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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2009
Page
1
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In a tight job market, the USC Aiken nursing program sees 10 percent of its 200 students as male. This shift highlights growing gender diversity in a field with strong employment prospects.
A U S study finds 40 percent of Americans have never heard of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and 29 percent say they are not familiar enough to form an opinion.
Aldi brings a different shopping experience with only store brand products after a grand opening at the Whis key Road store between Lowe's and Hobby Lobby. The chain, opening its 1000th store this month, emphasizes low overhead to offer low prices.
The Hilton Garden Inn on Whiskey Road in Aiken near the Mall, owned by Raksh Jansani and Aashay Patel, opens after 13 months of work. A 92 room hotel with 30 staff aims to capture peak season demand including the Triple Crown weekends Masters Week and a March 28 soccer tournament.
Aiken County Council approves hiring moratorium to protect finances amid possible state aid cut of 122 million dollars. The plan aims to preserve reserves, with 55 vacant positions, 14 seasonal, held until year end. Budget planning already assumes a 3.6 million loss.
The council debated a hiring moratorium affecting 55 vacant positions across departments including EMS, parks, and auditing. It ultimately extended the freeze to constitutional officers such as Sheriff Michael Hunt, despite questions about their budget and staffing control. Further details appear on page 7A.
An 83 year old man, James E. Thorpe, died after a fire damaged a back room of his single story brick home in North Augusta. Officials say the blaze likely started next to the couch from a space heater or an electrical short. Fire crews pulled Thorpe from the home after neighbors alerted responders but he could not be revived.
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