Aiken Standdam Founded in 1867
Publisher Ellen Priest and Executive Editor Dee Taylor lead Aiken Standdam founded in 1867 with staff including TIM OBRIANT Audience Development Director Melissa Hanna and Laura Tiedman Advertising Director. The piece presents a miscellany of roles and a quoted aphorism by an unknown author.
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Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Laura Tiedman
Community responds to Salley fire with aid and prayers
Neighbors rally around a Salley family after a Christmas Eve house fire. Tony Thompson reports gifts including a dishwasher blender towels sheets dolls and toys from relatives and community members. Donations from Arizona New York and New Jersey are also being considered.
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Salley
Tony Thompson
Aiken County
Arizona
New York
New Jersey
Thompson
Time is running to get your flu shot this year
A column from Gerald Gordon of Aiken Regional's Internal Medicine Associates urges vaccination against the H1N1 influenza strain seen in recent years. It notes higher mortality risk for certain groups, list symptoms, and mentions egg free Flublock availability and local providers like Walgreens and CVS.
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South Carolina
Palmetto
Health Department
Habitat
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
South Aikien Presbyterian
Aiken
Booklovers
Huntsman Drive
Huntsman
Walgreens
CVS
Gerald Gordon
Aiken Regional
Internal Medicine Associates
No Bailout for Insurance Companies Act of 2014
Charles Krauthammer argues against bailout provisions buried in Obamacare and urges the GOP to pass a stand alone no bailout measure. He cites sections 1341 and 1342 of the ACA as the bailout mechanism and warns of a death spiral if insurers collapse.
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Council of Economic Advisers
Jason Furman
Nancy Pelosi
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
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House
Harry Reid
Democratic Senate
Senate
Letter to editor warns of commissary loss hurting service members
A reader argues that Congress and the executive branch lack military experience and threaten to abolish commissaries, leaving active duty personnel and veterans to struggle with groceries. They note low pay for E2s, housing aid limits, SNAP reliance, and ask readers to contact representatives to reject the proposal.
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