Aiken County Residents Seek Funds To Improve Schools
Local voices urge options beyond property tax hikes to raise funding for Aiken County schools. Public Wessinger backs a local option sales tax as fair, while Jean Rhodes calls for higher teacher salaries. Others cite overcrowded classrooms and need for higher education support and better planning.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Board of Education
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USC Aiken
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Thomas Jackson
Jackson
Zeke Sanchez
Bombing Probe Advances in New York City
Investigators credit a fast break in the case to a rental agent and FBI officials as they link a Feb. 26 blast in the World Trade Center garage to Salameh born in Jordan with tentative ties to Middle East terrorism and possible retaliation for the Gulf War. Authorities found bomb making gear in a Jersey City apartment.
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FBI
New York
Salameh
Jordan
Associated Press
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Clinton Administration
Mideast
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Trade Center
Jersey City
Aiken DSS disputes findings of critical audit report
Aiken County DSS director Marie Dunnam defends the agency against criticisms in a State Reorganization Commission audit. The report cites poor monitoring, supervision, and background checks, plus delays in investigating abuse and gaps in foster parent checks. Dunnam notes mixups and later-adopted statewide checks.
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Aiken County
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State Reorganization Commission
Aiken
Marie Dunnam
South Carolina
State Legislative Audit Council
Reorganization Commission
Dunnam
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