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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2011
Page
3
A TalkBack message mocks presidential leaders including Clinton Bush and Obama, accusing them of failing to monitor aides and calling out lying and cheating within their administrations. The note targets the US presidents and ranks comments as humorous.
A reader asks why landscapers and yard crews can blow debris into streets without scrutiny while a $1,000 state littering fine exists for highways. The inquiry seeks who exempts landscapers from the rule and enforcement on public roadways.
The letter to the editor complains that the personal trainer graphic in the paper is shrinking. It notes older readers struggle to read without magnification and requests a larger print size.
Reader proposes banning fireworks and trash burning in South Carolina to halve firefighting expenditures. The idea suggests substantial savings but lacks policy details and potential safety tradeoffs.
Commentary urges blaming George Bush or Congress as markets fall. Readers are invited to call a TalkBack hotline or email the Aiken Standard with brief, editable messages. names may be withheld from publication.
The Aiken Standard corrects a misquote about private airplane operating costs noting it referred to one time flight lessons instead. It also corrects the Greek American Athletic Hall of Fame name to AHEPA Athletic Hall of Fame honoring the late Art Gregory.
Trinity on Laurens launches a summer bottled water collection through August to aid Salvation Army clients and the homeless. The effort follows a June food drive and includes a $160 Kroger gift card donation, with staff promoting the effort to residents and the public.
Aiken Girl Scout Troop 5225 members Kira Brown and Marissa Lee collect backpacks and school supplies to earn their silver award. Donations can be dropped at the Aiken Girl Scout Hut 342 Dupree Place SW, Aiken Housing Center 1408 Richland Ave, or The Sunshine House 1950 South Centennial Ave. For details call Marcy Vernon at 474-0200.
In Aiken County a week long program sponsored by Friends of Juvenile Justice and church groups helps teens like Nick Golden and Deandre Gaiters leave what they call a negative peer influence. Devon Harris media and Full Circle Refuge lead the program encouraging responsibility and future plans in business and community life.
Savannah River Ecology Lab hosts Touch an Animal Day on August 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Georgia SREL Conference Center on Hwy 278. Reptiles and more will be present with handlers and SREL scientists to answer questions about local flora and fauna. Email jgibbons@srel.edu for details.
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