Hospital demands upfront payment before procedure
Patient reports being asked to pay 20 percent of the outpatient procedure plus deductible a day before surgery at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. With two insurances, the total exceeded $400 and staff offered no clear explanation. Patient canceled the procedure and critiques front page sports emphasis.
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Reader Insults Over NAACP Letter to Editor Sparks Debate
A reader objects to a letter about the Confederate flag, accusing the NAACP of insulting him by calling readers ignorant. He calls for reclaiming rights and contends the paper should retract any such insult.
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NAACP
Letter to the editor questions NAACP role and seeks focus on child abuse
A reader criticizes the NAACP for chasing publicity and donations, urges attention to a 3-year-old abuse case, and expresses mixed views on the Confederate flag and public debate. The writer invites readers to comment via Talkback and provides contact details for Aiken Standard.
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ACLU
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Former Security Federal chief pleads guilty in embezzlement
Tom Clark, ex-president of Aiken’s Security Federal Bank, pleads guilty to embezzling about $26,000. He is sentenced in Columbia federal court to four months house arrest and five years probation, resigning from his posts in Decem ber amid family and reassessment reasons.
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Law enforcement partners urge drivers to arrive alive this Labor Day
CSRA agencies joined Georgia authorities in joint campaigns to curb traffic fatalities during the 100 deadliest days of summer. In Aiken County 25 fatalities this year include five in August with four of five drivers not wearing seat belts. The effort includes sober checkpoints and multi jurisdiction patrols across the region. Officer safety advocate Kyle Dinkheller spoke on the costs of line of duty deaths.
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Missing North Augusta woman last seen Aug 15 in Augusta
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office seeks Tracy Hallman 26 of 110 Broken Branch Road who vanished after Aug 15. She was seen with two men in a blue 1991 Ford Crown Victoria, her abandoned car found at Duncan Road and Jefferson Davis Highway. contact Investigator Lynn Ghant at 800-922-9709 with tips.
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Duncan Road
Jefferson Davis Highway
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Lynn Ghant
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Bluffton resident presses for review of SRS tank closures
Bluffton resident Joe Whetstone urged state and federal leaders to reassess the closure plans for Savannah River Site high level waste tanks. He backs faster cleanup, seeks robotics use to reduce worker risk, and questions future public hearings while noting EPA standards. contact Philip Lord.
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Joe Whetstone
Savannah River
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Aiken
Beaufort County
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SRS
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Idaho
Lindsey Graham
Rs.c
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Savannah
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