Hodges blocks cigarette tax rise in Senate crisis
Editorial critiques Gov. Hodges for opposing a cigarette tax increase to cover Medicaid shortfalls while supporting a raid on the Barnwell clean-up fund. It argues the move would harm vulnerable citizens like Jane and Kevin Hart of Greer, whose daughter depends on Medicaid for care and seizures control.
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Jim Hodges
South Carolina
General Assembly
Hodges
Barnwell
Jane
Kevin Hart
Greer
Senate Finance Committee
Asten Standard Personnel Directory Preview
Listing of staff and editors at Asten Standard publication including publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace advertising director Art Zappa business manager Ellen C. Priest production director Phillip Yates circulation Dite Deborah Dyches systems manager and David Boyd Letitia Jefferson as additional names.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Phillip Yates
Deborah Dyches
Mayor’s nomination won’t sway Jackson voters letter
Jackson readers push back against John ny Finley on Sen. Ryberg’s magistrate nomination for Pat Sullivan. The writer argues residents are independent voters who won’t be guided by politics and endorses Sullivan as a suitable magistrate for Aiken County.
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Jackson
Johnny Finley
Sen. Ryberg
Pat Sullivan
Pat
Sen. Moore
Sen. Setzler
Aiken County
Todd Etheredge Jackson
Aiken 1888 Spring Shows Floral City Charm
The piece recalls how Aiken in 1888 drew Northern visitors with parkway blossoms and winter colony roots. It notes Richland Avenue and Laurens Street beauty, civic effort, and taxpaying support funding ongoing plantings. It highlights Polo grounds, fox hunts, and notable seasonal visitors and residents arriving from Boston, New York, Holyoke, and Washington.
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Aiken
New York Times
Julian L. Peabody
San Francisco
Gasoline Prices Hold Some Ground Amid Higher Costs
The article notes crude oil at a six month high and gasoline up 20 percent in a month. It compares gallon prices at a local supermarket, discusses bottled water and dairy prices, and argues price dynamics stem from supply demand and regulatory factors including boutique fuels and taxes. It questions regulatory impact on supply and promotes understanding environmental costs.
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Supreme
OPEC
United States
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Oregon
California
Maryland
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
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Dea OD
Meus
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Louise Eustis) Hitchcock
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Mr. Peabody
S. C
Merrick
Holyoke
Mass
Highland Park Hotel
Senator Edmunds
Edmunds
Celestine) Eustis
Shaw
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Clara Sears
New York
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