Failure Of Retirement Incentive Merits Closer Look At Spending
State government offered early retirement incentives to cut bureaucracy but backfired as $21 million in benefits were paid and many agencies hired replacements. Lawmakers push for scrutiny of whether retirements actually reduced costs and how agencies adjust staffing in the budget debate.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Columbia
Nucor Picks Berkeley County Site For Major Steel Plant
Nucor Corp plans a large steel facility in Berkeley County creating hundreds of high paying jobs and boosting South Carolina’s economy amid recent regional setbacks. Gov Beasley pledges aggressive pursuit of quality development as BMW remains the state’s top industrial anchor. The decision cements a newer era of economic growth under the current administration and state agencies.
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Nucor Corp
Berkeley County
Columbia
Santee Cooper
David Beasley
South Carolina
BMW
Charleston
Post and Courier
Thurmond
Aiken Standard Contact and Publication Details
The Aiken Standard published by Aiken Communications Inc provides mailing and office addresses at P O Box 456 and 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802 with phone numbers for delivery problems and news tips and notes its ISSN 0893 2557 and 1867 establishment date.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Williams genealogy inquiry and local enterprise notes
The letter seeks relatives of John Calhoun Williams born 1903 died 1978 with siblings Lucius Gladys Myrtice and others. It lists Army service as Major Bill and family details and provides contact for D W Williams in San Antonio. Additional content covers Hurricane Central Showplace in Aiken with Leon Everett and John Davenport and community praise for the venue.
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Williams
John Calhoun Williams
J.C
Lucius Williams
Moultrie
Allendale
S.C
Gladys
Porter
Waco
Texas
Myrtice
Augusta
Beatrice Evelyn Williams
David W
J.C. Junior
D. W. Williams
Meadow Haven
San Antonio
SRS
Aiken
Neil Farfour
Leon Everett
Langley
John Davenport
North Carolina
Hurricane Central
Route 1
I-20
First Amendment Rights and Judge Pyle Candidacy Urged
A letter urges voters to evaluate Judge Pyle's First Amendment record in a state Supreme Court race. It argues arrests over a prayer vigil were unconstitutional and calls constituents to contact legislators before the mid March vote.
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Victor Pyle
Greenville
State Supreme Court
Pyle
Court of Last Appeal
Supreme Court
Northside resident laments bus to Schofield for new middle school
A neighborhood critic questions the plan to bus northside children to Schofield, arguing for neighborhood middle schools despite new construction on the north side. The letter cites travel times, access for sick children, and perceived bias in school placement while praising local schools and staff. The text also notes AAUW Book Fair raising funds and a found orthopedic knee brace.
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Schofield
Berry
Weaver
Kennedy
Southside
Northside
PTO
Aiken
J.D. Lever, Schofield and Aiken High School
J.D. Lever
Lever
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Margaret S. Jones
Seniors Honored at Mid Valley Church in Langley
A Langley seniors group at Mid Valley Church expresses thanks to Gail Hodson and youth for a banquet and program titled USA Red White and Blue. The note lauds Pastor Bert Baynham, invites visitors, and pivots to a local post office rumor while criticizing socialism and praising privatization of the postal service.
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Mid Valley Church
Langley
Gail Hodson
U.S.A
Bert Baynham
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Paties
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Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
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Greater
National Civil Rights Group
Washington Post
Dorothy Gilliam
Urban League
Florence
Nicole Simpson
Bess LL
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