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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 2002

Page

8

TV Free Zone Dream Ends in Apartment Fire

A letter from a reader recounts an apartment fire that destroyed a TV, prompting the author to quit television and switch to the Internet, newspapers, and radio. The piece also includes Dear Abby style advice about TV habits and relationship tensions.

Deak New Jersey Jerome Abby Mike Mass Achusetts

Stolen items and damages reported across multiple streets

A series of incidents includes $200 property damage from a kitchen window break on L and L Lane and a $500 cash theft from a residence. A stereo valued at $200 was stolen on Old Shoals Road Monetta, and a $950 motorcycle vanished from Langley High Street. A brick was thrown through a Monetta window, a Warrenville man faced disorderly conduct charges, others were arrested for marijuana possession Reds Branch Road, a concrete yard fixture, and shoplifting at a Whiskey Road store.

Omeone L & L Lane High Street Langley Reds Branch Road

Smokers Face Higher Cigarette Taxes Across States

New York residents face a $1.50 per pack rise raising annual costs for heavy smokers like Tony McHugh to about $2,500. The city tax adds to a state increase, drawing grumbles as packs top $7 and New Yorkers pay well above the national average. The tax aims to raise $111 million to help close a $5 billion budget gap. Other states raise taxes too, including New Jersey, Vermont, Illinois, and Pennsylvania planning a July hike.

New York Tony McHugh New Jersey Vermont Illinois Pennsylvania

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