Bridgestone/Firestone Aiken plant debuts high tech tire maker
Editorial lauds the 485 million Graniteville facility as a world leading automated tire producer. ACTAS enables rubber components to be molded without human touch. Plant aims for 25 000 tires daily with 700 plus workers and strong community support including 50 000 to United Way Success By Six and donations to local schools.
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Bridgestone
Firestone
South Carolina
Aiken County
Graniteville
ACTAS
BFSC
Yoichiro Kaizaki
Bridgestone Corporation
Japan
Savannah River
United Way
Tim Kawakami
Steve Brooks
Seattle WTO meeting stirs global trade debate
The Times-Picayune notes fierce charges that the World Trade Organization is "evil" and compares this to long standing critiques of powerful bodies like the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. The Seattle gathering, running Nov 30 to Dec 3, expects 5,000 delegates amid street protests as nations negotiate and settle disputes under GATT’s successor.
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Brouhaha
Seattle
World Trade Organization
WTO
Council On Foreign Relations
Trilateral Commission
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Mercy over revenge in Matthew Shepard case inspires forgiveness
Dennis and Judy Shepard advocate mercy toward Aaron McKinney, arguing hatred harms all. McKinney faced murder torture and robbery charges, accepted a life sentence, while the Shepards promote tolerance and hate crime protections. Other cases involve white supremacists linked to killings and synagogue bombings, with prosecutors weighing the death penalty.
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Dennis
Judy Shepard
Aaron McKinney
Wyoming
Shepards
Matthew
McKinney
Shepard
Rerucha
Matthew Shepard
Kansas
Fred Phelps
NBC
Benjamin Matthew Williams
Sacramento Bee
Williams
Redding
Sacramento
Shasta County
USCA LIFE team promotes free enterprise projects
USCA students advance free enterprise through LIFE Students In Free Enterprise. The group prepares varied projects for young learners, including Super Savers and Stock Market simulations, and competes in an international program with 700 others. Stephanie Wood leads the team, with Frances Jordan taking over as president next, as regional competition in Atlanta looms.
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USC Aiken
USCA
LIFE
Aiken First Baptist
South Aiken
Roth
American Express Financial Advisors
Lisa Wood
AFLAC
Jeff Sarokas
Cumberland Village
Jackie Poth
The
Acts of Caring Clinic
Jackie
Atlanta
School choice: putting children first in debate
Rep Vaughn argues school choice expands options without draining funds from public schools. He notes state funds follow a student while local dollars stay, and private schools may not absorb many pupils. A statewide hearing in Aiken outlines public concerns and hopes educators listen, as committee studies open enrollment and equity gaps.
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Chidren
Education Oversight Committee
Allendale County School Board
Inez Tenenbaum
State Board of Education
Tenenbaum
South Carolina
State Department of Education
Edmund Gordon
Education
Hope
Vaughn
Greenville-Spartanburg
S.C. House
Pam
Aiken
Richland Avenue West
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