Aiken Council Scrutiny Over City Coffers and Old Guard Influence
Aiken residents call out misuse of city funds by officials and question the push to keep newcomers out. Critics say the city coffers should not function as personal accounts while alleging a closed network of longstanding players influencing council decisions.
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Aiken Corporation
Handicapped Shoppers Challenge Attitudes
A comment targets dismissive claims about disabled shoppers. The statement condemns prejudice and urges inclusive access to stores and services for people with disabilities.
Generous Stranger Picks Up Chick-fil-A Breakfast
A reader thanks a kind man who paid for breakfast at Chick-fil-A on November 12. The note asks for the benefactor to come forward and offers a TalkBack hotline and email for readers to share comments.
Correction notice for newspaper publication request
A correction notice is issued to amend prior content in the newspaper. The correction clarifies the intended publication details and requests readers to update records accordingly.
ARMC Opens Outpatient Hub On Second Floor In Aiken
ARMC celebrated the second floor outpatient hub at Aiken Regional Medical Centers with a ribbon cutting attended by about 10 staff, the mayor, and chamber leaders. The Vein Center and Bariatric Services wing will host sclero therapy, ligation phlebectomy, VMS closure and bariatric procedures, with small procedures and follow ups on site while major operations stay in the main OR.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Greater Aiken Camber of Commerce
J. David Jameson
Gail Diggs
ARMC
Carlos Milanes
Vein Center
Thomas Paxton
Anna Dolianitis
Lauree Caldwell
Greater Aiken Chamber
Thomas P. Paxton
Lisa Kucela
Michael Wilson
Melissa Summer
Jeanne Hulse
Loftis pushes transparency and Romney bid in South Carolina
South Carolina state treasurer Curtis Loftis a Republican who chairs the Mitt Romney campaign in his state champions government transparency and economic disclosure. He says the DOT budget gap and partisan clashes challenge governance while praising Romney as a turnaround specialist who can grow jobs and economy. Loftis promotes online calendars and FOI requests to expose daily government work.
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Mitt Rom
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Loftis
Nikki Haley
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Department of Tition
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Eyes Online Travel Expenses
Curtis Loftis says he works seven days a week as state treasurer and plans to publish travel expenses online soon. He notes current expenses are often hidden and that private jet costs could be disclosed in a timely manner, not 15 months later.
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Loftis
NRC finds low level violation at MOX facility at Savannah River Site
The NRC review of the $4.8 billion MOX facility under construction at the Savannah River Site found a level IV violation, due to inadequate work instructions for installing tanks. Shaw AREVA MOX Services says corrective actions are underway. The plant aims to convert surplus plutonium into MOX fuel for commercial reactors and target operation in 2016.
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Savannah River
Shaw Areva Mox Services
NRC
Kelly Trice
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Kroger Campaign Raises Over Half Million for Breast Cancer
Kroger's Atlanta Division customers and associates in Georgia South Carolina Northern Alabama and Eastern Tennessee donated over 375000 to Susan G. Komen and more than 251000 to Giving Hope a Hand during October. Total donations exceed 626000 supporting awareness treatment and research. From Oct. 2 31 Kroger.
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Pink ribbon icons aid breast cancer research at Kroger
Customers and associates bought $1 pink ribbon icons at Kroger stores to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The funds support research projects aimed at identifying cures for breast cancer. Susan G. Komen has invested $450 million in 1,736 research projects.
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Susan G. Komen
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