Transfer Work to SRS Lab Amidst Safety Concerns
Readers urge shifting work from Los Alamos National Laboratory to the new SRS National Laboratory citing safety violations. The letter also calls senators to back the SRS site and includes various opinions on politics, school funding, tree trimming, and local business openings.
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Price gouging warnings as law brings jail risk
With Hurricane Charley headed for the state Attorney General Henry McMaster warned that price gouging during emergencies can be a misdemeanor carrying a 1000 dollar fine or 30 days in jail per offense The law defines unconscionable prices as gross disparities from prices 30 days earlier and takes effect in declared emergency areas.
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Mission ties between Aiken and Quimistan broaden aid reach
René Jerezano a Honduran pastor visiting Aiken with his wife Lineth and son Oscar continues a mission begun after Hurricane Mitch devastated Quimistan. The effort by the South Carolina Agape Foundation funds simple houses and a basic clinic while raising awareness through church visits and cultural events.
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René
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Quimnistan
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St. John’s United Methodist
First Presbyterian
Trinity United
Bill Bengtser
Clare and
Jerry Lee
Fergus
McDuff
Aiken Plans Home Ownership push on Northside
City Manager Roger LeDuc outlines a 10 year Northside plan with two housing options Toole Hill and Asheton Oaks under a Subordinate Mortgage Program. Grants fund extra costs while buyers may forgive debt after years. early purchases can endanger closing. Local residents praise city aid and Beacon Scores in qualifying.
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Sabina Craig
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LeDuc
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Toole Hill
Asheton Oaks
Michelle Page
Aiken
Segura
Craig
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Pine Log Machine and Welding expands in Edgefield adds 42 jobs
Pine Log Machine and Welding plans a seven million dollar expansion in Edgefield County creating 42 new positions over five years. The Nashville buyer Lurton Lipscomb leads the project, located on Bestmaster Lane near Sweetwater Five Notch roads, with 59 total jobs and an average wage around 12 dollars per hour.
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Bondex
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