Health care viewed as profit driven not right to aid
The editorial rebukes health care as a high profit industry rather than a basic right. It warns competition won t appear without large profit expectations and notes the author s nonreligious stance while invoking what Jesus might say.
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University Hospital Should Decide on 32 Million New Facility
A reader endorses the free market approach to the University Hospital project and urges investment of 32 million dollars for a new hospital with Aiken Regional operating to keep competitive. The letter thanks Bi-Lo checkout staff and invites further reader feedback via Talk Back or email.
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Correction: John Vaughn identified as pianist in IC Living on the Go
The Aiken Standard corrects a Tuesday IC Living on the Go headline misidentifying John Vaughn as a pianist. Vaughn is a pianist. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by calling Holly Ellington or emailing editorial.
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South Carolina Lottery Draws Quick Picks
Midday and evening results for Pick 3 and Pick 4 show 7 4 2 and 3 3 7 5 in midday, 4 5 1 and 9 1 8 5 in evening, Palmetto Cash 5 4 5 17 18 37 and Power Up 2. Georgia Cash 3 midday 7 4 8. Cash 4 midday 4 0 0 8 2. FIVE midday 1 9 3 7 6. Evening draws include Cash 3 0 4 9. Cash 4 1 3 4 7. FIVE 6 17 5 8. Fantasy 5 24 17 13 1 14.
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University Prompt Care opens in Aiken with ribbon cutting
University Prompt Care at 1021 Silver Bluff Road celebrated its grand opening in Aiken with tours and a ribbon cutting. James Davis, CEO of University Health Care System, highlighted bringing closer care and planned completion of a nearby primary care facility by early 2016. Dr Bozeman Sherwood stressed prompt care for colds to lacerations while emergency needs go to the ER.
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Aiken Planning Commission OKs Whiskey Road annexation for Krispy Kreme
The Aiken Planning Commission approved an annexation request for 2270 Whiskey Road to host a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts outlet. The project, by Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate, would replace the former Ladd Britt Auto Sales site with a retail, professional, or restaurant space. Also recommended for Council review were a historic designation for 121 Laurens St. S.W. and a 330 unit residential development.
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Sober or Slammer campaign kicks off in South Carolina
State and local authorities launched the Sober or Slammer DUI enforcement blitz across seven counties including Aiken, aiming to cut deaths from traffic crashes. They reported 889 traffic deaths statewide this year, 40 percent of roadway deaths from alcohol, and noted past DUI arrests around 24,000 statewide with 900 in Aiken County.
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