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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 2008
Page
3
The piece argues that 18-year-old teens should not have legal access to firearms. It warns that easy purchasing could lead to quicker gun use and potential shootings, highlighting safety concerns about teen gun access.
City leaders debate timing after ruling that smoking bans are legal. Aiken officials consider ordinance steps, public input, and potential exemptions as they plan adoption and enforcement timelines.
A reader blames Avondale Mills leadership for its collapse after buying Graniteville and says the train wreck merely provided a convenient excuse. The note praises compensation to victims and urges readers to call a hotline or email with comments while noting names may be edited for space.
The Aiken Standard corrects a April 10 2008 edition error. The photo published was from last year's show preparations, not this year’s. The paper states regret and urges readers to report factual errors to rectify the record.
The Ride for the Rescue at Sage Valley Gun Club benefits Equine Rescue of Aiken. Registration opens 1 p.m. with the ride at 2 p.m. two hours plus dinner. costs 50 dollars per rider, 10 dollars for children, 25 dollars for dinner. Tickets from Equine Rescue of Aiken and local shops.
A rescue fundraiser titled What Rage for We Rescue When takes place Saturday April 19 at 2 pm. Information is available by calling 221 6460 with ticket locations listed at Equine Rescue of Alien Blanchard and Calhoun and Boots Bridles Britches.
Zeta Tau Alpha at USC Aiken held a Think Pink Rock-A-Thon on Laurens Street and Richland Avenue from 10 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The event featured rockers in chairs, education pamphlets, and self-exam cards, with a goal of $2,000 and previous year totals around $7,000.
Luis Martinez, a 1991 South Aiken High School graduate, has won a $75,000 NOAA Coastal Sciences Assistantship to study erosion of Louisiana barrier islands Isles Dernieres. He will build a regional erosion vulnerability framework using GIS and remote sensing with UNO researchers and students. Martinez aims to identify vulnerable areas and assess restoration project performance.
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