Jackson eyes Food Lion store to revitalize town
Jackson leaders push a $3 million Harvey's Food Lion project with $880000 from the town and a USDA loan plan. They seek a tax increment financing district to repay bonds, hoping new jobs and growth offset opposition from County Councilman Gary Bunker and support from the School Board.
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Jackson
Gary Pope
Todd Etheredge
Food Lion Corporation
Food Lion
Harvey’s
USDA
Aiken County
Ameresco
Savannah River
Gary Bunker
TIF
Scott Singer
Bridgestone
Harvey
December 1941 remembered in 31 Days That Changed America
The book December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World recaps Pearl Harbor’s impact, wartime unity, and shifting public opinion. It cites leaders like Roosevelt Hull Churchill and a generation mobilized, while noting debates over Russia and the Soviet state. It includes reflections from Cal Thomas and a World War II-era letter to a father about duty and sacrifice.
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America
Europe
World
Craig Shirley
Clark Gable
Betty Grable
New York
Jack Benny
Walter Winchell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Winston Churchill
Western
Russia
Shirley
Stalin
Lincoln Steffens
Communist
FDR
Joe
Dad
Occupy Aiken protests face permit dispute and rights claim
Letter argues Occupy Aiken had constitutional right to picket and leaflet on public sidewalks without a permit. It notes a prior protest ended before police arrival and contrasts with campaign literature at a craft fair. The author cites Occupy Columbia and a New Mexico case to urge City of Aiken to avoid police overreach and costly suits.
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Aiken Standard
Occupy Aiken
Odell
City of
Aiken
City of Aiken
Green Party of
New Mexico
State of New Mexico
Bold call for large scale spending and tax reform
The author argues for drastic deficit reduction through spending cuts and tax increases. They claim Obama created a 1.3 trillion deficit in 365 days and advocate cutting 4 trillion over a decade by cutting spending three dollars and adding one in tax increase, urging bold action.
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Congressional Budget Office
Obama
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