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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2009
Page
14
Readers urged to back a 50 cent per pack rise in the state cigarette tax to match federal increases. The piece argues SC must end the low 7 cent rate, cites health costs and tobacco lobbying, and warns revenue may fall if smokers quit. It urges Legislators to act this session for public health and new funds.
The letter warns that an Obama adviser urged social considerations in stimulus job funding. It notes concern that funds may favor high skilled professionals or white male construction workers and questions how Washington will interpret and implement the law.
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A reader argues ARMC profits flow to Pennsylvania and University Hospital reinvests locally in the CSRA while ARMC decisions are made by a distant UHS board. A second letter supports attracting University Hospital physicians to Aiken and cites wait times and doctor access. A third letter critiques CEO pay and bailout politics, arguing against regulating executive compensation and warning of market consequences.
Aiken Regional Medical Center is praised for elevating care in the region. The letter notes ARMC attracting top doctors and building strong cardiovascular and orthopedic teams. It contends University Hospital and Augusta physicians seek to recapture patients by expanding into the Aiken market.
Dawn Summers calls on readers to oppose removing the moment of silence in Illinois schools. She frames it as a threat to freedom and creative learning, arguing silence supports reflection, reduces stress, and does not force prayer. She urges collective action to defend personal and collective freedoms in education.
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