Affordable Care Act may fail low wage workers
The act's definition of affordable employer coverage lets some big employers offer costly plans that leave low wage workers uninsured. Critics say employees face a federal mandate to buy insurance despite unaffordable options, risking fines and lost tax credits for private plans.
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Washington, D.C
Barack Obama
Area Deaths Betty Barton Willing Aiken George Jimmerson
Deaths and Funerals brief lists Betty Barton Willing of Aiken George Jimmerson of Elko Gerald Lisley of Aiken James Jimmy Yarbrough of Aiken Myrtle Judy Hancock Key of Graniteville and Sarah Padgett of Lithia Florida with funeral notices and services planned in the area.
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Betty Barton Willing, Aiken
George Jimmerson
Elko
Gerald C.lisley
Aiken
Honoring Old Glory Refresher on Flag Day and code rules
Amy Banton explains Flag Day and the U S Flag Code with tips from Flagsource Southeast Inc and American Legion officials. The article covers displaying the flag 24 7 if lit and intact, never hanging upside down, weather considerations with all weather nylon flags, and handling to avoid ground contact.
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United States
U.S
Bob Patterson Jr
Flagsource Southeast Inc
Patterson
James Hallie Holland
American Legion of the Southeast Region
Flag Day origins and milestones across U S history
The text traces Flag Day from its June 14 1777 design adoption to decades of observance. It notes claims of 1861 as first observance in Hartford and widespread programs in the late 1800s, with 1937 state recognition in Pennsylvania and a 1949 federal law under President Truman.
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America
Continental Congress
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hartford
Conn
Veterans Affairs
Society of Colonial
Seminole Mill site in Clearwater awaits redevelopment plan
Aiken County officials say the 14.8 acre Seminole Mill site in Clearwater remains undeveloped since 2007. A fire in 1996 left the property vacant. county work centered on asbestos removal and site clearance while seeking a viable redevelopment project. Landmark Group proposed an $8 million apartment and condo plan in 2008 but housing credits were not granted.
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Clearwater
Aiken County
Aiken
Clay Killian
Killian
North Carolina
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