SRS eyed for nuclear trigger plant
Philip Lord reports that the Savannah River Site is among five locations eyed for a modern pit facility to produce triggers for the nuclear arsenal. DOE plans an environmental impact statement as part of the project, with production aimed by 2020 and a $4 billion price tag. The move follows the 1989 Rocky Flats shutdown and marks a return to pit production for national security.
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Department of Energy
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DOE
Rocky
Teenager Camille Miles dazzles at Augusta Symphony concert
Thousands of youngsters watched as 16 year old Camille Miles played Mozart Concert No 20 with speed and polish at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. Junior winner Christine Hang, 10, performed Haydn Concerto in D Major. Don Portnoy led the program including Goldilocks and the Three Bears with four guest performers.
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Camille Miles
Abby Hamman
Aiken
Edgefield
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Aiken Symphony Guild
USC Aiken
Etherredge Center
Camille
Christine Hang
Donald Portnoy
Goldilocks
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Three Bears
Palmetto PACT scores show gains in S C schools
South Carolina elementary and middle students show steady gains in the fourth year of Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test results. Statewide sixth graders posted math improvements with an 71 percent pass rate in 2002, up from 53 percent in the first year, as districts prepare to release individual scores amid new federal reporting rules and ongoing debate over test emphasis.
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Mauldin
South Carolina
Associate A Press
State Education Department
Rising tuition and standards squeeze students in SC
Public universities face possible midyear budget cuts up to five percent as legislators signal further education funding reductions. Rep Bobby Harrell and Sen Hugo Leatherman note shifts in funding since a decade ago while higher education spending grows via student aid programs.
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Greenville
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Hugo Leatherman
Florence
Greenville News
House
David Wilkins
Life, Hope and
Palmetto State
Ridge Spring teen Tyler Moody shines in rodeo standings
Tyler Moody, 17, of Ridge Spring banks eight seconds of ride time to climb to third in saddle-bronc standings and 20th in all around in the PRCA. He competes today in Moneta at the SC High School Rodeo League event benefiting Ridge Spring Monetta Little League field projects. Admission is 7 dollars for adults and 5 for 6 12 year olds. under 6 free.
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Monetta
Ridge
Amber
David Moody
Professional
Rodeo Cowboy Association
PRCAS
Tyler
Ridge Spring
Moneta
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Deaths in Aiken area prompt notices for several residents
Obituary notices list Dennis E. Boone Thelma Greer Hattie S. Jenkins and Lucille Karczewsh among local departures. Local families and community mourn the losses with funeral arrangements to be announced by area funeral homes.
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Dennis E. Boone
Aiken’ Thelma Greer
Aiken
Hattie S. Jenkins
Lucille Karczewsh
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