MOMS group forms to aid families of deployed soldiers
Pat Cook and other mothers join a new support group called MOMS Mothers of Military Service aiding families with loved ones in Iraq and Germany The group meets twice a month at Hitchcock Healthcare to share fears updates and coping strategies among volunteers and service members families including Andrew and Greg their children stationed in service units.
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Michael Cook
Pat
U.S. Army
Fort Collins
Colo
Calvary Scout
Iraq
Pat Cook
John
Michael
Carrie Holland
Hitchcock Healthcare
Julie McCrum
Hitchcock
Addis
Andrew
151St Army Aviation Unit
McCrum
Greg
Germany
1St Infantry
Camp Normandy
Sunni Triangle
Rob Novit
Diane Addis
Moms — Mothers of Military
Literacy Programs Lift Aiken County Readers
Veronica Jones and Seth Little exemplify progress from reading difficulties to improvements through programs highlighted in a three part series. The article notes continued publication of literacy efforts and quotes that education strategies aid students with learning challenges.
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Aiken County
Veronica Jones
Atlanta
Jones
Freedman Center
Seth Little
Experts urge DOE to alter waste plan
National Academies panels urge DOE to revise $140 billion cleanup by separating low level waste from high level waste and keeping more waste at Savannah River Site. SRS advocates Graham and Barrett pushed to store low level waste at Saltstone and leave the toughest waste in tanks, amid debate over health impacts and costs.
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DOE
Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
National Academies
Energy Department
Defense
Yucca Mountain
Nev
SRS
Lindsey Gra
Washington, D.C
National Research Council
Supreme Court bars death penalty for juveniles
The 5-4 ruling invalidates death sentences for killers who were under 18 at crime, overturning a 1989 decision and barring states from pursuing executions in juvenile cases. Justice Kennedy notes youths often lack maturity to grasp actions’ consequences, citing national consensus against such penalties.
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Is International
Anthony Kennedy
Supreme Court bars execution of juvenile offenders
The Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to execute offenders who were under 18 at crime. The decision overturns death sentences for 72 inmates on death row and cites a global trend away from juvenile executions. Kennedy calls the age line the appropriate limit for death eligibility.
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Supreme Court
Kennedy
United States
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