Legislative Shuffle Delays 2.4 Million Tax Bill for Aiken District
The General Assembly stalls a $2.4 million tax bill for Aiken County schools as it sits in Education and Public Works. A May 11 board vote for an 8.1 millage increase faces procedural blocks, with lawmakers citing House rules and district overlap with Saluda County. Unanimous delegation support is required to recall the bill, leaving residents unsure how their reps will vote.
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General Assembly
Aiken County
Board of Education
Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
Education and Public Works Committee
Rudnick
James Roland Smith
D-Langley
Saluda County
Ridge Spring
Rep. Smith
Bob Sheheen
Molly Spearman
Saluda
Bult
Tom Huff
North Augusta
Charles Sharpe
Wagener
Smith
Energy Tax Agreement Shaping Up
Senate negotiators weigh revisions to the administration energy tax as President Clinton seeks a broad Btu based levy. Moynihan notes changes likely, with Johnston Breaux and Boren pressing to limit or scale back the plan. Boren opposes a universal Btu tax, preferring targeted measures and substantial spending cuts.
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Contaugh
Congress
Daniel P. Moynihan
DNY
Senate
Bennett Johnston
John Breaux
Louisiana
David Boren
Oklahoma
Clinton
Btu
Hopeland Gardens Hosts Summer Concert Series in Aiken
Hopeland Gardens on Whiskey Road hosts year round activities with the popular Summer Concert Series every Monday from May to August. Sponsored by the Aiken Parks and Recreation Department, free performances attract 300 to 400 attendees nightly, featuring choirs, bands, cloggers, ballet, and more beside ponds, oaks, and walking trails.
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Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Whiskey Road
Dupree Place
Lost Trust Cases May Play Again
As many as six government cases may be reheard after appeals raising issues from the FBI sting Operation Lost Trust. First reappearances set for August include former State Rep Luther Taylor Jr and others challenging juror instructions and the sufficiency of proof for quid pro quo in corruption prosecutions.
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Columbia
FBI
Statehouse
Lost Trust
Luther Taylor Jr
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ron Cot
Atlanta
Cobb
Taylor
Larry el Sumter
B.J. Gordon
Stree
Iean Paul Derrick
Post and Courier of
Charleston
James Ree
Spartanburg
Ferguson
Lyme Disease Underreported In S C Doctor Says
In Charleston AP report Dr Stanley H Schuman of MUSC says Lyme disease is rising in South Carolina but underreported. He cites 2 366 doctors surveying 90 cases in 1988 and 334 in 1990, with Richland 45 Charleston 30 and Greenville 20. He urges aggressive treatment with antibiotics for bull s eye rashes and notes any tick bite can cause a red area.
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Charleston
Richland
Greenville
Schuman
The
Medical University of South Carolina
Beauffort Family
John Gray
Pollen Season Delivers Severe Allergy Punch Across Regions
Sufferers from coast to coast reach for antihistamines as elm maple oak and grass pollen converge for a strong season. Doctors warn this spring may be the worst in years with many people newly affected and allergy med sales rising.
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Boston
Donald Dvorin
Philadelphia
Midwest
Lawrence Weiner
Columbia
Ben
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Local figures named Ruth Bodie Aiken Franklin and others
Ruth Bodie, Aiken William Franklin, North Augusta, Myrtis McLellan, Beech Island are listed as individuals connected to a North Augusta area item. The fragment suggests a local notice or social record naming residents from nearby towns.
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Ruth Bodie
Aiken
William Franklin
North Augusta
Myrtis McLellan
Beech Island
Bush Defends Record and Sidesteps Clinton Critique
Former president George Bush addressed the National Restaurant Association praising a gentler presidency and blaming the media and Congress for his 1992 ouster. He said historians may view his tenure more favorably and ruled out another run, noting it takes years to judge a presidency. He dismissed the idea of returning in 1996.
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Myrtle Beach
Falcon B. Hawkins
Long
Chicago
George Bush
Texas
National Restaurant Association
Bush
Congress
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