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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1997
Page
4
A collage of remarks covers a gun attack at a Phelan plant with survivors recounting fear, neighbors defending suspects, officials urging annexation and tax incentives, arguments on race and education, international peace efforts, Diana's influence, crime policy tradeoffs, and a Montana farmer seeking fossil digs on federal land.
Rena Pederson nominates a mix of public events and grassroots efforts for welcoming the year 2000. Suggestions include a millennium logo contest, poetry festival, charity cookbooks, a national moment of prayer, a climate for reform, and crowdsourced celebrations from a global to local scale.
The state prison administration touts security gains yet the Larry Logan escape exposes gaps. Logan, a triple murderer with three life sentences, evaded custody after a labor detail assignment was misapplied, prompting scrutiny of reforms by Corrections, DPS, and a 1995 hire. Security tightens noted to have cut escapes from 79 in 1996 to 23 last year.
A Sunday page publishes letters criticizing a front page piece on a modern windmill protester and debunking plutonium myths. Readers discuss annexation offers in Aiken, warn of higher taxes and controls, and reflect on Langley’s remarks about openness.
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