Editorial endorses SRS plutonium disposal plan and jobs
Energy Secretary Richardson OKs a 1.4 billion program to dispose of 55 tons of plutonium at Savannah River Site. Three facilities will hire about 1,000 workers. supporters say the site is ideal due to its experience, while opponents argue against nuclear projects. The MOX approach aims to produce clean power and reduce weapons material.
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Savannah River
Energy
Bill Richardson
SRS
Greg Rudy
DOE
Fred Davison
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Davison
South
SAS
Fred Christensen
MOX
Richardson
South Carolina
Georgia
Fashion code plan target for teachers by senator
Senator McKinley Washington of Ravenel plans to push in the next legislative session a state dress code for teachers and substitutes. He would seek State Board of Education standards to govern apparel, contrasting current district recommendations and arguing for professional standards over fashion policing.
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McKinley Washington
Ravenel
Washington
State Board of Education
Vogue
Christmas makes difference Jesus Christ brought to world
The sermon argues Jesus Christ, born in obscurity, changed history without wealth or power. His life, death, and resurrection reveal God as loving and near, transforming our view of history and of ourselves. Christmas brings present meaning, light in darkness, and every person counts in God’s plan.
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Jesus Christ
British Museum
Christ
Lucy
Charlie Brown
God
Peron
Josh
Oc 18
John
Herod
Isabell
Jesus
Aiken Mall praised for helping sale of local anthology
Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Writers Workshop thanks Mike Hoorman and Aiken Mall staff for welcoming their 1999 anthology Horizons. They organized displays and handled logistics over four Saturdays, yielding a $577 profit despite limited publicity.
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Aiken Mall
Aiken
South Carolina Writers Workshop
Mike Hoorman
Mall
Letters to the Editor at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters with the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home numbers for verification. All letters may be edited for length. Address to Letters to the Editor PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial duesouth.net or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
Duesouth.net
Oppose South Carolina education lottery claim by state official
S C secretary of state argues six reasons against a state education lottery. It preys on the poor as a regressive tax, promotes get rich quick values, risks widening social costs, invites broader gambling, and could corrupt public life. It urges maintaining funding for education without gambling revenues.
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South Carolina
Georgia State University
Georgia
Michael J. Sandel
Harvard University
America
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Arizona
Louisiana
Atlantic City
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