Aiken's First Foray Into City Recycling Initiative
The city launches a pilot recycling program praised as a South Carolina first by Mayor H Odell Weeks. 1200 families participate in sorting newspaper aluminum plastic glass and waste oil before pickup for reprocessing. The program saves fuel costs and includes a $2000 gift from the Aiken Junior Women's Club for a heating unit.
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Aiken
South Carolina
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken Junior Women’s Club
Student Athlete Right to Know Act urged to curb college sports abuse
A critique of NCAA policing in major men’s basketball and football reveals low graduation rates for student athletes. The piece urges Congress to pass the Student Athlete Right to Know Act, requiring federal-funded colleges to publish sport-specific graduation rates for recruits and current players.
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Behemoth University
General Accounting Office
Investigative Agency of Congress
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Congress
The Sad Saga of Steven Stayner
Steven Stayner died in a motorcycle crash at 24, ending a life once marked by kidnapping and public attention. Kidnapped in 1972 near Merced California by Kenneth Parnell Stayner led Timmy White to police in 1980 becoming a hero, then lived a life shadowed by trauma and media retrospectives until his death.
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Steven Gregory Stayner
Steven Stayner
Merced
Calif
Kenneth Parnell
Stayner
Timmy White
Ukiah
Parnell
Timmy
Legalizing Drugs Not The Answer, Says Milton Friedman Critic
The piece critiques libertarian views on legalizing drugs, arguing legalization would not reduce crime or curb drug use. It cites price dynamics, undercutting by criminals, and the risk of a national disaster. It also endorses aggressive neighborhood level enforcement as essential to a comprehensive strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Friedman
Bennett
Bush
London Economist
Politicians See Drug War In Vacuum
The piece argues that despite a high price drop from about 60 000 to 12 000 per kilo of cocaine, the war on drugs fails due to political posturing and ineffective policies. It critiques Bush's plan, Democratic responses, and the empty rhetoric of drug czars and zero tolerance.
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Ashington
Bush
America
Washington
Coast Guard
Drug Enforcement Administration
Chicago
South Side
Bronx
Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Turkey
Myles Ambrose
Ronald Reagan
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Nicaragua
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Biden
Inter
Postcard Town Folkestone Feature on Plans and Paradoxes
The writer visits Folkestone England near Calais noting ruined cliffside views from a high rise hotel and a planned marina replacing a failing ferry site. They describe a train tunnel plan for a rail only tunnel, Parliament support, and resident concern about growth and environment. The piece also references Charles’s battles with tasteless development and British architecture, plus local crime and Scotland’s drunk driving tip line.
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Ondon
Folkestone
England
Calais
France
London
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Earth
D& A Breeze
Blackeye
Cicero
Oak Park
Reagan
Bolivia
Mexico
Colombia
Prince Charles
National Gallery
Charles
Paris
Georges Pompidou Center For Modern Art
Catherine Davy
Lincolnshire
Scotland
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