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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2003
Page
2
Readers weigh in on breastfeeding in public spaces at Aiken Mall and a Strom Thurmond High School annual event. Critics condemn taxpayer funded free lunches while praising individual responsibility and birth control availability amid concerns about neglected children.
Readers question multilingual accommodations and rising taxes in Aiken. They oppose Spanish language support and WLJK radio changes, urge scrutiny of subsidized lunches, and request input via hotline and email to the Aiken Standard editor.
Portions of Powderhouse Road will be closed Thursday between South Boundary Avenue and Lyon Drive from 7 30 a m to 4 p m for sewer installation by City of Aiken crews. Motorists should use Banks Mill Road as an alternate route.
In the Monday Aiken Standard the full quote was not printed. The remainder states I don’t think it’s a very good idea because the state budget has such a large deficit. Aiken County schools alone were cut 12 million dollars.
The Aiken County Board of Education named Janice Nashatker to lead South Aiken High School replacing retiring principal Bill Gassman. Nashatker, an assistant principal since 1999 and former teacher at the school, will move within the district. H Gayle Gulick becomes assistant principal at South Aiken from Airport High School.
Music lovers enjoyed a warm Tuesday evening in Aiken as Catherine Stapleton and Friends performed Broadway selections at Hopelands. The event featured nine vocalists with instruments as Katherine Tharp and friends watched family members perform, including Lisa Tharp on flute in Secret Garden. The series continues August 11 with the Ft Gordon Stage Band.
After months of discussion the Aiken County Board of Education took no action on a plan to add a Bible curriculum. School officials noted it would depart from policy and invite other religious viewpoints while current programs already allow off site religious education.
Three local Aiken County schools will be labeled as low performing under No Child Left Behind. Parents receive notices and may transfer their child to another district school after meetings with administrators.
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