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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2012
Page
13
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership team and executive roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter and Executive Editor Timothy E. O’Briant. Advertising and production directors are listed along with other key managers and department heads.
A George Carlin quotation states that men and women are from Earth and urges readers to accept the fact. The line reflects the comedian's blunt observational humor on gender.
Readers discuss Obama’s presidency, party politics, and gun control while critiquing a local EMS site selection. A second letter questions Oakwood EMS land deals, site choices, and potential conflicts. A third letter defends Romney on Medicare reform and rebuts Mims on Ryan Wyden plan details.
A letter criticizes the Laurens Street bridge delay as leadership failure and recalls a rapid timber bridge built under fire for Sherman tanks. The writer questions York Street bridge safety and calls for repaving, especially Park Avenue, noting seven years of poor road condition.
The Herald Journal notes a 7-year-old girl died when her mother crashed fleeing police on I 85 at speeds up to 110 mph. It argues officers must make split second risks with limited information and questions whether chasing is ever entirely safe.
The Herald Journal reports a Spartanburg operation resulting in 47 pounds of mari juana and over $24,000 in cash seized. Eighteen people were charged with drug offenses, two fugitives were captured, four felonies arrested, one DUI arrest, six suspended license arrests, and more than 1,000 traffic citations issued. The effort also enforced a highway safety standard.
Kathleen Parker argues about Helen Gurley Brown founder of Cosmopolitan and her feminism a different era. Brown promoted sex and career for women though her legacy is controversial due to materialism and utilization of men. Parker notes Brown wrote Sex and the Single Girl at 40 and remained married until death while advocating a reality she believed in. Brown's ideas contrasted with Friedan and Steinem and reflect a culture of sex first commerce. Brown’s impact invites debate about women empowerment and lasting value beyond appearances and wealth.
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