Health care for our residents in Aiken County
The piece laments high ED usage at Aiken Regional Medical Centers by uninsured residents and highlights the need for better access to primary care. It praises local services such as the Free Clinic and Margaret Weston Center while urging a broader net to prevent at risk citizens, especially children, from falling through. Readers are invited to send opinions to the Aiken Standard.
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South Carolina children can succeed with community effort says Dr Roberson
Mary land based research the Education Week study warns of bleak prospects for SC children. Dr Roberson urges village like support through churches businesses and schools to improve literacy jobs and medical care and to foster strong homes for youth in Edgefield County.
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Aiken Music Shop to Close After 30 Years of Service
An Aiken institution, A&M Music run by Bob and Martha Cathcart since 1976, will close with a final sale. The shop provided pianos, organs, sheet music and later guitars and drums, serving as the town’s primary music source for three decades before the Cathcarts retire and plan to stay in Aiken for travel and church work.
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Harrell plan seeks bigger math science scholarships in SC
The State notes House Speaker Bobby Harrell proposes larger scholarships for students in math and science to spur higher education policy. He argues for more needs based aid and college funding to lower tuition and keep SC students from leaving the state. He calls for a balanced funding approach across the 33 colleges and 80 campuses.
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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Highlights Contacts
Aiken Standard lists its leadership and department heads. Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
Democrats lay out early 110th Congress reform agenda
The speaker notes the Senate will pursue ethics reform minimum wage Medicare drug program reform 9/11 Commission recommendations ports borders first responders funding stem cell research energy reform college aid immigration pay as you go and military strengthening in the opening week. He voices optimism about bipartisan effort and labels these as early targets.
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Letters to the Editor on Timely Local Issues
Readers send timely letters on current events and community concerns. Submissions may be edited for clarity and length and should stay within about two hundred words. Include your full name and city of residence for publication consideration.
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