Medicare buy-in debate stirs 55 to 65 group question
The piece weighs proposals to allow those aged 55 to 65 to buy into Medicare with annual premiums of 5000 to 5600. It notes COBRA expansion to age 65, the push for universal health care, and partisan bickering over funding and long term solvency while 41 million Americans lack insurance. It presents Clinton’s risk and Republicans’ skepticism as politics with real stakes.
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Clinton
United States
Congress
GOP
Custody fight over Cor nel ius tests foster mother versus birth mother
A Maryland judge orders 2 year old Cornelius moved from foster mother Laura Blankman to his birth mother Latrena Pixley, a twice convicted felon who killed a newborn. Pixley’s troubled history, coupled with a dangerous neighborhood, sparks debate on justice and child protection and prompts a legal appeal to keep Cornelius with Blankman.
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Cornelius
Maryland
Laura Blankman
Latrena Pixley
Michael D. Mason
Blankman
Washington, DC
Mason
Nakya
Pixley
District of Columbia
George W. Mitchell
Jerome G. Miller
Washington
Miller
William Pierce
National Council For Adoption
Aiken Standard urges teen pregnancy awareness campaign
Aiken County Teen Pregnancy Prevention campaign stresses diverse, multi faceted education and male responsibility through slogans like Be a grad not a dad. Authors urge conversations with children, defend abstinence messaging, and call for public support and feedback through letters to the editor.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Ridge ‘Spring-Monetta
Wagener-Salley
Morris retires after 46 years in state service
Earle Elias Morris Jr. retires as state comptroller general after more than 21 years in the post and a 46 year public service career. He rose from Clemson graduate to state House member in 1951 and longtime Democrat ally in Columbia. He notes gains in racial barriers and fiscal prudence while warning of rising public skepticism, and plans to spend more time with his wife Carol Telford, five children and five grandchildren in Pickens County.
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Earle Elias Morris Jr
House of Representatives
Morris
Columbia
Pickes County
House
Sol Blatt
Senate Finance Committee
Edgar Brown
Rembert Dennis
Jack Lindsay
J. Marion Gasque
Marion Grossette
James F Byrnes
Carol Telford
Pickens County
Earle Morris
Retirees Form SRS Group To Represent Aiken Population
Retirees from the Savannah River Site organize the SRS Retiree Association to speak for site retirees especially on benefits. Westinghouse retirees lead the effort with Du Pont retirees invited. Meeting held at Knights of Columbus Hall. Leaders Tom Greene and Fred Cavanaugh, former local mayors, advocate preserving SRS missions while noting Westinghouse cost and contractor changes.
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Savannah River
Aiken
Aiken County
SRS
Westinghouse
SRS Retiree Association
du Pont
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Drive
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Cal
Tom Greene
North Augusta
Fred Cavanaugh
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
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