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Puppy kisses and cuddles can make everything better – especially during finals weeks.
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The Aiken Design Review Board has withdrawn the conditional permission it gave for the Hotel Aiken and 106 Laurens St. to be demolished by the…
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After a well-known polo player was killed over the weekend, the Aiken and polo community mourn the lost.Â
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I nominate Runway Dog as the most lovable restaurant in Aiken. It's not dollhouse-lovable, all neat and pretty, that's for sure. Located beyon…
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New York Times braces for 24-hour newsroom strike
The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout by hundreds of journalists and other employees
The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout by hundreds of journalists and other employees. It would be the first strike of its kind at the paper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they are fed up with bargaining that has dragged on since their last contract expired in March 2021. The union announced last week that more than 1,100 employees would stage a 24-hour work stoppage starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless a deal could be struck. The union said Wednesday the walkout would take place. A Times spokesperson said the paper has contingency plans to continue operating with minimal disruptions. Read moreNew York Times braces for 24-hour newsroom strike
The record is now clear: Aiken Municipal Development Commission Vice Chairman Chris Verenes didn't violate the state ethics law requiring him to disclose a conflict of interest during the commission's work on the since-failed Project Pascalis. Read moreAiken development board vice chair followed ethics law, court docs say
The $37 million allocated to North Augusta projects from the South Carolina's settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy is now under review by the state budget office. Read moreNorth Augusta is getting close to getting its plutonium cash
The Aiken Design Review Board has withdrawn the conditional permission it gave for the Hotel… Read moreAiken Design Review Board withdraws Hotel Aiken demolition permit
The four women who serve on Aiken City Council said Tuesday that it's important for women to… Read moreAiken City Councilwomen say it's important for women to take time for themselves
Local community residents can help Aiken pick design options for Smith-Hazel Park on Thursda… Read morePublic can vote on Smith-Hazel Recreation Center designs Thursday
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, could be one of 13 Republican senators to delay a final vote on a bill that would recommend fully funding the pit production facility at the Savannah River Site until until the Senate votes on an amendment ending the Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine m… Read moreU.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, others look to end military vaccine mandate
Thursday morning felt a bit surreal to Fox Creek senior Callie Trahan. Read morePredators' Trahan signs with Marlins
Adam Scott is the one player everyone assumed would be a perfect fit for LIV Golf. But he's still on the PGA Tour. And he might be the only one capable of making sense without making enemies. Scott's comments last week at the Australian Open are worth noting. He has listened to Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods say LIV leader Greg Norman must go before anything is solved. Scott doesn't understand why golf has to come together. He believes the PGA Tour should run its course and LIV Golf should do its thing. Lawsuits and countersuits make that difficult. Read moreColumn: Adam Scott makes sense without making enemies
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results. Read moreGuest editorial: Congress can help keep kids out of poverty
