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  • Health, transportation, training top aid lists

    Finding affordable health care, getting to work or school, and developing meaningful job skills top a list of the most pressing needs among many of the Midlands’ most financially strapped residents.

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Suspect sought after El Cheapo robbery

Lexington County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday night at the El Cheapo convenience store at 3862 U.S. 321 in West Columbia.

Tourists staying closer to home

Lake Murray officials are eyeing tourism closer to home these days. That reflects a tight economy and advertising concentrated on marketing to areas within a day’s drive of the Midlands playground, officials say.

MIDLANDS MOST WANTED

Jose Hernandez Mendez

Description: Mendez is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

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