Vandalized Pride Sign Reinstalled. Second Sign Untouched
The Gay and Lesbian Community sign was vandalized again after being ripped from the ground and stolen earlier the same day. A second sign in the Park Avenue parkway remains intact as Lisa Hall of the CSRA Rainbow Alliance joins neighbors in cleanup efforts. Police say defacing city property carries up to a $1200 fine and 30 days in jail. no arrests were made.
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Public Works Department
Parkway
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Lisa Hall
Csra Rainbow Alliance
David Turno
Aiken Public Safety
Turno
Postal Rate Change Proposed by USPS Faces 10 Month Review
The U S Postal Service seeks a 5 4 percent rate increase, with hearings by the Postal Rate Commission. If approved, the rise would take effect next year after a lengthy information gathering phase. The USPS posted 68 9 billion dollars income and 65 8 billion expenses last year while handling 206 billion items.
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Post Office
Postal Rate Commission
Postage Rate Hikes Across Mail Classes Proposed
Rate changes lift first class to 39 cents for first ounce and 24 cents per extra ounce. Post cards rise to 24 cents, express mail lowest charge to 11.30, priority mail minimum to 4.05, parcel post to 2.96, certified mail to 2.40, insurance to 1.35, money order to .95, and registered mail to 12.75.
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Express
Parcel
Relay on campus to raise funds for cancer research
USC Aiken students fundraise with Relay events to top the $2,000 goal. Senior Sherrii Glenn and alumnus Cheryl Fogle lead university housing and Circle K teams while freshman Lee Drawdy and Lambda Chi Alpha join efforts. Religious groups BCM and Daughters of Zion also participate, inspired by cancer survivors and personal losses.
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USCA
Cheryl Fogle
Relay
Circle K Service Organization
Housing Department
Fogle
Lee Drawdy
Lambda Chi Alpha
Crawdy
Baptist
Daughters of Zion
BCM
David Jenkins
Jenkins
Delia Fox
USDA
Fox
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Flexow
Aikenstandard.com
Stamps Commission
U.S. Postal Service
Usps.com
Prc.gov
USC Aiken
Sherrii Glenn
Fechter
Ahmad Samaha
Ginny Southworth
Katie Gerth
Whitney Price
Zeta Tau Alpha
Relay For Life
Aiken
Taste of Home Cooking School
Aiken Technical College
Rutland Dr
Bobby’s Bbq Daylight Donuts
Qaiken
the Star
Buena Vista Ave
North
Augusta
Brations Unlimited
Taste of Home Cooking
Michelle Roberts
Kelley
Aiken Tan
Artists’ Parlor
Bobby
North Augusta
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