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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 2009
Page
1
Aiken Standard invites readers to vote on the stimulus package via its website. Cast a ballot and view results under the polls tab to share opinions about whether the package is the nation's hope or a flawed approach.
Law enforcement introduces a tougher DUI statute linking penalties to intoxication level and prior offenses. The measure increases consequences as alcohol impairment and repeat offenses rise, aiming to curb driving under the influence.
U S consumer spending, about 70 percent of GDP, declined sharply in 2008 amid the downturn, reflecting households cutting back on spending as the recession deepened. The annual percent change highlights the severity of the fall in consumer activity during the year.
Katherine Brooks Monetta Bonnie Sharkey Windsor Baerbel Ruhs Wyckoff Aiken listed among obituaries in the 6A deaths and funerals section.
Maurice West 36 of Union Street was shot at close range on Sumter Street by a group in a car. He fled to Kershaw Street and was taken to the Medical College of Georgia. Police have a suspect by the street name Bebe and are investigating motive and vehicle details.
Burnettown police label the case isolated after two 10 year old classmates tried to sell marijuana at school. Principal seized the drugs and alerted police while investigators seek motives behind the two fourth graders actions.
A group on the Southside opposes rezoning on the west side of Silver Bluff Road across from South Aikien Baptist School. Neil Farfour of Silver Bluff Associates seeks to reclassify from residential multifamily to general business to allow selling land for a martial arts studio. Residents fear decreased property values and loss of neighborhood character after years of fighting developments.
President Obama defended the 838 billion economic recovery package in a prime time address from the White House East Room. He warned failure to act could turn a crisis into a catastrophe and said the plan could save or create up to 4 million jobs despite Republican criticisms of pork.
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