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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2010
Page
15
The season opens with high school football in South Carolina, as players, coaches and communities anticipate Friday night games. Cheerleaders bands and students rally behind their teams, turning back to school energy into communal pride and effort toward goals.
Aug 21 marks International Homeless Animals Day. The PETA Foundation urges action to help shelter cats and dogs, including spay neuter, donations, adoption, volunteering, and supporting local ordinances. Visit HelpingAnimals.com for more ideas. Lindsay Pollard-Post, Research Specialist, The PETA Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia.
A publisher note lists staff roles including Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey B Wallace and other editors and managers at the Aiken Standard. The document outlines positions across editorial, advertising, circulation, and production with contact initials and email domains.
Kathleen Parker argues the Ground Zero mosque should be built to uphold free expression and religious liberty, despite hurt feelings. She compares sensitivity to past harms, cites Virgilian restraint, and warns that capitulating to offense undermines first‑amendment rights and civil tolerance.
Former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich tells reporters the government used broad prosecution and failed to prove most charges after a federal jury deadlocked on 23 of 24 counts. One charge from years past remained unresolved.
A letter defends sales tax as vital for Aiken, cites Depot location at city center and its role in downtown growth, education, and tourism. It notes the Depot Committee raised over a million dollars in a public private partnership on city land with council approval, and mentions Wade Brodie’s goals for Chamber relocation, streetscape upgrades, new fountains, and industrial parks.
A meeting introduced HEVN Helping End Violence Now a nonprofit aiming to prevent gang activity in Aiken County and redirect youth toward productive paths. The speaker urged civic and church leaders to explore the ministry and get involved, offering contact at 648-1951 for more information.
Readers are invited to send brief opinions on issues that matter to the community. Submissions are accepted via mail to Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802, by email to letters at aikenstandard.com, or via fax at 648-6052.
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