Openness Promises Efficiency in National Govt Act Proposed
A guest editorial outlines new legislation to strengthen FOIA enforcement and prevent secrecy. It highlights penalties for late responses, applying FOIA to private contractors, reducing search and copying fees, and creating a federal ombudsman to monitor compliance with the act.
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John Ashcroft
Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
Congress
John Cornyn
Texas
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Lamar Smith
FOIA
Homeland Security
FOLA
Scripps Howard News Service
Aiken Standard Staff Contacts and Roles
Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson This listing outlines the newspaper’s organizational contacts and roles.
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Scott B. Huntershunter
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Jn Wallace
Arthur T. Zappa Azappa
Ellen C. Priest Epriest
Aikenstandard Com
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
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Scot Newcomsnewcom@aikenstandard.com
J. David Boyd Dboyd
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
My View Liz Goddard Aiken County Clerk of Courts
Liz Goddard discusses her role as Aiken County Clerk of Courts and thoughts on court administration. She covers duties, accessibility, and community service from a local government perspective.
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Liz Goddard
Aiken County
Atlanta Courtroom Shootings Prompt Safety Debate
Community reaction labels the Atlanta courtroom shootings as a tragedy and calls for heightened public safety. Officials say the incidents should spur awareness and demand updated equipment and trained staff to improve security inside and around court facilities.
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Atlanta
Rights of man debate echoes through Guantanamo letters
A columnist argues over whether insurgent detainees are military prisoners or criminals and how rights under the Geneva Convention, U S law, or international law apply. The piece contrasts European and American views, notes the Patriot Act fears, and weighs constitutional interpretation versus universal rights.
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Guantanamo
U.S
U. U S
Supreme Court
Europe
Why no funds for SREL
The Executive Branch including the DOE budgets nothing for the Savannah River Ecology Lab for FY06 after $7 million in FY05. It notes a 15.1 percent rise for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, but questions where the funds for MOX and Russia programs are going and highlights large ongoing foreign aid and defense commitments.
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United States
Department of Energy
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
SREL
DOE
Center For Defense Information
Washington, D.C
National Nuclear Security Administration
Russia
Center For
Monterey
Calif
Department of Defense
DOD
H. Perry Holcomb
North
Augusta
Graniteville Road Repair Plea Seeks State Help
Diane Gunter of Graniteville appeals for state assistance to repair the main road where a train wreck occurred. She notes potholes, deep grooves, vanished sidewalks, and dangerous speeds, urging Senator Tommy Moore or Representative Roland Smith to act.
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Graniteville
Tommy Moore
Roland Smith
Diane Gunter
Conversation on energy and its future at a lab panel
A National Energy Technology Lab lunch discussion outlines future energy plans. Participants from DOE and contractors discuss hydrogen from water, nuclear power, LNG growth, methane hydrate, and Savannah River Site as a potential LNG storage and hydrogen hub, with emphasis on a diversified U.S. energy mix.
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National Energy Technology Lab
DOE
China
Venezuela
Industry Safety Committee
Savannah River
SRS
United States
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