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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2012
Page
3
A TALKBACK reader argues welfare and unemployment should be paid at minimum wage with no higher benefits and praises a Home Depot employee for helping a customer. The letter taxes Social Security funding, blames government borrowing, and criticizes South Carolina leadership and the NRA amid political remarks and a biblical quote.
The Aiken Standard invites calls to the TalkBack hotline at (803) 644-2384 or emails to editorial aikenstandard.com. Names are optional and will not be published. comments should be concise as the paper may edit for space and content.
Members of the Aiken Master Gardener Association staffed the Meet A Master Gardener table at the Aiken Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of each month March through October. They answer lawn and garden questions, examine specimens, collect soil samples, and promote programs including Rent A Master Gardener.
Carley McMaster, diagnosed at eight and died at eleven in 2008, inspires Carley's Rays of Hope. The USSSA Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Shootout at Citizens Park features 20 teams to aid families facing child brain tumors or spinal cancer. Proceeds support education and financial and spiritual help for affected families in South Carolina.
Adrienne Patterson, a mother in Aiken, started Mommy and Me Missions to involve children in charitable work. The group raised funds at a Saturday lemonade stand inside the Holley Building for local cancer patients and supported families including Kamari Gillam and Joy Grace Lillard while teaching kids about volunteering.
The Freeland Crawford family descendants reunion is set for Aug 12 at Plum Branch Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 12 30 p.m. Aiken Newcomers Club meets Aug 14 at Newberry Hall with registration at 11 a.m. and lunch at 11 30 a.m. Fort Gordon club kicks off Aug 15 at 11 a.m. Details on donations and reservations included.
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