Aiken City's Tax Increment District Aimed at Downtown Revitalization
The City of Aiken approves a Tax Increment Finance District covering about a dozen downtown blocks with over 3 million in planned improvements funded by future tax revenue gains over 15 years. The district will freeze county and school taxes for 15 years while city gains fund the project, risking city funds if growth stalls but offering potential countywide benefits.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Letters To The Editor From New Ellenton and Olney
Readers discuss sentencing of a former mayor in New Ellenton and compare it to a separate embezzlement case. A letter questions justice by comparing outcomes and urges fairness while another section invites postcards and information about the 50 states for Olney fourth graders.
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New Ellenton
Central School
Olney
Illinois
United States
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
The notice lists mailing address P.O. Box 456 and 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802 with hours 8:30 to 5:30. It covers subscription rates 7.75 monthly and 88.80 for 12 months, plus delivery re‑delivery numbers 649 5315 and 648 2311 for tips and changes. Established 1867 and published by Aiken Communications Inc.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Home County
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
No Reward For Missteps In Mexico Plans To Haul Clinton Aide
The piece argues against loan guarantees to Mexico and urges questioning Treasury Secretary Rubin and Summers before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It notes Mexico devalued the peso after policy shifts, causing a sharp currency drop, investor withdrawals, and social unrest. It criticizes Clinton administration policy and Zedillo missteps, urging growth through reform.
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Clinton
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Mexico
Helms
Washington
United States
Ernesto Zedillo
Santa Claus
Zedillo
Jesse Helms
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Lawrence Summers
Bill Clinton
Hemisphere
GOP Promises Meet Harsh Washington Realities After Election
After two weeks in power the Republicans face unchanged political limits. Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole confront Democrats' tactics as they pursue the Contract With America. The budget fight hinges on painful cuts to Social Security and other programs, with no easy solutions and fragile public trust.
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House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Clinton
Gingrich
Rupert Murdoch
Congress
Newt
America
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