Bread ties Augusta restaurant to Aiken center
Madison Handy loves a honey wheat loaf from Tri-Development Center in Aiken, baked by nine special needs adults who produce 1,500 to 1,800 loaves weekly. The on-site bakery supplies T-Bone's Steakhouse on Washington Road and other CSRA sites, offering meaningful employment and services.
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T-Bone
Augusta
Washington Road
Tri-Development
Aiken
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Tri-Development center offers real opportunities
The Tri Development Center in Aiken supports about 230 adults in its day program where all participants work or train. Staff describe a team approach to tasks like baking and mail sorting, with the center serving clients such as Savannah River Site and United Way of Aiken County.
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Riker County
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Vaucluse Road
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Bush vows to remove Saddam if war comes
President Bush said the United States would drive Saddam Hussein from power if war is needed, with or without support from France and other skeptical allies. He noted a UN Security Council vote on a force resolution is imminent and called for Saddam to disarm.
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Democrats Face Off In Aiken County Sheriff Forum
Two Democratic candidates for Aiken County sheriff, Neil Britt and Donald E. Butler, debated Thursday evening in a public forum. Britt, a former sheriff's deputy now an ambulance driver, and Butler, a lieutenant in Aiken Public Safety's mounted unit, outlined platforms and answered audience questions after a coin toss determined who spoke first. The race follows the January resignation of Sheriff Howard Sellers who joined the Department of Homeland Security.
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Neil Britt
Donald E. Butler
Britt
Howard Sellers
Sellers
Department of Home
Democratic Party
Charles Staples
Jackson residents downplay radium in water
Jackson officials, working with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, warn that drinking water radium levels exceed the 5 piC per liter standard. The latest yearlong average hits 12.08 piC per liter, with remediation estimated at about 300000 dollars.
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Dems push to restore HOPE scholarships in budget
In Columbia lawmakers next week debate a 5.1 billion budget and Democrats vow to restore HOPE and needs based college aid. Sen. Tommy Moore notes Ways and Means did not fund HOPE, arguing higher education must be funded for economic growth. See HOPE, Page 5A.
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