Gore and Bush show balanced women support but GOP lead with men
Battleground poll shows Bush leading men by 23 points while Gore trails among key groups. Gore and Bush are even among women and union members, with Bush drawing strong GOP support and Gore relying on Democratic backing. Vanderbilt expert questions blue collar dissent.
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North Carolina debates limits on video poker machines
ALE officials estimate over 20,000 machines already operate in NC. Legislators consider capping sites to three machines each and taxing per unit. Senators say the move signals the state will not invite further machines while aiming to protect small local stores.
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Man Drowns While Swimming in Aiken County
Randall, 75, waded into waist deep water with his wife Ruth when he lost footing and was swept downstream. Lt. Michael Frank said the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, along with State Department of Natural Resources agents, and volunteers from Couchton, Wagener and Windsor recovered the body about 300 yards downstream.
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Multicultural migrant program teachers spotlight
In Aiken County a class led by Melanie Carey focuses on China with Chinese alphabet symbols and a red dragon mural, while Carolyn Jones teaches another room on major US history and culture. Most pupils are bilingual, with pairs pairing nonbilingual students with bilingual peers. The ethnic mix includes Mexican, Costa Rican, African American, Salvadoran Mexican, and Seminole Creek Mexican children. One family spans San Diego and Los Angeles births. The program's peak attendance reached 87 students.
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Melanie Carey
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Carolyn Jones
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Aiken County
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South Carolina Budget Bond Plan Grows Amid Pork Debate
Lawmakers pushed a $120 to $138 million bond package funding state projects. Coastal Carolina University finances a stadium and athletic complex while other funding targets include a planetarium theater, a new Columbia convention center, USC Aiken facilities, school buses, and LIFE scholarships. Gov Hodges opposes extended grocery tax cuts. tobacco settlement funds aim to back a senior prescription plan and subsidize education initiatives.
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Doctor loses license after cocaine abuse found
The medical board publicly reprimanded and fined Dr. Gardner D. Young $1,000 and ordered psychiatric evaluation within three months or license suspension. Young in Ridge Spring must monitor through a recovery program with unannounced tests and is to abstain from mood altering substances. Noncompliance risks immediate suspension.
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Aiken County General Sessions
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Barbara Morgan
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Ban of poker upheld by South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Legislature’s ban on video gambling. Attor ney General Charlie Condon calls it the final nail in the coffin of the industry. Plaintiffs Westside Quick Shop of Greenville and Winners Pot of Gold Hot Spot of Hartsville did not comment. The Court kept the ban effective as of July and rejected a referendum attempt, ruling the state may seize illegal gaming devices and defer to legislative determinations for public welfare.
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Hartsville
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