City Holds Line On Taxes In 1995 96 Budget
Our View lauds Aiken City Council for keeping new taxes and fees unchanged in a 30 million budget for 1995 96 amid economic shifts from the Savannah River Site downsizing. A county reassessment may adjust individual tax bills, but total revenues capped at one percent. a 2 percent raise for city workers is provided.
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Steven T. Thompson
Savannah
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Mantle Liver Transplant Spurs Health Care Debate
The Mickey Mantle transplant story rekindles the national fight over who gets life saving organs and how to balance cost with access. Advocates warn that wealth and fame skew care, while calls for reform stress universal coverage and controlled costs.
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Bob Casey
Pennsylvania
Casey
Arthur Caplan
Center For Bioethics
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McCain Calls for Normalizing Vietnam Ties
U S senator John McCain urges normalization of relations with Vietnam. He argues Hanoi has moved toward the 1991 road map, which linked settlement of the Cambodian conflict and accounting for missing Americans with releases of former officials.
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U.S
Arizona
Vietnam
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Aiken Standard Publication Details and Contact Info
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Role Reversals To Solve Alabama Problems
A reader in Mobile critiques Alabama chain gangs as a symbol of state miseducation and shabby public schools. He contrasts interstates, goat classrooms, and trailer schools with the chain gang program, proposing repurposing prisons into schools and using inmates to improve education.
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Mobile
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Manalissa
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Nice Newt? Gingrich Faces Mixed Receptions in New Hampshire
The article portrays Newt Gingrich in New Hampshire where a teacher confronts him with harsh words, prompting Gingrich to soften in public. It notes conservatives’ surprise at his milder tone, his nuclear debate style, and eventual pledge to stay in his current role.
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