Sanford urges sweeping review of South Carolina retirement plan
Gov. Mark Sanford calls for a top to bottom audit of the SC employee retirement system. He proposes raising new state worker eligibility from 28 to 30 years and keeping new hires out of the TERI program. He notes TERI has strayed from its aim and led to double dipping by officials, fueling a projected 4.2 billion dollar gap in funding.
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Mark Sanford
Sanford
Palmetto
S.C
Teri
New rules curb car donation deductions and curb IRS abuse
New rules limit auto donation deductions to actual sale value, ending the ability to claim the car’s full market value. In 2000 filers claimed 2.5 billion dollars from 733,000 donated cars, averaging 3400 dollars each, with Congress forecasting a 2.4 billion boost to federal receipts over a decade.
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Congress
Goodwill Industries
Salvation Army
Feds
Aiken Standard Staff and Contact Listings
The Aiken Standard shows staff roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur Zappa Business Manager Ellen Priest Managing Editor Timothy O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson with contact details.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Jwallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priestpriest
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Scot Newcom Newcom
J. David Boyd Dboyd
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Viewers Clash With Exploitative Reality TV Trends
Ford decries reunification shows as exploitative and too serious for entertainment. He doubts backlash will stop networks from airing such formats. He hopes reality TV declines as producers chase low ratings, and says he will not watch, predicting tears if he did.
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Jerry Springer
Ford
Dismayed by fiscal policy calls for relief aid and budgets
The letter criticizes the administration for deficits and pork barrel spending, argues for better use of surplus, urges adequate funding for Social Security health care and education, and questions paying for South Asia relief while supporting humanitarian aid. Readers may submit views to the Aiken Standard.
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Bush
Iraq
Congress
U.N
South Asia
U.S
Polish Culture Piano Prize Founded By Three Locals
The letter clarifies the Josef Hofmann piano competition was started by Harry Jacobs, Vola Jacobs, and Leonard Kosinski to promote Polish culture in the region. Kosinski persuaded the ACPC in Washington to fund first prize money of 2000 dollars, with ACPC awarding prizes to the first four competitions.
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Bella Hatfield
Josef Hofmann
Harry Jacobs
Vola Jacobs
Leonard Kosinski
Kosinski
American Council of Polish Culture
Washington, D.C
ACPC
Tsunami Relief Critique Echoed by Letter Writer
Molly C Gray thanks Car for echoing January comments by Jan Egeland at the United Nations. Egeland criticized America's relief donation as stingy, drawing rebuttal from Carl Langley in a December 31 letter.
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Jan Egeland
United Nations
America
Carl Langley
Car
Molly C. Gray Aiken
Editorial Critique of Rumsfeld Sparks Local Forum
Letters to the editor condemn a Sunday piece discussing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The writer urges focus on local issues and objects to national political critique in the local forum.
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Secretary of Defense
Stream Media
Aiken
Helping tsunami victims across the globe
Column urges immediate relief for the Southeast Asia tsunami disaster. It notes 50 foot waves, about 150000 deaths, millions displaced, and widespread destruction. It calls for donations to CARE UNICEF InterAction and explains why cash gifts are most effective. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is cited.
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Southeast
Asia
CARE
Unicef
Photographs of Iraq Exhibit Reflect War's Reality
Maj. Benjamin Busch, Marine reservist, presents life in Iraq through photos at University of Maryland University College. The exhibit aims to depict war as it was, without endorsing or condemning it. Shirley Chisholm, first black woman elected to Congress, dies at 80 in Flagler Beach Florida.
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Busch
University of Maryland University College
Moses
Red Sea
Robert E. Williams
Naacp i
Flagler Pay Fla
Shirley Chisholm
Congress
Chisholm
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