Plan Draws Fire Over Use Of Cleanup Fund For College Budget
In Columbia an odd alliance of environmentalists and the operators of a low level nuclear waste site criticizes Gov Hodges plan to use about 35 million of the Barnwell County landfill cleanup fund to cover a 126 million cut for colleges and universities next year. The fund exists to ensure environmental integrity and has more than 108 million available for maintenance and cleanup after the facility closes, with the landfill expected to remain open through 2040.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Barnwell County
Hodges
Debra Ogilve
Chem-Nuclear
Obituary notices for Norrie Ashley Dixon Gregory and more
Obituary notices from SA record deaths of Evelyn J. Norrie Ralph Bryant Mary M. Dixon Alberta F. Gregory and other named individuals. Brief notices honor their lives and mark dates and local affiliations as available.
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Norrie
Evelyn J. Ashley Ralph Bryant
Mary M. Dixon ‘Alberta F. Gregory
DOE memo cites 38 million wasted on duplicate HR systems
Energy Department Inspector General Gregory H. Friedman reports nearly 38 million has been spent on duplicate human resource information systems as the agency pursues a single corporate system. Nearly 1 million occurred at the Savannah River Operations Office, with widespread duplication across 20 field and 25 headquarters offices amid inconsistent practices and tech hurdles.
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DOE
Gregory H. Friedman
Savannah River
Aiken Standard
Inspector General
Washington
Jim Richters
The
OIG
Energy) Department
WWII ship survivor visits Aiken Elementary
US Navy veteran Victor Buckett, father of teacher Bonnie Buckett, spoke to fifth graders about spending nearly a week adrift among wreckage and sharks after the USS Indianapolis disaster near the Philippines in 1945. Students prepared, recalling the captain's court martial and Buckett's brave survival as they linked history to trials.
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Aiken
Indianapolis
Victor Buckett
Bonnie Buckett
Philippines
Jana DeHart
Charles Butler McVay III
DeHart
Global markets wobble as Fed cuts rate disappoints hopes
Asian stocks edged higher while Europe opened up amid waning optimism over a global selloff. Investors in Aiken County and across markets reassess strategies as credit rates ease and Japanese rates stay near zero. Analysts urge sticking with plans despite volatility and losses seen by some until positions are sold.
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Wall Street
US Federal Reserve
Aiken County
Jean Kierspe
Auag Silver and Gold Investment Club
Aiken
AUAG
Duff & Phelps
Kierspe
Greg Webster
Edward Jones
Webster
Seoul
Taipei
Richard Newton
Burdett, Buckeridge and
Young
Sydney
Tokyo
Fed
Traffic plan aims to ease Aiken Steeplechase access
Aiken Steeplechase traffic safety plan calls for at least 16 officers at Ford Conger Field to guide crowds. Blue gate passes enter from South Boundary Avenue, red credentials via Pine Log Road, and green access routes include Banks Mill Road. Officers position along Powder House and Audubon intersections to reduce jams. See FOLLOWING, Page 6A.
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Aiken
Broncos
Ford Conger Field
Bob Patterson
Aiken Department of Public Safety
South Boundary Avenue
Powder House Road
Audubon Drive
Powder House
Audubon
Pine Log Road
South Boundary
Two Notch
Pine Log
Banks Mill Road
Banks Terrace
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Jim Davenfon
Associated Press
Witter
Barnwell
Tomorn
Turday
Carl Langley
Anspector General
Energy Department
Bil Bengtson
Shannon Looney
Will Besson
Gabrielle Davis
Dorothy Buckett
Victor
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