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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1995
Page
4
Columnist Trudy Rubin notes the Bosnia conflict shows signs of pivot as NATO bombing and U S diplomacy target Bosnian Serb forces around Pale. The Serbs face a defensive turn, but risks of wavering before aims are met loom.
Columnist Thomas Sowell argues that paying for information services through user fees is logical and fair. He critiques elite critiques from the New York Times suggesting that costs to libraries and the poor are unjust, asserting that all users should bear the price.
The Aiken Standard, established in 1867 and published by Aiken Communications Inc, lists hours for Saturdays and Sundays, various delivery and mail rates, and contact numbers for editors, subscription, and postal matters. Rates include home delivery and county, other mail options with monthly and annual pricing.
The letter critiques The Aiken Standard editorial on medical research and Gulf War syndrome and questions Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dick Morris involvement. It alleges Morris advised the president to form an advisory committee, describing the move as a political asset. The writer references August deliberations and asks about the committee’s purpose and scope.
Letter writer defends Endangered Species Act as vital for long term health and prosperity. Responds to Philip E. Zapp and Whit Gibbons Eco view column, arguing deregulation undermines environmental protection and future generations.
Bulgarian Rotary scholar Galina Kalcheva attends USC Aiken and notes a metropolitan feel with small town friendliness. She adjusted to Aiken and USC Aiken, praising its atmosphere and welcoming community.
Martin Rasmussen of Fayetteville denounces interstate speed rights proposing a radio device on every drive shaft to alert police of speeding. The piece mocks constitutional objections, cites Justice Nash versus Studebaker, and argues slow drivers and logging trucks, not speed, kill. Roy Howard recounts a crash with a logging truck near Bir, blaming mud flaps and pupwood trucks as hazards. Lavon, a redneck son-in-law, shares tales of pupwood truck rough roads and local law interactions. Gene Owens, born in Aiken County, now in Mobile, is mentioned.
The material compiles quotes from figures including Billy Ray Tucker seeking a new trial, solicitor Barbara Morgan on a New Year shooting in Clearwater, attorney Bill Weeks accusing teenagers of dishonesty, Audrey Stubbart reflecting on life on the Midwest frontier, Aiken schools chief Linda Eldridge on a new school year, Sheriff Howard Sellers about a taxpayer line, and Shirley Harden on heat related animal deaths. The quotes cover legal tension, youth behavior, education, governance, and animal welfare.
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