Search committee on hunt for chancellor
The University of South Carolina Aiken forms a 21 member search committee to pick three to five candidates for chancellor. USC President John Palms directs the panel to weigh criteria including academic achievement, teaching and research excellence, strong community engagement, administrative experience, integrity, governance interaction, and diversity. Chancellor Dr. Robert E. Alexander plans June retirement after 33 USC years. Rick Osbon, Aiken businessman and on county council, serves on the committee and expects a prompt process.
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University of South Carolina
Aiken
USCA
USC
John Palms
Robert E. Alexander
Rick Osbon
Aiken County
Maryland firm buys disposal site operator in Barnwell deal
GTS Duratek Inc of Columbia Maryland announced an all cash purchase of Chem Nuclear Systems, operator of the Barnwell County low level nuclear waste site, in a deal potentially worth 65 million. The package includes 55 million upfront with up to 10 million contingent on conditions met. Separately, South Carolina Senate approved joining the Atlantic Compact with New Jersey and Connecticut to close the Barnwell landfill to all but those states.
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Columbia
Maryland
Chem‘Nuclear Systems
Barnwell County
GTS Duratek Inc
Waste Management Nuclear Services
Lakewood
Colo
Chem-Nuclear
Waste Management Nuclear
South Carolina
Senate
New Jersey
Connecticut
Barnwell
Graham seeks fourth term in South Carolina district
U S Representative Lindsey Graham announced plans to run for a fourth term in the Third Congressional District of South Carolina. Also three more candidates filed for the June 13 primary, including Evelyn Robinson in District 83, Liz Godard seeking another term as Clerk of Court, and local races on the Republican and Democratic slates.
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United State
Lindsey Graham
RSC
South Carolina
Aikien
Evelyn Robinson
Liz Godard
Doug Greene
Libertarian Party
Aiken County
LaVana McKenzie
City tax plan ahead of schedule in Aiken
City Manager Roger LeDuc says hospitality and accommodations taxes approved by the council in March 1999 are yielding about 1.4 million in revenue, 1.2 million from hospitality and 200,000 from accommodations, roughly 20 percent above expectations. The taxes fund Citizens Park, a tennis complex, skate park, a new public safety station, the Playhouse building, beautification, road resurfacing, utilities, and a tourism position, with eight years or less expected to complete projects.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
LeDuc
Citizens Park
Virginia Acres Park
Tax return errors common Washington memo to taxpayers
Tax pros say wrong or missing Social Security numbers are the leading error on income tax forms, with rush deadlines raising risk. Experts Sanford Warren and Richard Davis note name changes and child dependents’ numbers trigger mismatches, affecting exemptions and credits.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Sanford Warren
Millsaps College
Jackson
Miss
Richard Davis
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
IRS
Warren
Social Security Administration
Witnesses to Testify Today in Beech Island Grievance
National Labor Relations Board judge hears Gary McClain claim of unfair labor practices against Tenneco after McClain was suspended July 29 following a dispute with plant manager Joe Garrison. Tenneco plans to call a psychiatrist and the plant manager as hearing nears its end.
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Beech Island
Tenneco
National Labor Relations Board
George Carson
Gary McClain
Jackson
McClain
Aiken County
Howard Sellers
NLRB
Donald Gattalaro
Gattalaro
Joe Garrison
Clinton soft pedals on Confederate flag display
President Clinton avoided urging removal of the Confederate flag in South Carolina. He told a fundraiser at Allen University that the flag is a painful symbol, while lawmakers said his remarks likely won’t shift the flag debate in the Legislature.
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Columbia
House
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Allen University
Jim Clyburn
D-S.c
Congressional
Alabama
Selma
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South Carolina
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