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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1997
Page
4
Tammy Lucas of Darlington born three boys and two girls may be South Carolina s first quintuplets. The report notes a high school student s secret baby in a closet and local officials question the finding.
Caroline Brewer reflects on Soul Food the film by George Tillman Jr and Babyface Edmonds, noting its honest portrayal of a working class Chicago family led by Big Mama, the decline of slow Sunday dinners, and the cultural pull of soul food amid health concerns and modern life. She cites the film's strong debut, stars Vanessa Williams and Viveca Fox, and connects the kitchen table to family resilience and community.
The piece lambastes Judge C Weston Houck for closing pretrial hearings in a federal murder case without hearing arguments for openness, urging adherence to Supreme Court rulings on open trials. It criticizes Senate hearings as partisan theater led by Sen Tommy Moore, and notes South Carolina’s income gains and persistent poverty while calling for improved educational opportunities for all children.
A reader argues Christians should unite against Goals 2000 and UN education agendas, claiming liberals set rules from universities and Christians must join forces to save children. The letter urges Christians to stop preaching in politics and to adopt a broader, non Christian moral frame to oppose what the author calls socialist/communist aims.
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor and requires brief pieces with the writer's signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited. Address letters to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial scescape net.
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