Stadiums and centers fail to spur growth in cities
The Heritage Foundation analyst argues that spending 770 million on a convention center and 330 million on a baseball stadium does not create lasting jobs or tax revenue. He cites Baltimore and other metros, noting minimal per capita gains, plus substitution effects reducing net local benefits. Virginia's education and high tech focus yields more durable job growth.
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Washington, D.C
Washington
Baltimore
Camden Yards
Ravens
Maryland
Department of Fiscal Services
Ravens Stadium
Robert Baade
Lake Forest College
Illinois
Baade
Virginia
Old Dominion
Kiplinger
University of the District of Columbia
D.C
Convention Center
Alexandria
Douglas Wilder
Washington Redskins
Editorial on unfunded mandates for summer school in Aiken County
The piece argues the South Carolina Education Accountability Act creates an unfunded summer school mandate for Aiken County Public Schools. It describes the funding clash, notes district plans to cut teacher ratios with Act 135 funds, and urges the state to fund or authorize district fees, stressing that students cannot be penalized to cover the costs.
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Aiken County
S.C
State Department of Education
Columbia
Negative ads dominate mind share in South Carolina race
The column laments pervasive negative campaigning by gubernatorial and Senate contenders Beasley Hodges Hollings and Inglis. It questions voters tolerance, notes bipartisan similarities to Bill Clinton era woes, and praises simple yard signs over televised mudslinging while urging civic engagement.
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David Beasley
Jim Hodges
Bill Clinton
Hodges
Clinton
Beasley
U.S. Senate
Fritz Hollings
Bob Inglis
Montana
South Carolina
Hollings
Inglis
Georgia
Letters Fire with smoke and moral debate in Aiken
Dennis Taylor challenges readers to judge the Clinton Lewinsky affair and Beasley rumors through a Christian morality lens. He critiques media neutrality, calls for accountability, and questions how a nation defines ethical conduct and truth in public life. He cites morality, honesty, and ethics as tests for leaders and citizens.
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David Beasley
Ginny Wolfe
Aiken Standard
Clinton Lewinsky
Beasley
Clinton
Ms. Wolfe
Monica
Ms. Lewinsky
Chelsea
Chelsea Had Been Having Oral Sex With the Senator Mr. Clinton
Ms Lewinsky
Mr. Clinton
Dennis Taylor
Aiken
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Stephen P. Conyers
Senate
Shunter
Scescape.net
Hunte
Organized Crime
United States
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Aiken, S.C
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