Habitat volunteers honored for building homes in Aiken County
The Aiken County Habitat for Humanity held its annual meeting Thursday and awarded volunteers and supporters for their work. Gene Caveness received the G Terry Jarvis Memorial Award, and several others were named volunteer of the year, supplier of the year, top professional, and construction volunteers. The program highlighted 83 homes built locally since 1976 with families contributing sweat equity and profits recycled into new houses.
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Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity International
Millard Fuller
Linda
Gene Caveness
G.terry Jarvis
Dave Needham
Jim Farmer
Augusta Concrete & Block
David Jones
Air Masters
Frank Bracco
Ted Mangelsdorf
Bob Prather
Richard Church
Richard Frushour
Habitat
Trucks flood highways as safety stresses rise across the nation
A booming economy and ecommerce push trucks to carry rising freight share and traffic. The 1998 truck crash deaths reached 5 374, prompting House action toward a higher profile motor carrier agency within the Transportation Department to boost safety while preserving commerce.
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US. Department of Transportation
Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety
Julie Cirillo
Motor Carrier and Highway Safety Agency
House of Representatives
US Department of Transportation
Senate
College is possible at USC Aiken amid rising costs
As USC Aiken chancellor I address parental anxiety over college costs and explain how the university offers the lowest four year tuition in South Carolina. Acknowledging national overestimates, I highlight grants and loans, a top public liberal arts ranking, and a national education campaign to ease paying for college. National College Week runs Nov 15–19.
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University of South Carolina Aiken
Usc Aiken
South Carolina
US News & World Report
South
Coalition of America’s Colleges and Universities
Polls mislead as campaigns run in quiet New Hampshire
Political professionals warn polls are volatile early in campaigns while noting what the numbers reveal. New York Times CBS survey shows Bush slipping slightly against McCain and facing tough matchups with Gore and Bradley. Voters show high undecided rates and many have not formed opinions. New Hampshire shows Gore leading Bradley and Bush–McCain closer, but overall public attention remains limited.
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New York Times-Cbs News
George W. Bush
Texas
John S. McCain
Arizona
al Gore
Bill Bradley
Bush
CBS Times
Gore
Nore
Miles
Bradley
McCain
Beltway
Poli
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
Associated Press
Earned Income Tax Credit Proposed as Wage Alternative
In New York a debate on minimum wage proposes using the Earned Income Tax Credit to raise effective pay. The columnist, founder of America Works, argues the EITC already reduces poverty, could lift wages by $1 via tax credit restructuring, and spreads costs across taxpayers rather than the private sector. The piece critiques traditional wage hikes and suggests a policy path garnering broad support.
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Economic Policy Institute
Institute For Women’s Policy Research
Jared Bernstein
Heidi Hartmann
John Schmitt
Jim Cox
Georgia Perimeter College
United States
America
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