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Lee Gontz, Editor in Qiief Su:
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Keith Boudreaux, Lupe
Jimmy DeBut
Sunday sale
Blue laws no longer apj.
Head, Charleston right
In Hilton Head and Charleston Coi
a new day for many South Carolin
tail locations on a day that previoi
freedom results from a vote taken in 1
the sales. It's not surprising the anst
mative.
Election day was a mandate in m
servatism about which we've heard so
ers sent another message that was he
a few doors, and liquor cabinets.
Religious traditions aside, there i
should not be allowed to be sold on S\
anyone from drinking to the excess. It
six-packs the night before. It doesn't p
or prevent drunk drivers from hittinj
dulge in the fruits of the vine, there ar
that closing the liquor stores for 24 he
People should have enough self-contr
isn't the S.C. government's fault.
Blue laws have been a prevalent ]
sure. Now, years later, if s not hard to
ders is being questioned. Slowly but su
day store hours earlier and earlier. A1
another step in this process of taking
to life as we know it today. That socii
shouldn't really come as a surprise to
plicable as they were 50 or 100 years i
either.
Hilton Head and Charleston had 1
of a law that bans the selling of alcohol
to a vote. The affirmation that the vol
only proves that more places around t
rectly affect change by banning the bj
izens can do is take a good hard look i
that govern it. See if the two match u]
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ASHLEY
qBALL t
I went home last weekend to help
my family pick out a Christmas tree.
And you should see it?whafs left of
it, I mean. It would make Charlie
Brown proud. But we didn't buy it
that way. Here's what happened.
I was standing at Long and Woodley's
checkout with my mom and little
sister, Laura, and the prettiest,
most perfectly-shaped tree in the lot.
Finally, it was our turn to pay, and
the salesman tied the tree to the rack
on top of our suburban. So far, so good.
As we turned onto 1-77 for the drive
home, my mom instinctively
switched from 103.1 to a station playing
Christmas carols. It was muzak
on wheels, but the mood in our car
turned festive as Laura began singing
?1 4-1,^
aiung w 11*11 mc uaiiuug uug vingi^
Bells" song. Outside, the air was crisp
... like Christmas.
As we pulled into our driveway,
we were excited. My mom was instructing
me and Laura on getting
the decorations out of the attic. As
she chattered on about the decorations,
she reached up to punch the
button the garage door opener above
her visor. I froze as I realized the terrible
catastrophe that was about to
befall our beautiful tree. Suddenly,
my mom's decorating instructions
were punctuated with loud crunching,
scraping sounds overhead as we
skimmed right under the raised garage
door.
"Oh no... the tree!" my mom wailed
as she threw the gear shift into reverse
and flattened the gas petal.
There were more loud crunching,
cracking sounds from above as we
shot back out of the garage. Getting
out of the suburban, we surveyed the
situation.
Our beautiful tree that had been
on top of the suburban was now in
front of the suburban. In fact, it was
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to allow alcohol sales
unty, Sunday marked the dawning of
ians?the ability to buy alcohol at reiisly
shunned such activity. This new
)oth places on whether or not to allow
ver was overwhelmingly in the affirore
ways than the push towards conmuch.
For two areas of the state, votsard
and answered simply by opening
are no plausible reasons why alcohol
inday. Such a restriction doesn't stop
; doesn't stop anyone from stockpiling
irevent underage alcohol consumption
z the streets. If someone wants to in
e far too many ways to do it to believe
mrs will make a dent in the situation,
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understand that the wisdom of the elirely,
stores have started pushing Sunlowing
the retail sale of alcohol is just
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aty has changed in the last few years
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shouldn't shock the general public
the right idea to question the validity
on Sunday and to put such an inquiry
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Psurvives
or holidays
all over the suburban! The garage
door was streaked with green. Limbs
were everywhere. The tree's trunk
was shaved to the white on one side.
My mom was crying and mumbling
something about $50.
"Don't worry, Mom," Laura consoled,
as my mom began sorting
poignantly through the limbs. "Ashley
and I will tie it back together...
it'll be as good as new!"
"Ashley and I?" I gulped, surveying
the carnage strewn across the
garage floor.
But after an hour of working and
tying, the tree was coming together.
Laura and I had gone into the kitchen
for a hot chocolate break when we
heard the garage door raising. Dad
was home. I rushed out to stop him
just before his car rolled over what
was left of the tree.
"I see you got some greenery for
the mantle," my dad acknowledged
in his cheerful holiday mood.
"That's our Christmas tree," I explained.
He stopped and cast a sidelong
glance at the array of limbs. "What
kind of tree did we get this year... a
kit?"
"You're close," I mused.
