Sharpe vows to halt DHEC power expansion in South Carolina
Rep. Charles R. Sharpe warns against a bill by Sen. Phil Leventis and Rep. Alex Harvin that would empower the Department of Health and Environmental Control as a national and international police force. He chairs the Environmental Affairs Subcommittee and says lengthy hearings could push the bill past June adjournment, killing its chances this year. Other members include Rebecca Meacham Robert Walker Ralph Davenport Candy Waites.
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Columbia
Charles R. S . R-Wagener
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Rep. Sharpe
Phil Leventis
D-Sumter
Alex Harvin
D-Summerton
Nang
Bill
Rebecca Meacham
Robert Walker
Ralph Davenport
Candy Waites
South Carolina
MLK Highway Proposal Shifts to South Carolina Route 19
Aiken officials consider renaming S C 19 to Dr Martin Luther King Jr Highway from I 20 to Johnsons Crossroads near Savannah River Site. Proposal would place markers noting the tribute while existing Laurens Street and Whiskey Road keep their names amid city county and DOT sign off. The plan would intersect downtown with Jefferson Davis Highway and U S 1, drawing comment on civil rights versus Confederate legacy.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Jefferson Davis
S.C. 19
I-20
Johnson’s Crossroads
Savannah River
Lester Smalls
B.0.l.d
Smalls
Hampton Avenue
Laurens Street
Whiskey Road
Dr. King
Aiken
U.S. 1
S.C. State Line
Richland Avenue
Davis
Call for tips and contacts for community notice
Readers are invited to submit news tips by calling 648 2311. Names listed include Willie J Campbell Johnston Illys Griffeth and W Young North Augusta, suggesting local residents connected to the notice.
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Willie J. Campbell
Johnston
Griffeth
Northmas
W. Young
North Augusta
Angioplasty Debate Tests Aiken Heart Care Limits
Dr. David W. Cundey of Aiken Regional Medical Centers argues for offering angioplasty to heart attack patients even without open heart surgery backup. DHEC seeks to restrict invasive procedures, citing safety and hospital capabilities. He contends treatment should occur locally to save lives.
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Scott Webster
David W. Cundey
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Ser Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Cundey
Department of
Aiken Regional
DHEC
Aiken
Augusta
DOE weighs moving SRS staff to new government buildings
Ned Pendarvis says his Estates Inc would lose about 1 million if the Energy Department moves workers off the Centennial Corporate Center after the 1996 lease ends. DOE says no decision before this summer as lawmakers press for lease renewal amid community impact concerns.
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Washington
Ned Pendarvis’ Development Company
Energy Department
Savannah River
SRS
Pendarvis’ Company
Estates Inc
Centennial
Westinghouse
Pendarvis
Aiken
DOE
South Carolina
Butler Derrick
D-Edgefield
Energy
Hazel O’leary
Edward Teller Lecture Frames Energy Debate as Ideological War
Dr. Margaret N. Maxey of the University of Texas delivered the second Edward Teller Lecture in Augusta, arguing against a “tyranny of safety” and labeling environmental extremists as catastrophicists while portraying pragmatists as advocates for technological progress. She urged examining nuclear energy through practical lenses amid a long running war over scientific advancement.
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Augusta
Margaret N. Maxey
Edward Teller
Maxey
University of Texas
Dr. Maxey
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
California
Seige
Lawmakers warn lease cancellations harm community
Officials argue canceling leases will impact Aiken developers and trigger a ripple effect beyond the local area, affecting jobs and investment as the discussion moves to Page 3A.
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Ace
South Carolina House Rejects Full Property Tax Repeal
The South Carolina House voted 62 to 45 against Rep. Larry Koon's plan to abolish all property taxes on arsonal and real estate, including commercial and industrial levies, financed by raising the sales tax to 7 percent and removing exemptions. Koon and supporters vow a new attempt within two weeks, possibly alongside Billy Boan's school operations tax proposal which would cut homeowners’ by about 22 this year. The debate centered on fairness and the impact on middle and elderly voters with supporters arguing for a consumption-based tax.
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Columbia
State House
House
Larry Koon
Lexington
Koon
Ways and Means
Billy Boan
Boan
Terry Haskins
Greenville
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Carl Langley
MLK
S.C
Abby
Darren Ormon
Pune
Developers Risk Investments
Sarah Pekkanen
States News Service
Eric E.wa
S.C. House
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