Virginia seeks Supreme Court review on VMI all male status
The state asks the Supreme Court to back lower court rulings that allow Virginia Military Institute to admit women. Lawyers say 4th Circuit and a federal judge followed Supreme Court precedents, noting the January ruling upholds VMI’s single gender program as acceptable. The Citadel faces a separate challenge by Shannon Faulkner to enter its male corps.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia Military Institute
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4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
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Citadel
South Carolina
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Man Sentenced For Impersonating Doctor at Myrtle Beach Hospital
CONWAY AP A man, John Saunders, 44, of Longs, admitted impersonating a doctor and examining a woman at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in December. He pleaded guilty to impersonating a doctor and unlawfully practicing medicine, was fined 350 dollars, and sentenced by Circuit Judge Charles Whetstone Jr. The woman identified him as a business customer. a nurse notified hospital officials.
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Charles Whetstone Jr
Federal official admits error in water report
A Columbia report notes EPA officials say data errors and computer glitches may have tainted a harsh Clean Water Act compliance assessment for South Carolina. Doug Lankford of the EPA says the data should have been correct despite the mistakes. The Public Interest Research Group had claimed SC had the nation's worst record.
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S.C
South Carolina
Doug Lankford
Environmental Protection Agency
US Public Interest Research
EPA
Ruling Expected By July 1 On Video Poker Injunction
Judge James W. Johnson Jr. heard state and video poker attorneys in Aiken on the constitutionality of local option laws blocking payouts in 12 South Carolina counties. He pledged a ruling next week ahead of the July 1 deadline that puts the bans in place, with injunctions granted six weeks earlier by Judge Walter Bristow pending Supreme Court resolution.
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South Carolina
James W. Johnson Jr
Aiken
Walter Bristow
Bristow
Supreme Court
Water Sports Cheerily Ushers 15 Disabled Kids into Lake Murray
Water Sports Cheer filled the air as 15 physically challenged children aged 6 to 18 skied Lake Murray in the Wee Can Ski program. About 50 volunteers from Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center, Carolina Orthopedics, and Aiken County Childrens Rehabilitation Services supported the event, with Dr. Don McCartney and Pam Bean initiating the idea after a product fair. The program uses customized Shadow Freedom skis to aid balance and give participants a sense of power, and organizers hope to expand to include adults in the future. Frankie Iezzi enjoyed multiple runs despite a dunking on the first run, expressing excitement about the experience.
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Carolina Orthopedics
Aiken
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Dan Hillman
Frankie Lezzi
Tezzi
Job cuts loom at Aiken Regional Medical Center
ARMC plans up to 100 full time equivalent layoffs as patient volumes fall. Hospital already trimmed hours from 40 to 36 per week with tighter overtime in place. Satcher says 900 jobs protected to avoid losing 1000. decisions on which posts cut to be discussed in department meetings within a week. Hospital stresses not financially troubled and aims to preserve care.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
ARMC
Ricky Satcher
Satcher
Court Clears Way For N-Waste Shipments To SRS
A federal appeals court lifted an injunction allowing 151 spent nuclear fuel rods from Europe to be shipped to the Savannah River Site near Aiken. The decision, 2-1, limits to these rods and does not create a wider precedent as the Energy Department weighs importing about 24,000 more elements from Europe.
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Richmond
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4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
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Aiken
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Germany
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South Carolina
Energy Department
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Charleston
W.va
Donald S. Russell
Spartanburg
S.C
Kenneth P. Woodington
Scotland
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