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THE SUMTER ITEM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
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Clinton’s doctor: Democrat is ‘fit to serve’ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hoping to put the issue of her health behind her as she gets ready to return to the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released an updated review of her physical fitness and details about a recent bout of pneumonia. "She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest," said her doctor, Lisa Bardack, in a letter released by her campaign. "She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States." The details made public by the Democratic presidential nominee included a description of the pneumonia diagnosis she received last week. Her illness became public after she left Sunday's 9/11 memorial service in New York early and was seen on video stag-
gering while getting into a van. The health episode fueled long-simmering conservative conspiracy theories about Clinton's health and provided a fresh line of attack for rival Donald Trump, who has frequently questioned whether Clinton has the stamina to serve as commander in chief. At a Wednesday evening rally in Canton, Ohio, Trump noted the room filled with 5,000 people was hot. "You think Hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this?" he asked. "I don't think so." Trump later added at the same rally, "We want her better, we want her back on the trail." The Republican nominee, meanwhile, handed over a one-page summary of a recent physical exam to the celebrity
doctor Mehmet Oz while taping an episode of Oz's talk show. But voters will have to wait another day for details: the show does not air until Thursday. The letter from Bardack, the chair of internal medicine at CareMount Medical in Mount Kisco, New York, said a chest scan revealed the candidate had "mild, non-contagious bacterial pneumonia." She was treated with a 10-day course of Levaquin, an antibiotic used to treat infections. The letter says the illness stemmed from a bout of seasonal allergies that developed into an upper respiratory tract infection and cough. Clinton's pneumonia symptoms began around the start of this month, and she saw Bardack on Sept. 2 for a low-grade fever, congestion and fatigue.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves after leaving an apartment building in New York on Sept. 11. Read the full article at theitem.com.
STUDY FROM PAGE A1 protection zone is land near the base that is left vacant to prevent incompatible land uses and reduce the accident and noise potential for residents in adjacent areas. It’s not set in stone, but it is in Sumter and Shaw’s best interest to plan for the possibility, McGregor said. “We don’t want to be ill-prepared,” he said. If the draft is approved, individual property owners could be affected by the recommendations during the implementation process which could take place
within the next year or two, he said. The city and county will implement different recommendations as they become appropriate, he said. Property owners will be notified before any actions are taken, he said. McGregor said the final draft also includes recommendations to increase communication between Sumter and Shaw by creating a planning and coordination committee as well as developing a planning and coordination agreement.
PREDATORS FROM PAGE A1 “There is no stemming the tide of the rising costs we have with this program,” said Smith. It costs the state anywhere from $60,000 to $90,000 annually to feed, house and provide psychiatric care for each person in the program. Authorities said that is about three times the cost of an inmate in regular care. Since they have finished their sentences, the people in the program aren’t considered inmates, but instead are treated like involuntary commitments to mental hospitals. The new facility will have a security fence topped with razor wire and be inside the maximum security prison complex in Columbia that also houses the state’s death chamber. The state has to prove to a judge that inmates are likely to attack again in order to
place them into the program at the end of their sentences. Inmates have to prove to a judge that they have been treated and no longer have urges to sexually assault victims before they are released back into the public. Other big changes are coming to the program, too, as it will be turned over to a private company. Before now, South Carolina has not followed a trend of states turning over prisons or other criminal justice functions to private companies. Sen. Thomas Alexander said borrowing the money through the state and turning over operations to a private firm was the most efficient way to control costs that will continue to increase. “It’s a program and a facility that are not going away,” said Alexander, R-Walhalla.
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