Blair guiding monarchy through grief and reform debate
The piece discusses Prime Minister Tony Blair shaping public mood after Princess Diana’s death and guiding the monarchy toward a visible role in mourning. It notes Blair’s reassurance about Charles’s future kingship and muses on whether his guidance could modernize the Windsors. It also covers calls for US policy shifts toward a Palestinian state, and critiques a proposed IRS reform detaching the agency from Treasury.
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Blair
Diana
Tony Blair
Mr. Blair
Prince Charles
Labor Party
Philadelphia Inquire
Government should stay hands off the Internet initiative
Geoffrey Freeman argues that federal funding and matching grants for a faster more reliable Internet threaten private investment and consumer costs. He cites past government tech failures and notes Congress already trimmed Next Generation Internet funding while private firms advance.
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Michael Jordan
Bill Gates
Congress
Clinton
IRS
Microsoft
House
Senate
Energy Department
IBM
Bell South
Internet Initiative
Commerce Department
Defense Department
NASA
National Science Foundation
Aiken Standard reader thanks community for support during illness
In a personal note, Durwood Melvin and Lois thank family, medical staff, and the Aiken Standard staff for care and comfort during illness. The piece mentions staff efforts to add full color to section fronts and previews a new Sunday TV section debuting Sept. 28, plus contact details for the columnist.
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Lois
Eleanor
Aiken Standard
Jim Suhrer
Jim Bennett
Stacy Burge
del Heath
Stan Medlock
Steve Rowland
John Saylor
Joseph Butler
Praising Dr Eaves And Controversial Citadel Letter
A letter extols Dr Gilmore Eaves of Aiken as a caring, wise physician who advocates for staff and helps patients, naming colleagues and urging praise for local doctors. The piece shifts to a critical attack on a Citadel related lawsuit by Ms Mentavios, calling the case a matter of justice over money and mocking the plaintiff. It cites Army Major Rhonda Cornum’s Gulf War experiences and ends with contact details for Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard.
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Eaves
Gilmore) Eaves
Aiken
Dr. Eaves
Cundey
Voegele
Hesse
Epstein
Princess di
Jeanie
Citadel
VMI
Army
Rhonda Cornum
Major Cornum
Montavios
Dick Harpootlian
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Jerusalem
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Treasury Department
Star Tribune
Minneapolis
Yong Tiair
AIKE
Scott B. Hunter
Stephen N. Ranzer
Ellen C. Priest
Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Geoffrey Freeman
Heritage Foundation
Laura
Durwood Melvin
Moriah
Aiken Standard Publisher
United Way
Aiken Center
Laura S
Mariah
US News and World Report
Barb Rollins
Barb
Aiken, S.C
Shunter
Scescape.net
Hunter
Mariah Melvin
S.C
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