Gulf War Leishmaniasis concerns prompt veteran aid
Veterans and families push for faster treatment after Army delays. Rep Derrick helped cut red tape, but officials warn Gulf region exposure poses malaria like risks. Since 1999 blood from Gulf veterans is allowed, yet only 27 Leishmaniasis cases confirmed worldwide with no local cases. Aiken County VA urges reporting symptoms and briefing July 11 for 450th unit.
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Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Derrick
Army
Persian Gulf
Barbara Pearson
American Red Cross
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Susan Hansen
Secretary of Defense
Ms. Hansen
Gulf
Aiken
Leigh
450Th
Aiken County
Veteran's Affairs Office
Lott
Legislators push delay on Aiken County tax reassessment plan
Senators Moore Shealy and Setzler and Representatives Sharpe Rudnick Smith Huff Stone urge Aiken County to ask Tax Commission for a one year delay in reassessment citing recession hardships. They note potential $800000 cost over two years and $240000 savings next year with delay. They also back a future plan to reappraise one third of parcels each year to spread residential value updates over three years.
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Tommy Moore
Ryan C. Shealy
Nikkie Setzler
Charles R. Sharpe
Irene K. Rudnick
J. Roland Smith
Thomas E. Huff
Charles H. Stone
A. Crawford Clarkson Jr
Tax Commission
Aiken County
James B. Waddell
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