Editorial urges police background checks for peddler permits
Aiken City Council considers allowing police to require criminal-background checks for peddling permit applicants. Public Safety Director Pete Frommer says checks are a simple convenience to keep residents safe while at home and away. The editorial supports final approval, noting past problems with shady peddlers and varied state licensing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Pete Frommer
Frommer
South Carolina
Charleston
Sumter
South Carolina to raise unemployment taxes to repay federal debt
State officials face a financial hole from the old Employment Security Commission. Lawmakers weigh unemployment tax hikes for employers to repay about 900 million borrowed from the federal government, replenish the trust fund, and keep benefits flowing while supporting the recovery. Governor Haley aides coordinate with the employment agency director on adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Commission
House
Senate
Nikki Haley
South Carolina
Charleston Post and Courier
Advertising Director Dee Taylor Named
Terri Cheek of the Aiken Standard announces Dee Taylor appointed Advertising Director for the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Taylor
Aikenstandard. Com
Meaning of communism socialism and capitalism explored
A columnist defines communism as state ownership of production and claims it failed in practice, notes China Cuba and Eastern Europe, and argues socialism exists in some European democracies. He discusses American capitalism, corporate power, health care debates, and government roles with references to Reagan and Anthony DiStefano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Engels
Soviet Union
Russia
Europe
China
Vietnam
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Marx and
Washington
America
FDIC
Ronald Reagan
Anthony DiStefano
Ohio General Assembly
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S
White House weighs Libya aid amid budget talk and Provenge pricing
The White House said it is assessing all types of assistance for Libyan rebels and has not ruled in or out arms. Budget negotiators seek about 33 billion dollars in six months as Biden reports progress toward a possible government shutdown. Medicare will cover 93000 dollars for Provenge, the prostate cancer drug, offering patients a few extra months of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya
White House
Jay Carney
Muammar Gaddafi
Joe Biden
Provenge
Jim Kiefert
Medicare
Letter honors Lt. Col. Scott Riedel promotion
A Jackson resident thanks the community for support of her son Lt. Col. Scott Riedel Chaplain promoted at Fort Knox. She notes 15 months in Iraq then another 15, two Bronze Stars, comforting wounded soldiers, and his new role overseeing 100 chaplains at Fort Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Iraq
Jackson
Scott Riedel
Fort Knox
United States
CSRA
Fort Dix
N.J
West Virginia
Maine
Col. Riedel
America
Lillian Stevenson Jackson
Column on white males slams Pitts as bigot
A reader complains about Leonard Pitts Jr a Miami Herald columnist lampooning white males in the Aiken Standard on March 21. The letter argues the piece uses crude stereotypes and insults toward husbands fathers and male relatives while praising the writer s husband as heroic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Pitts Jr
Pitts
The
Miami Herald
DreamMakers Bath and Kitchen Earn High Praise
Dan and Susan Fabrick commend DreamMakers Bath and Kitchen for a master bath remodel. The crew arrived on time and explained details clearly, offering ideas when helpful. Though not the cheapest, the result is a beautiful, value-filled project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DreamMakers
Dan
Susan Fabrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Scott B. Huntershunter
Aikenstandard.com
Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Phillip Yates Byates
Terri Cheekcheek
Michael W. Gibbons Mgibbons
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Laura Tedman
Kiedman
Taylor Jo
Juotes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!