NAACP Rejects South Carolina Lottery Amid Education Debate
The South Carolina NAACP, meeting in Charlotte due to a boycott, opposes Gov. Hodges lottery plan tied to education. It warns proceeds may not fund schooling and signals potential disproportionate impact on black communities while urging lawmakers to reject the measure. It commends other groups for backing the no vote and calls for wider support.
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Palmetto
Jim Hodges
General Assembly
Hodges
Warrenville
Ed Cushman
Price
Joanne S. Eubanks Aiken
Hunley tours begin at Warren Lasch Conservation Center
Weekend tours of the Confederate submarine Hunley have started at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center on the Charleston Navy Base. About 6 000 admissions possible at ten dollars each. visitors view via stair access to a platform or TV screens with guides recounting the Hunley saga.
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Warren Lasch Conservation Center
Charleston Navy Base
Sullivans Island
Housatonic
Charleston Museum
Charleston
Post and Courier
Letters to the editor raise lottery and political views
A reader questions Mrs. Lessie Price on lottery support citing community risk and past tax funds. Other letters urge yes on a county sales tax, praise USC Gamecocks coverage, and defend Sen. Tommy Moore and Rep. Roland Smith for cross‑party cooperation amid local politics.
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Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson
Lincoln
Tommy Moore
Rep
Roland Smith
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Len Moore
Clinton
Gore
What about single guys in a race dominated by older voters
Earl Penman, a 31 year old Troy toolmaker, questions why candidates focus on seniors and families while singles are ignored. The piece notes campaigns target boomers and seniors with education and drugs promises, while youth ads are scarce and tax cuts may saddle future generations. Myriam Marquez.
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Gore
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Amy
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
al Gore
Earl
Soviet Union
MTV
Third Millennium
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