Economic costs as budget cuts hit SRS workers and local jobs
Scott Jameson explains CR effects on SRS workers who cut spending when funding is incomplete. Williams notes each lost Site job requires 2.5 new local jobs to offset the impact. He cites 1,400 jobs shed year over year and Bridgestone as a needed replacement while DOE funding remains debated. Derrek Asberry covers the story for the Aiken Standard.
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SRS
Williams
Scott
Opinion request guidance appears in local paper
A reader is urged to comment on a story at aikenstandard.com and to write opinions to the Aiken Standard at Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina or email editorial aikenstandard.com. The notice outlines contact methods and mailing details for submitting opinions.
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Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Chilly travel warned as front splits Southeast
The article notes cool conditions across the Southeast with highs in the 50s in Aiken and lower 60s along the coast. Col. Mike Oliver warns alcohol and speed drive highway deaths and urges buckling up. Hallman of Hallmans Auto Service provides local automotive context.
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Aiken
mid-Atlantic
Highway Patrol
State Transport Police
Col
Mike Oliver
Scooter Hallman
Hallman
New breed of buses draws holiday travelers
Chicago report notes Megabus and BoltBus attract Thanksgiving travelers with free Wi Fi low fares and ample legroom. A student cites $56 round trip to Ann Arbor as cheaper than flying, reflecting a shift toward affordable intercity bus travel amid tech aided appeal.
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Megabus.com
BoltBus
Natalie Sienicki
Union Station
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sienicki
Detroit
Scott visits Helping Hands and Aiken Chamber roundtable
U.S. Senator Tim Scott visited Helping Hands in Aiken for a roundtable at the Chamber of Commerce. Executive Director Carmen Landy discussed the Improving Outcomes for Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 2013 and its potential impact on stay durations. Scott volunteers to push foster care education goals and early learning funding aids.
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Greater Aiken
Aiken
Sandy
Scott
Aiken County
Richard Hazen
One Table Event Seeks Canned Goods Donations
The event is free and open to the public with a request for canned goods to aid local pantries. Donations can be mailed to Christ Central Missions Division in care of One Table at 267 Laurens St. Aiken SC 29801, or dropped at the volunteer table during Thursday’s event. Dede Biles is a general assignment reporter for January 2013.
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Laurens St
Aiken
S.C
Dede Biles
The
Aiken Standard
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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