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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1986
Page
4
Advertising director 8 Cubbedge. Retail ad manager Charles Grice. Classified ad manager Sharye Whisenant. Production director Sue S Brown. Bookkeeping Jill Eddins.
South Carolina Treasurer Grady Patterson pushed disinvestment from firms operating in apartheid South Africa, aiming to pressure withdrawal. Critics argue many firms repaired apartheid wrongs and boosted black opportunity, while the move risks harming jobs and industry in the state.
A brief quotation note cites Samuel Butler on the limits of divine change and the power of historians to reinterpret history. The line frames reflection on memory and record-keeping without additional context.
A reader questions prayer and God’s help. The response affirms God’s love, removal of sin’s barrier, and Jesus Christ’s sacrifice, inviting confession and faith. It urges daily prayer and turning life to Christ, warning not to live without Him.
A letter argues public schools undermine prayer by promoting humanism. It claims humanism teaches evolution, self autonomy, situation ethics, denial of the supernatural, sex education without morals, reading freedom, internationalism, and socialism, linking these to rising teenage problems.
The piece contrasts Hands Across America with ACTS in Aiken County, noting only about half of $41.6 million raised went to the needy due to administrative costs. It praises ACTS, a volunteer network of 22 churches, for directing funds to clothing and food and for helping with utilities and rent. Checks to ACTS may be sent to 407 Hayne Ave.
Virginia Dunklebarger thanks Aiken Public Safety for a rapid fire response on August 8. She notes officers secured the scene, checked for flareups, cared for her pets, and appreciates volunteers who assisted with their own equipment. She credits neighbor Megan Beaudoin for spotting the smoke and acting quickly.
A reader laments language policing around gendered terms such as policeman and congressman arguing meanings can include both genders. He cites examples including male duck and hen coop while noting feminists push new usage, with commentary and light cultural quips from cartoonists and writers.
Lynda Wilkes of 522 Powderhouse Road argues city pickup is uneven with empty trucks passing by blocked streets. She cites Deerwood and nearby areas with better service and urges dividing the city into sections for regular scheduled collection to keep neighborhoods clean.
The column argues against legalizing marijuana or cocaine citing rising pot potency and historic cocaine markets. It traces 19th and early 20th century cocaine use, the Harrison Act of 1914, and warns that new crack could revive demand for enforcement, per Yale professor David Musto.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s address for publication. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Legibility preferred. typewritten letters favored. All letters may be edited for space and taste.
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