New Spin offs Point to Bright Future for SRS and Aiken
Our View notes that recent week’s items outline a hopeful path for the Savannah River Site and Aiken. A proposed bill by Reps. Graham and Norwood would fund a multi purpose reactor at SRS to supply tritium and later generate electricity while burning excess plutonium, with $60 million for research and $14 million to create a private design and finance consortium. The plan, approved by the House National Security Committee, faces further review. Additional developments include SRS spin offs: SRT Inc has licensing rights to 10 SRS technologies, a 320 M building lease for auto parts production employing up to 100, and Thermo Savannah River Ventures planning up to $10 million in SRS based projects. Overall, these efforts counter downsizing fears and promise jobs and economic activity.
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Savannah River
Aiken
Third District
Lindsey Graham
Georgia
Charles Norwood
Department of Energy
SRS
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
House
National Security Committee
Senate
Graham
Norwood
DOE
Savannah River Srt Inc
Thermo Savannah River Ventures
Thermo
Bus delays spark editor letters in Aiken County
Local readers plead for action as bus routes lag and drivers leave due to low pay and behavior issues. They urge clearer parent communication and support for Sheriff Linda Eldridge’s school system reforms starting July to restore punctual student transportation.
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Transportation Department
Linda Eldridge
Aiken Standard Contact and Publication Details
The Aiken Standard publishes weekday afternoons and weekend editions from Aiken Communications Inc. Readers are given mailing addresses, phone numbers for subscriptions and delivery issues, switchboard and fax lines, and tips for news ideas.
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Rutland Drive
P.O. Box
Aken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Frostbelt Redneck Dictionary Shows Regional Talk Gaps
The Frostbelt columnist maps language splits between regions noting variations in pronunciation and slang. Entries compare Frostbelt terms with Redneck usage while highlighting cultural distance and a light warning about Kudzu soup proposals from readers. Gene Owens of Aiken County, now in Mobile, is mentioned.
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East Tennessee
South Alabama
Piedmont
North Carolina
South Carolina
Country Club
Plantation
Redneck
Frostbelt
Bastille
Paris
South
Sherman
Tennessee
Gene Owens
Aiken County
Mobile
Ala
Budget battle risk and political stakes in 1995
The piece analyzes the high stakes in the federal budget deficit fight between Republicans and President Clinton. It weighs potential voter backlash over Medicare cuts, the timing of spending reductions, and the credibility of Clinton versus GOP leaders Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole amid a cooling economy.
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White House
Congress
Clinton
PLC
Ronald Reagan
Republican Congress
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Texas
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