Voters choose House District 81 candidates in Oct election
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 5 as Scott Singer and Skipper Perry contest the District 81 House seat. Singer, independent, cites political reform and education. Perry, Republican, stresses defeating video poker, education, and regional economic development.
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Scott Singer
Regions Financial Corps
U.S. Treasury Department
S.C
American Red Cross
Aiken
Singer
South Carolina
Skipper Perry
Perry
Ruling Could Trim Local Appointment Powers
A 4th US Circuit Court ruling may limit lawmakers authority to name members for local bodies. The decision cites uneven voting across districts, with examples from recreation commissions and school boards. Judge Niemeyer dissented, warning of heavy state government intrusion.
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Columbia
Circuit Court of Appeals
Greg Ryberg
Aiken
Irma Chapin Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Ryberg
Lexington County
Sen
Joe Wilson
Janty
Summerville
Charleston
Berkeley
Dorchester County
Dorchester
Paul V. Niemeyer
Fall Into Aiken Festivals Draw Crowds Across City
Aiken hosts a weekend of events at three sites, including St Mary Help of Christians Chocolate Festival, St Thaddeus Fall Festival, and the Aiken County Historical Museum Market Day. The Best Friends Express shuttle ferries attendees between sites. The Chocolate Festival features numerous chocolate treats and related sales along with a trash and treasures sale and a book sale.
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Fall Into Aiken
Best Friends Express
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
St. Thaddeus
Aiken County Historical Museum
Gore campaign manager under investigation
State Department investigators found Tony Coelho approved questionable contractor payments hired his niece for a job and made the government liable for a $300000 personal loan while directing the US pavilion at the 1998 world's fair in Portugal. They allege misuse of $210000 and other questionable reimbursements involving relatives and a consultant.
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Washington
Tony Coelho
al Gore
Portugal
State Department
Coelho
Japan Nuclear Accident Tests Public Confidence and Policy
An uranium reprocessing plant accident near Tokaimura 70 miles northeast of Tokyo hospitalized three workers with radiation exposure. Officials say Japan will not alter its rapid nuclear program aiming for 42 percent of power by 2010, despite public unease and past incidents.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hiromu Nonaka
Tokaimura
JCO Co
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