SRS layoffs continue in restructuring plan
The SRS site will trim jobs across all levels with up to 26 weeks of service-based layoff endings. Early retirement offers won’t be extended this round, as management and hourly staff face job losses. Pedde cites mission reductions as the driver, projecting employment down to about 5,000 by 2012 barring new missions.
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Callicott
Pedde
SRS
Economic Development Partnership
Aiken
Edgefield
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
Mother seeks justice in Whitney Stokes crash case
The mother of Whitney Stokes, killed in a 1999 Highway 39 crash, pushes for accountability as alcohol is suspected in the incident. Jeffcoat, Sally Dunbar and another teen were injured when a speeding Isuzu lost control and overturned after 1:30 a.m. Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor and a trial date has not been set.
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Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
8.C. Highway Patrol
Isuzu Jeffcoat
Green
Highway Patrol
Stokes
Whitney
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Lawmakers subpoena Yucca Mountain documents
A House subcommittee to subpoena Energy Department records on possible fraud at the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project in Nevada. Rep. Porter says documents include scientist personnel files and research details, while the department offers a viewing room and warns of public release risks.
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Washington, D.C
Energy Department
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Department
Jon Porter
R-Nev
Porter
House
Tom Davis
R-Va
Davis
Community dogs found after two-week missing ordeal
Sissy and Kaiser, two dogs missing for two weeks in Graniteville area, were found by a passerby guided by an aerial map and local volunteers. The Krafts plan to reward Kara Garverick, who spotted the dogs and prompted the final recovery, as the community offered extensive help and support.
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Mark
Aiken
Krafts
Sissy
Kaiser
Beverly
Rosemary
Clark
Graniteville
Kara Garverick
Mill Town
Garvericks
Kara
SRS
Memphis
Denver
Garverick
Rocky Flats
Byrd Elementary
Mark Kraft
Kraft House
Sissy, Kaiser
Mama
Dorks become fashion as geeks gain social cachet
Teens and young adults embrace the nerd image with dark pride shirts and media icons like The O C and Weezer. Founders such as Philip Kaplan note the shift from ridicule to validation while some worry the trend may fade. A motorcyclist displays a Talk Nerdy To Me bumper sticker seeking a librarian type partner.
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Beverly Hills
CafePress.com
Philip Kaplan
AdBrite
Kaplan
Perris
Calif
Aiken County to Hold Meetings on 4 P.M to 7 P.M
The Aiken County development and administrative committees meet today in the County Council building with a county work session at 6 p.m. and the regular council at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. Public hearings cover a covenant amendment for Savannah River Research Campus and a $750 000 loan with Lower Savannah CO G to fund a hydrogen lab. An amendment to the official zoning and development atlas may also be proposed.
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Aiken County Council
County Council
Co Council
Richland Avenue
Savannah River Research Campus
Lower Savannah
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