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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2013
Page
14
Scott B. Hunter serves as publisher with Melissa Hanna as executive editor and Dee Taylor handling advertising. Terri Cheek is production director, Laura Tiedman business manager, and Letitia Jefferson circulation manager. Ronnie Butler leads classified advertising.
A bitter truth from George Gissing notes how poverty erodes the ability to be generous. The English writer and critic reflects on economic hardship shaping moral choices and social perspective.
The column notes Nikki Haley plans a 2014 re election kickoff later this month with co chairs backers and a national fundraising frame. It contrasts her with Democratic rival Vincent Sheheen and surveys showing mixed approval while stressing the uphill battle and political implications for the GOP.
The piece applauds the Sober or Slam mer campaign with law enforcement from Ai ken New Ellenton Salley and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office along with state partners. It notes a budget overrun for North Augusta High School expansion by 1.9 million and discusses a new law strengthening police dog bite defenses. It also critiques Whiskey Road hotel growth and urges balanced development benefiting residents.
The Aug 16 editorial clarifies it did not accuse residents of being voiceless nor deny speaking rights. It commends Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and Council for open public discussion at meetings and urges residents to run if they disagree with city direction.
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. notes two major headlines as potentially signaling an end to the War on Drugs. Attorney General Holder ends charging non-violent, low-level offenders under mandatory minimums, and a federal judge strikes down New York City's stop-and-frisk policy as unconstitutional.
A reader argues that storing used nuclear fuel in the county has fewer environmental risks than oil and gas exploration. The letter cites NRC oversight, Savannah River Site origins, and potential state and local benefits including jobs, tax revenue, and future generations’ access to isotopes. The writer urges officials to support storage against anti‑nuclear groups.
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