense League
Connecticut
Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Details
The Aiken Standard provides location and mailing addresses, office hours, and subscription and delivery contact numbers. Readers are instructed to call 649-5915 for subscription help and 649-5315 for delivery issues, with switchboard at 648-2311 and related newsroom extensions.
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Rutland Drive
Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
Grandparents Gift of Letters Is Priceless This Season
Dr. Lillian Carson urges grandparents to gift letters as a lasting holiday gesture, shaping grandchildren’s sense of family, values, and roots. She suggests a holiday scrapbook, photos, and shared memories as enduring connections, noting letters’ power contrasts with material gifts.
Tragic Laurens killings haunt community vigil and mystery
A Laurens murder case leaves four children dead and a grieving town planning a candlelight vigil. Authorities point to shaken marriage as motive while the suspect, Johnny Satterwhite, died days later in an apparent drowning. The case tests community resilience amid unresolved questions and mourning. Meanwhile editorials critique state spending on a promised two million dollar government audit and discuss victim rights funding costs and implementation.
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Laurens
Bertha Satterwhite
Satterwhite
Greenville News
North Carolina
Louisiana
Earle Morris
David Beasley
John Drummond
D-Greenwood
Legislative Oversight Committee
Sov
Bob Peeler
Charleston
Post and Courier
College sports rise as money drives university teams
Dan Henning’s resignation at Boston College highlights how football success fuels branding and revenue. The piece argues college athletics have become a commercial force, with fans, media, and sponsors shaping policy, while noting Wisconsin’s stand against Reebok shows pushback can occur.
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Dan Henning
Boston
Chet Gladchuk
Sladchuk
Georgetown
North Carolina
Duke
Uconn
Penn State
Michigan
Oxford
Miami University of Ohio
Madison
Wisconsin
Badger
Henning
Las Vegas
National Collegiate Athlete Association
NCAA
America
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reebok
Badgers
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Bill Shepherd
Quin Denvir
Theodore Kacynski
Paul Levine
Miami
Faye Girsh
Hemlock Society USA
Promised Land
Frank Middleton Jr
Shirley Mae Mack
Paul Armond
Cutor
Agnes Plumb
Aiken County
Sue ‘Townsend
Lois Collins
Dallas
Tshephera
Lillian Carson
Knight-Ridder Service
South Carolina
Rock Hill
Beasley
Fredrick McKissack JR
Fredrick L. McKissack Jr
Progressive Media Project
Madison, Wis
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