Al Qaida Taliban regroup in mountains near Gardez
Afghan officials say Al Qaida and Taliban fighters are regrouping in the eastern Paktia mountains and across the border in Pakistan urging holy war against U S forces. Estimates place 4000 to 5000 foreigners who fought for the Taliban and Al Qaida inside Afghanistan, with Chechens Arabs and Pakistanis among them in pockets near Gardez.
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Pakistan
Ziarat Gul Mangal
Paktia
Associated Press
Gardez
Contagious Meningitis Alert At Redcliffe School
School leaders and a principal warn parents after a meningitis case at Redcliffe. A letter was sent home advising parents to monitor symptoms and seek medical care if concerns arise, while noting certain strains are highly contagious and require prevention efforts. A Charleston incident earlier in the week left a teaching assistant dead from bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Teresa Pope
Redcliffe
Pope
Charleston
Oakland
Associated Press
Medicaid cuts spark fear of access loss and reform clash
The plan would cut 20 million in expenses by requiring 750000 recipients to reapply every six months, removing noncompliers, and raise provider payments while Medicaid expansion data shows a 420 million budget drop with federal matches. Gov Hodges mourns impact while Quinn defends controls and questions citizenship proof and face to face interviews.
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Prince
Jim Hodges
HHS
Prince Said
Aiken considers mixed use for Rose Hill site proposal
Mueller, aAiken businessman who has long run a local dental facility, plans moving into Rose Hill arts and ceramics buildings adjacent to his home. He proposes a low density combined residence and small professional office, seeking approval from the Aiken Planning Commission. The Rose Hill estate, built around the turn of the century by Sheffield Phelps, has a history as a civic center and spiritual gathering place with a $1.5 million restoration noted as a major preservation effort.
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Shelley
Aiken
Mueller
Rose Hill
Sheffield Phelps
Claudia Phelps
Rose Hill Gardens
St. Thaddeus Church
H.a.mcclearn
Owen Sheetz
NAACP protests flag presence across South Carolina sites
The NAACP describes the protest as informational and plans actions in Fair Play Little River Fort Mill Landrum Hardeeville Hammer and Blacksburg near Spartanburg Myrtle Beach and Anderson. Attorney General Charlie Condon warned of possible legal action amid ongoing border protest tensions.
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NAACP
Fair Play
Anderson
Little River
Myrtle Beach
Fort Mill
Landrum
Spartanburg
Hardeeville
Hammer
Dilton
Blacksburg
State House
Charlie Condon
Condon
AAUW Books and Things Fair Draws Book Lovers
A large book fair at Ye Olde Book Shoppe draws visitors from across the region. Attendees like Marlene Ross and Angelina Ross arrive early for the best selection and prices, with 13 tables of new and antique books and 30 tables of other volumes. First timers Ann Hayden and Charles Weesner travel from Cross Hill to join longtime attendee Larry Andrews, who notes the event feels like a reunion as proceeds fund educational opportunities for women and girls.
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Windsor
Marlene Ross
Angelina Ross
Sheila Ross
Tim Hood
Ann Hayden
Charles Weesner
Cross Hill
Hayden
Larry Andrews
Aiken
AAUW
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