Editorial urges final approval for World War II Memorial
The National Capital Planning Commission approved the World War II Memorial on the National Mall by a 7 to 5 vote at a lengthy hearing in Washington. Groundbreaking is planned for Veterans Day, with debates over design and location continuing among critics who fear echoes of other capitals, yet supporters praise the memorial as a unifying tribute and call for swift construction.
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Washington
D.C
National Capital Planning Commission
National Mall
Friedrich St. Florian
Providence
R.L
Hilter
Berlin
Albert Speer
London
Paris
Rome
Athens
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Pierre L’enfant
MacMillan Commission
Mall
Bush action urged to leave Arctic refuge untouched
The Chicago Tribune argues against drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It notes Bush supports some energy moves but would allow Arctic drilling, which the piece says would barely affect U.S. oil reliance and risks harming a fragile ecosystem. It urges leaving the refuge out of energy policy.
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George W. Bush
Bush
al Gore
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Clinton-Gore
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Arctic Refuge
Geological Survey
Refuge
U.S
Clinton
Chicago Tribune
Personal car or Al Gore and the vote on travel
A column argues that the presidential candidate's stance on transport and energy policy would reshape women's lives. It notes Gore's past call to reduce internal combustion use and questions the practicality and impact of forcing mothers and workers onto trains or buses.
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al Gore
Washington, D.C
Washington
Mr. Gore
Gore
Europe
Prayer and politics stir public school debate
A letter argues public prayer misses the mark and urges checking Jesus words on private prayer. It also rails at Gore Clinton administration policies, predicting hardship for the elderly and heating oil versus food, ending with a provocative question about what four years of Gore might bring.
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Jesus
Seth
Gore
Clinton-Gore
Upper Midwest
Iowa
al Gore
Gore-Clinton
Hubert Baker
Brief Letters to Editor Address and Contact Details
The notice requests readers to send brief letters with the writer's signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. It states all letters may be edited and condensed and provides the address Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29602 and contact options via email and fax.
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Aiken
S.C
Jwallace
Duesouth.net
Smithsonian ties to Aiken echo in Renwick Gallery history
Smithsonian Magazine notes Renwick Gallery grew from James Renwick Jr and William Corcoran plans inspired by the Louvre Tuileries. It chronicles Corcoran and Eustis family ties to Aiken, Louise Eustis Hitchcock, and events of the Trent Affair shaping Civil War era links before Renwick Gallery opened in 1874 and later became Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.
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Smithsonian
Washington
Renwick
White House
Tuileries
Louvre
William Wilson Corcoran
James Renwick Jr
Corcoran
Old Aiken
Sorcoran
Louise Eustis Hitchcock
Louise
Aiken
Celestine Eustis
Little Louise
Chila
Thomas Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Miss Eustis
Eustis
St. Claire of the Holy Cross
St. Mary Help of Christians
Corcoran-Eustis
St. Mary's Church
Park and York
Europe
Paris
Smithsonian Magazine
New Orleans
George Eustis Jr
George Eustis
Havana
Liverpool
Trent
France
England
Boston
America
Canada
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Lincoln
James M. Mason
Virginia
John Slidell
Louisiana
U. S
Corcoran Art Gallery
U. S. Court of Claim
Smithsonia
Renwick Gallery
Smithsonian Art Museum
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Cesi Myers
Garth R. Groshans
Ressroom
James R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Linda Chavez Creators Syndicate
Cnavez
New Wilds
Donald M. Law
Eustises
Celestine
Cannes
French Riviera
Ouise
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