Anyway, we painted the skinned
trunk brown and the shaved branches
green and set it up in the corner
of the family room. It leans a little to
one side and there are still some open
spaces where nothing was left but
toothpicks to tie back together. But
with all the decoration, you can hardly
tell the difference. Hey, it may not
be as professional looking as a string
of multicolored, chasing, triangulartree-shaped
Christmas lights in a residence
hall window, but it's certainly
just as festive. Happy Holidays,
and have yourself a merry little tree!
Ashley Ball is a journalism
freshman. Her column appears
every Wednesday.
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Much has been written and said of
the election-day debacle suffered by tl
Numerous political pundits and party h?
the outcome this way and that, analy
voters want and why they want it. A p
ers have wondered aloud what Presidei
sponse will be and what sort of stratej
ploy over the next two years.
As far as the voters' message, it is cli
less taxes, less spending and more re!
emment. They believe that the govemr
them, that they're not getting their mon
that Democrats like Foley and Rostenk
come arrogant, out of touch and intelle
While much of this sentiment borders 01
quadi-anarchism, the thrust of it is a <
ment of what must be corrected in Wa
government refuses to live within its m
parties are to blame.
The voters are under the impressio
is at fault. This is vexing, for the presic
admirable gains in addressing the m
deficit reduction has been real and impi
he was forced to give up his campaign pi
die-class tax cut because of his commit
reduction.
To his dismay and discredit, howe>
care debate obscured his hawkishness
The fact remains that health care cost
trolled in order to control government
Clinton plan was seen by the average
as a long-term cost saver but as a goverr
of the health care system. This image c
ton's pedigree as a "New Democrat" ar
ty dearly at the polls.
One argument reasons that Clinton
back, use the veto to block the Republ
allow them to shoot themselves in th
against the "do nothing" Republican Coi
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edge for a mid- such as campaign, welfare
ment to defirit could be dealt with on a bi
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American not for the president. The vote
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das of loose cannons like To cut taxes
Jesse Helms, the unpre- Clinton can steal
of freshman Republicans. good on his middl
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be slashed. Welfa
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partisan basis, perhaps (37%, that is), an
t in government. The bi- less is more. One
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thority. To save
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ve seems more attractive exposes the insinc
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a. Clinton should play the they want. Of coi
ke the following commit- pie a choice betw
lion address in January: and they'll choos
ldget amendment. It's off- said in 1992 that
the government needs to and Clinton wou
eession), and it's a waste
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found: "How can the party of Lincoln sta
want to stop and dismantle affirma- bei
tive action policies?" He is of course re- his
ferring to the Republican party, who
experienced a monumental victory as evi
a whole in the recent election. to
True, Abraham Lincoln emancipat- wi:
ed the slaves, giving de jure freedom ins
for the first time to blacks. However, I s
Mr. James' statement implies that cia
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that his own party, be that as it may tio
many generations later, wishes to do liv
away with many of these programs An
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himself: "I am not, nor ever have been, in
in favor of bringing about in any way be]
the social and political equality of the aw
white and black races. I am not, nor
ever have been, in favor of making th<
voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of
qualifying them to hold office, nor to
intermarry with white people." This
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people retain the right to choose
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the Republicans thunder by making
e-class tax cut pledge and giving the
the SDendiner cuts it wants. To offset
[id balance the budget, the rich can
:le tighter and spending will have to
re and food stamps is easy, but farm
are, social security and other sacred
ve to be put on the chopping block,
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Clinton would gain respect, show
ate responsiveness to the voters and
;he defensive.
deavor but better than the "Truman"
alternatives. The public has spoken
id they've said overwhelmingly that
can (and should) certainly question
ment on this issue but not their auhis
political hide, Clinton must put
da that captures the middle ground,
:erity of the Republicans' opportunistic
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; a centrist Democrat is even better,
Id do well not to forget it.
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international studies.
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itement is one of many that have
en swept under the rug of American
story.
Mr. James, you write a fine column
en if I do not necessarily subscribe
a portion of your ideas. I do not
sh to bicker or to chide you for one
stance of not being well-researched,
imply think that all persons, espeilly
minorities, should be aware that
icoln gave only physical freedom,
d he would have worked in opposin
to any equality programs had he
ed to do so. He is one of many great
lerican heroes whom we have been
d of, with clever omissions, and
m taught to revere based on selece
facts tossed about like cattle feed
our young years. Such heroes are
pond reproach to those who are not
are of the full story.
Under every historical veneer lies
s ugly truth.
Brian Aaron Brunson
Philosophy junior
day?
ild. I'm from the North. So, I
I don't see why not."
Andrea Rolfe
Marine science freshman
respect. It's just kind of comd
that on Sunday."
Donald Tyler
Civil engineering freshman