Nursing shortage cycles challenge ARMC staff and students
Healthcare leaders discuss cycling nursing shortages, enrollment declines, and hospital cutbacks. Dr Trudy Groves notes demand bubbles with sign on bonuses and higher salaries as schools see attrition and aging nurses. Jessica Ford, a 2001 USCA Nursing grad, works in labor and delivery while others leave bedside for roles in insurance, clinics, or case management. Baby boomers worsen demand, with projections that by 2015 nearly 30 percent of SC’s nursing workforce will be 55 or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMC
Trudy Goves
USCA
School of Nursing
Groves
Jessica Ford
Beauregard
SCCIC
S.C
Aiken Trials Draws Newcomers and Longtime Fans Alike
The Aiken Trials festival blends tradition and newcomers as 185 people attend the event for the first time, up from 135 last year, while families celebrate horses, food, and a full scholarship to the University of Iowa. Local council member Dick Smith calls it essential to Aiken’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonia McCullough
Douglas
Lindsay Williams
Richmond Williams
Richmond Williams IV
University of Iowa
Skip McGinty
Aiken
John
Jan Samson
Minnesota
Rusty
Elaine Fults
Bedford
Nancy
Chuck Crawford
Dick Smith
Smith
Wade Brodie
Peace talks push toward cease fire after desert meeting
After a Saturday session at his desert ranch with Zinni, Sharon signals a cease-fire plan with a Sunday meeting to set a date. Sharon’s spokesman says a cease-fire is the goal and would trigger steps from last year’s Tenet proposal. Israel pledges to withdraw from remaining Palestinian areas as a key Palestinian demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Desert Ranch
Zinni
Raanan Gissin
Gissin
CIA
George Tenet
Israel
Aiken Playhouse Funding Faces City Oversight
The council weighs loan interest rate and the Aiken Corporation promised grant for the Playhouse. Debate centers on city control over future Aiken funds and oversight of allocations. Meeting set in Council Chambers at 214 Park Ave SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Corporation
Playhouse
Aiken Municipal Complex
Park Ave
S.W
Qaeda leadership reconstituting amid renewed funding moves
The activity suggests al Qaida leaders are reasserting control over surviving networks. U S intelligence notes increased money transfers within al Qaida to fund potential attacks, with signs leadership remains active. Bin Laden’s status unclear but alive. other senior figures like al Zahwarhi and Abu Zubaydah remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al-Qaida
al Qaida
al- Qaida
Traro
CIA
Afghanistan
bin Laden
Bush
Ayman al- Zawahri
Abu Zubaydah
Al-Zawahri
Zubaydah
Pakistan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ned Tom
Sherri Sayas
Arly
Scott Webster
Doug Williams
Pop
Roger
T-Bone
Agian
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!