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Rhonda Overbey, publisher, Michael Harris, managing editor, and Holly Kemp, news editor, headline a note from the Aiken Standdam with a Thought of the Day attributed to Katherine Anne Porter, quoting a reflection on love and hate.
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Questionable 2017 South Carolina homelessness count sparks funding worries
Post and Courier reports that weather likely skewed the 2017 homeless tally, risking flawed data and flatter federal funding despite large declines. Advocates warn miscount hurts programs and could trigger safety-net cuts. a biannual count is proposed to improve accuracy.
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Parties share blame in shutdown and DACA clash
The piece argues all parties bear responsibility for the shutdown and the DACA stalemate, naming Trump, Pence, McConnell, Schumer, Meadows, and others while noting bipartisan agreement on hurricane relief, opioid aid, and protections for Dreamers. It suggests a repeat of the pattern in as soon as three weeks unless Congress acts.
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City support for stormwater projects in Hitchcock Woods
Letters praise unanimous council vote to fund stormwater infra projects and urge shifting rainwater to a reusable resource. They cite models from Charlotte, Morrisville, and other cites, seeking a green infrastructure approach for Aiken and wider adoption of rainwater harvesting.
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