Aiken Council Keeps Downtown Height Limits, Hotel Plan Moves On
Aiken City Council votes to keep downtown height limits at 50 feet, avoiding a taller hotel option amid ongoing talks with hotel owner Neel Shah. The piece notes no formal agreement exists, discusses potential Marriott branding, and highlights parking needs as downtown events drive demand.
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Maryan Schechter
Aiken
Neel Shah
Shah
Council
Tommy Paradise
Marriott
Aiken’s Makin
Border Patrol accountability urged after deadly shootings
A Homeland Security Advisory Council report urges stronger CBP oversight with 350 new internal affairs investigators for a 60,000-strong force. It cites 67 shooting incidents with 19 civilians killed and calls for body cameras, revised use-of-force rules, and limiting firearms against nonlethal projectiles.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
America
Homeland Security Advisory Council
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Border Patrol
el Paso Border Bridge
Nogales
Ariz
U.S
Mexico
Homeland Security
Internal Affairs
Advisory Council
Letters to the Editor rally for flag removal and trade reform
Aiken County Democratic Party lauds the SC Senate delegation and some representatives for removing the Confederate Battle flag from the Statehouse grounds while criticizing others for siding to keep it. The letter also decries NAFTA style trade deals, urges defeat of current bills, and calls for water preservation amid Edisto River concerns with a CDM Smith study and legislative action urged by Mary Miller.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
SC Senate
Tom Young
Nikki Setzler
Don Wells
Bill Clyburn
SC Statehouse
S.C
Shane Massey
Bill Bixon
Chris Corley
Bill Taylor
South Carolina
General Assembly
House
Harold A. Crawford, Jr
China
U.S
Nancy Pelosi
California
Thomas N. Dean Aiken
Edisto
United States
CDM Smith
Mary Miller Aiken
Walker enters presidential race facing tougher test on substance
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker campaigns as a tough fighter who defeated public unions but faces doubt about policy clarity on immigration and education standards. As he seeks Iowa support, critics warn his blunt style risks ideological cornering unless he clarifies his positions in the crowded Republican field.
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Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Walker
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
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