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Monday, April 18 | Upstate South Carolina News Sports & Information

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Editorial opinion
Health care in sharp focus
Riley conference may provide insights to how America may better meet the nation's health-care needs.

Editorial opinion
Promoting options
Initiative focuses on poorer students.

Guest column
Politicians cause trouble when they play physician
Americans were mislead about the science behind Schiavo's case

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GUEST COLUMNISTS

• Joseph J. Fins, M.D.: Politicians cause trouble when they play physician (04/17/05)
• David Shi: We all need something worth dying for (04/16/05)
• Dr. Barbara Nielsen: Change is needed in education but won't come easily (04/16/05)
• Paul Byrne: State education needs both public and private support (04/15/05)
• Jon Ozmint: Corrections can't be ignored another budget year (04/14/05)

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Letters

HomeGold, like Owen, should have to pay
Dave Patterson,
Easley

It takes seconds to avoid serious injury
Dennis G. Reinert,
Easley

Festival billboards leave bad impression
Philip Simmons,
Greenville

Power company is destroying our trees
Steve Mills,
Greenville

God knows what science, man don't
Greg Force,
Fountain Inn

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OUR TURN

Should we use cameras to catch red-light runners?
Bill pending in the Legislature would make stoplight cameras legal. Violations captured would be used to ticket drivers.
Online extra:
Cameras may nab red-light runners

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Beth Padgett