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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2011
Page
3
A communication challenges a writer about President Obama’s status. It notes he was described as a professor of law but was a senior secretary with no scholarly research duties. The Chicago Sun Times is cited on the distinction between academia and practice.
In poverty and unemployment the city’s leaders face backlash as residents accuse Aiken of rewarding itself while not sharing burdens, calling the timing astonishing and insensitive and a historic misstep.
A reader recalls a charity that ran out of food last year and sparked a TalkBack call for help. This year the same organization opened an Augusta facility with high costs and questionable tax status, raising concerns that the mission to aid the poor has been distorted.
A letter praises Scott Singer for engagement while criticizing Aiken County Council’s reassessment and rising values. The writer questions Ronnie Young’s absence, urges holding spending, and notes Governor Haley nearby amid citizen anger at the council building.
The discussion notes many older poor lack birth certificates because they were born with midwives. It asks whether these residents receive Social Security Medicare or welfare and suggests the answer is apparent.
A reader complains Banks Mill Road has many potholes from Citadel Drive north, noting repaving stopped at Old Dibble Road and alleging political influence. The letter invites calls or emails to the TalkBack hotline to leave brief, publishable comments while noting names will not appear.
The message lists newsroom contacts for Tim O Briant executive editor Cam Huffman sports editor and general newsroom lines with phone numbers and hours Monday through Friday in Rutland Drive area. It notes fax numbers and an additional email line for Cam Huffman.
Fifteen 20 inch paintings from summer camps themed The Power of Art will be auctioned at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Children and teens contributed individual pieces and group projects representing each letter of power with topics from Pollock inspired works to octopi and wildflowers. Bids start at 35 dollars with buy it now at 125 dollars. auction ends at 1 p.m. today during Aiken Arts Alive.
The Aiken Center For the Arts hosts a silent auction at 122 Laurens St. SW. ACA is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and the auction ends at 1 p.m. today. For more information, call 641-9094.
Traffic near the East Gate Drive circle before Woodside will be closed to through traffic Monday from 9 am to 1 pm. Detours route traffic onto Bedford Place and away from Woodside toward Whiskey Road, with Bedford Place traffic restricted from going toward Woodside.
Aiken Public Safety says officers pursued a suspect along Whiskey Road, who jumped from the vehicle and fled after a crash. Investigators lack a positive identification but have a strong lead. The individual was involved in a domestic incident at the Break Room on Whiskey Road and was reportedly armed.
Atlantic Broadband lines were pulled down by a truck on York Street causing a loss of connection. A car break in on Whiskey Road at Ruby Tuesday. purse stolen. Aiken woman says her 13 year old son was beaten on the way to school. backpack and ID taken. Two adults in their 20s had panic attacks after smoking K2 and went to the hospital. A man in his 20s questioned for bothering youth football players at Perry Park. reports say a gun was shown. Aiken man cited on traffic violations and charged with marijuana and drug possession. Another car break in on Richland Avenue. window broken and purse stolen.
Heather Loy, longtime Wagener Salley High School librarian, is elected president-elect of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians for 2012 13. She notes strong district support, ongoing collaborations with Midland Valley High, and focus on advocacy for certified media specialists and library programs. Loy aims to lead the state conference on March 14 and to support faculty and students amid economic pressures.
Petty 6449 trails Palmetto by six before a late burst elevates the Palmetto five led by key players as the score tightens in a dramatic finish.
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