Departure follows Colleton County vote to hire Adams
Council members voted 32 to hire Adams, described as a highly capable administrator. Shepherd noted Adams’ handwriting on the wall and urged a five year commitment from the successor. Young thanked Adams for his work, while the county begins advertising for a new administrator with hopes of hiring by January or February. Interim duties will be handled by Assistant Administrator Johnson.
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Adams
Aiken
Terry Bodiford
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Carl Langley
Bill Shepherd
Jack Atkison
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Bottomless containers at Hanford may leak nuclear waste
Energy Department says high level waste buried decades ago in bottomless caissons and drums near the Columbia River could explain groundwater tritium levels 400 times federal safety standards. Officials note 11 to 22 pounds of plutonium present, with cleanup not expected before 2010. Experts warn tritium may reach the river unless the plume is halted.
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Hanford
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Washington
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NASA Lockheed plan 90 day X33 space plane extension
NASA and Lockheed Martin extended the X33 program by 90 days to March 31 to seek more funding from a White House space initiative. NASA will advance 68 million dollars to pay subcontractors, keeping the project going amid delays and heavy past costs, with first flights still over two years away.
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Did tests violate women's rights in Charleston program
In Charleston, a hospital and city prosecutors ran a program testing pregnant women for cocaine. Ten women sued for 3 million, claiming searches without warrants violated the Fourth Amendment. The jury rejected the suit. the program ended in 1994 amid federal funding threats.
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Susan Dunn
Charleston
Griffin
Charlie Condon
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South Carolina
US Supreme Court
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Center For Reproductive Law and Policy
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