Mantle Transplant Saga Spurs Debate Over Organ Shortage
Voices On Transplants examine Mickey Mantle's desperate bid for a liver and the national organ shortage. The piece questions whether his wealth and fame influenced his placement on the transplant list, while noting that the broader system and ethics of organ procurement remain central concerns. The United Network for Organ Sharing denies preferential treatment based on status.
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Mickey Mantle
Mr. Mantle
United Network For Organ Sharing
Mantle
Providence i
Arts Funding Debate Questions NEA Survival
Critics argue Congress may cut the National Endowment for the Arts rather than abolish it, noting that even amid broad budget tightening the NEA will remain, signaling ongoing government influence on art merits and exhibitions.
Tax reform for growth lowers taxes on risk capital
Reform should boost production incentives over consumer constraints. Economic progress comes from technological breakthroughs and new markets, not consumption manipulation. Lower taxes on risk capital would spur investment, though it may push the wealthy toward returns instead of job creation.
Aiken Standard Subscriber Help and Contact Details
Aiken Standard lists location at 12a Hutland Drive and P O Box 456 in Aiken 29802 with office hours 8 20 a m to 5 90 p m Monday to Friday and delivery problem line 649 5915 plus switchboard 648 2311 and fax 648 6052 Publisher Scot B Hunter reachable at 648 2311 for department responsibilities.
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Hutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
B. Hunter
World Class SRS Operators to Run Site for Five Years
With no other bidders, a world class team led by Westinghouse Savannah River Company Bechtel BNFL and Babcock Wilcox will operate the Savannah River Site for five years. Local impact matters as DoE pays 808123 in lieu of taxes while Kimberly Clark Owens Corning pay 1.7 and 1.2 million in property taxes respectively. Community support is expected from major employers to offset the tax difference.
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Savannnah River
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Bechtel Corporation
BNFL
Babcock & Wilcox Company
Gary Clark
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Aiken County
Savannah River
Westinghouse and
Bechtel
SRS
Department of Energy
Kimberly-Clark
Owens-Corning
du Pont
View of SRS transition gains community support
OUR VIEW notes volunteers from Du Pont Westinghouse and Bechtel boosted local efforts while corporate donations aid science education in USC Aiken and Aiken's 20/20 fund drive. Westinghouse president Clark pledges partnership to shift from Cold War to new missions, job creation, and private sector growth with site leadership welcomed and community backing expected.
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du Pont
Westinghouse
Bechtel
SRS
USC Aiken
Aiken
Westinghouse Electric
Clark
When Our Mourning Is Turned Into Dancing
Aiken pastor reflects on how God turns mourning into dancing turning loss and despair into joy. He names figures like Wiesel and Beckett, cites Auschwitz and Bosnia, and urges faith, mercy, and love as endless responses to evil. Music and laughter are God’s gifts shaping hope amid hardship.
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Auschwitz
Mylai
Rwanda
Bosnia
William Booth
Edith Cavell
Schweitzer
Gandhi
Kagawa
Pope John XXIII
Mother Teresa
Clarence Jordan
Joseph Parker
Dorothy Day
Oscar Romero
Alan Paton
Fanny Hamer
Elie Wiesel
Wiesel
White House
Samuel Beckett
Jesus
Salilee
Telate
Wang
God
Rufus Moseley
Moseley
Aiken parent questions school board over student rezoning
Aiken residents challenge the Aiken County School Board over recent school zone redrawings and a junior year transfer, arguing the process harms student motivation and parental effort. A commenter praises donor Erbie Blackwell for bone marrow donation and support.
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Aiken County School Board
South Aiken High School
Advisory Council
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Cal Ripken
Lou Gehrig
Fred W. Andrea III
Ne Wincer
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Erbie
Richland Memorial
Red Cross
Columbia
Wanlor
Mr. Blackwell
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