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Health care reform update
HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: National health care reform — officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) — is the most ambitious piece of health care legislation since the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Passed in 2010, we’re only eight months away from many of the law’s major provisions coming online. The legislation aims to expand access to health care coverage to uninsured Americans through: · A...
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Year of Elder Abuse Prevention
Take a stand against ELDER ABUSE. Protect seniors. There is an invisible crisis under way in South Carolina. Elder abuse can happen to anyone. Unfortunately, it is not known for certain just how big the problem is ELDER ABUSE refers to intentional or negligent acts by a caregiver or trusted individual that causes harm to a vulnerable elder. It takes many forms, including: neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse and exploitati...
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Salkehatchie, summer lunch programs and more
Hello everyone – is is hot enough for you? After a lingering mild winter, we just zoomed from cold to a hot summer, not many spring days for porch sittin’ and walking. Even “Gottrocks” The Birthday Fairy had a special coolant container underneath his wings, as he texted me with birthday wishes. Happy Birthday wishes to Charlie A. Wilbanks, Stan Coleman, Tammy Claytor, Jeanne McCarley, Tommy “ShagMan” King, Kim Shields, LaVerne Brock, Hunter...
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Stranded driver thanks Newberry
On Friday June 7, my wife and I were returning home to North Carolina with a golf cart we purchased when my truck started overheating. I pulled in to the Auto Zone and discovered it was most likely a stuck thermostat. I had no tools with me, so I asked the guys at the Zone if I could borrow some tools to attempt to correct the problem. They were glad to allow me to borrow the tools. Once I began to work on the truck, a gentleman by the na...
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More updates for veterans
VA CLAIMS FOR OLDER VETS: Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs for disability compensation, contending that many of his health problems stemmed from the war. The VA agreed, and now the 65-year-old ...
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Cookbooks can be our friend
With the help of my cousin, who came out from Kansas just for that purpose, I’ve been sorting through things this week and I’ve discovered something. Well, discovered is not exactly correct. It’s not really a surprise. I have a lot of books. I was just contemplating what I should write about and my cousin informed me that I should write about the reasons why I have millions and millions of cookbooks. “Millions” is at least a slight exaggera...
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Poppy Days support
As chairperson of the American Legion Unit 24 Auxiliary’s Poppy Days for 2013, I wish to express the Auxiliary’s sincere thanks to all who help make this project a success. We appreciate the cooperation and publicity given to our efforts by The Newberry Observer, WKDK radio station, the Mayor and his staff and the local merchants who let us use the front of their businesses to distribute our poppies. We would also like to thank the public for...
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Costs of teen DUI can outlast memories
A survey of high school juniors and seniors conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) found that 79 percent of students thought their peers were more likely to drink and drive on graduation night. “Newspapers, television, YouTube and Facebook are rife with tales of tragedy from reckless driving on prom and graduation nights, yet an ‘it won’t happen to me’ attitude continues to be so pervasive am...
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Find your forever friend
The Newberry County Humane Society would like to alert everyone out there searching for their “forever friend,” that June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month. There are a lot of wonderful feline furry friends at our local shelter looking for companionship and love and willing to give so much in return. Please visit the local shelter and find your Forever Friend. Thank you, Lorraine Bradley President Newberry County Humane Society
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Donate life South Carolina
Donate Life South Carolina is a 501 C (3) whose mission is to promote organ, eye and tissue donation for transplantation and provide patient assistance to South Carolina transplant recipients. Their vision is that an organ or tissue will be available for every South Carolinian in need of a transplant. I would like to introduce invitee Tracy Armstrong, CEO of Donate Life South Carolina, as spokeswoman this week. Tracy was hired in 2008 and w...
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Homeless veterans to soon have home
HUD-VASH Update: Approximately 9,000 homeless Veterans living on the streets and in the nation’s shelter system will soon find a permanent place to call home. U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced May 29 that HUD will provide $60 million to local public housing agencies across the country to offer permanent supportive housing to homeless ...
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Poll Question Results
This week’s question: Do you give money or gifts to high school graduates? YES NO Last week’s question: Are you going to help the Oklahoma tornado victims? YES13 NO 16
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Summer in Whitmire loaded with kids activities
Hello everybody, local news on the way after we do the birthdays from Gottrocks the Birthday Fairy. Happy birthday wishes to Steve Senn, Beverly Atkins “Velvet Sue” Burton , Judy Tankersley, Kevin Worely, Hannah Wagner, Wallace Crumpton, Karen Yanetti, Judy Duncan, Mary A. Roark, Cathy B. Motto, Ray E. Wicker, Blair Robertson, Claudine Taylor and Pat Lipford. We send our best feel good wishes and a speedy recovery to my neighbor Mr. John Mi...
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Congratulate the graduates
Every year as the month of May approaches, many of us receive announcements regarding graduations and alumni events. Most of us take these opportunities much too lightly. Consider the work these young men and women put into their education. It really is a big event for them, and we should respond by showering them with gifts and congratulations. After all, this is their coming out party; the time of their lives in which they are expected to...
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Input From Home
I know I should probably write about the current multiple scandals in Washington. And with the investigations into the Benghazi terrorist attacks, the revelation of the Department of Justice pulling the Associated Press’ phone records, and the outrageous political vendetta being revealed at the IRS, there would certainly be no shortage of material. That said, I recently read a commentary on those scandals – and the way they are being pursue...
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Military pay, benefits need reform
DOD benefit cuts update : The government must reform military pay and benefits to help the Defense Department rein in spending, according to a new report from a left-leaning think tank. The Center for American Progress praised Pentagon proposals to cut personnel costs, which include capping pay raises for service members beginning in fiscal 2015, raising TRICARE enrollment fees for military retirees to keep pace with increases in health ca...
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Defense department strengthens security for system
DFAS myPay system update: The Spring 2013 myPay release will affect all users and be phased in over the next 5 months, beginning May 11. It requires users to change their passwords every 60 days using stronger 15 to 30 character passwords. The change strengthens security and complies with current Defense Department guidelines. MyPay is the online pay management system for payroll customers of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DF...
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AARP requests from legislature 2013
Teresa Arnold, State Director of AARP S.C. will be our guest this week to address the South Carolina Guardian Ad Litem Program, AARP budget request from legislature, explain new care giving resources AARP is supporting in the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging. The mission of the South Carolina Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Program is to advocate for the best interests of abused, neglected and exploited vulnerable adults in South...
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Thank you, Newberry
One of the first things that struck me about Newberry was the politeness level. I love the graciousness of the southern people and the seemingly innate habit of gratitude. However, gratitude isn’t automatic, it’s learned. I remember when I was little my mother made us write thank-you notes for gifts we received. I hated it, but it’s a good habit to develop. So, here I am today writing a thank-you note to Newberry. For one year I had the j...
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Whitmire gearing up for summer fun
Hello everyone. Local “news from the Whitty” on the way, first, let’s read our birthdays wishes from Gottrocks the Birthday Fairy. Happy birthday to Cecil “Zeke” Caldwell, Jackie Hurd, Sue “JayCee” Hollingsworth, J.R. “Dick” McCaskill, Dusty Blackwell, Micheal Dillard, Tarla G. Wilbur, Brian Hollingsworth. Happy 28th anniversary to former Whitmire residents Jennifer Nates Dallanburg and her husband Adam. We send our best get well wishes t...
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