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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2011
Page
3
A reader argues against leaving purses in cars after thefts and suggests carrying them or stowing items. The letter also notes termites at an old Pine Log Road house and criticizes repeated elections and officeholders amid reassessment anger.
The statement calls for immediate removal of every City Council member as voters consider accountability and reform. It centers on collective leadership responsibility and a demand for new leadership. The remark signals broad discontent with municipal governance.
A speaker identifies as elderly and poor, born at Aiken County Hospital, and laments ongoing voter ID discussions. They highlight 32 years of steady employment and challenge critics who presume hardship without understanding individual circumstances.
Aiken Standard invites readers to call its TalkBack hotline at (803) 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstand ard com to share comments on grammar. Names are not required and may be edited for space and content to fit the newspaper.
Local National Guard unit 1221st Engineer Clearance Company returned from a 12 month Afghanistan tour and was welcomed with a joint Honor Day golf event by Palmetto Golf Club and Green Boundary Club. Soldiers enjoyed golf and a meal. funds raised totaled about $18,000 for the Family Readiness Group.
Local law enforcement promotes the FBI Child ID app as a free iPhone and iPad tool for parents to store a child photo and vital information. The app, designed for quick sharing with police in an emergency, does not collect photos and may expand to other devices with added features.
The James L. Hammons Marine Corps League Detachment No 939 hosts a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Patz Cafe Fatz Cafe 996 Pine Log Road on Saturday Sept 10 from 8 to 10 am. Tickets are 7 and proceeds fund supplies for Afghan women including lotion donations accepted at UPS Store Golden Corral and Family Y Hitchcock.
Lane Park hosts a breakfast to support the James L. Hammons Marine Corps League Detachment No 939. Donations are welcomed at Southern Rental and Sales with more information available via email aikenmel.org.
Police blotter items show three people leaving a Kent’s Korner on Jefferson Davis Highway in a brown Jeep Cherokee with unpaid chips and drinks. An Aiken woman’s purse was taken from a parked car and later found in a trash bin, missing items include a cell phone cash and checkbook. A Toolbeck Road property yielded stolen crop divider fertilizer hoppers and scrap metal. A Clearwater man reported a stolen computer from Westminster Way apartment and an Evans woman noted an AC unit theft from her daughter’s Ascauga Lake Road home in Graniteville. Copper piping, a ring and other items were also reported stolen from several local residences in Warrenville and Colt Road.
Traffic around East Gate Drive near Woodside will close for four hours today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with detours diverting East Gate to Bedford Place and Bedford traffic away from Woodside toward East Gate and Whiskey Road. The Aiken County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at 1000 Brookhaven Drive to hear updates on arts magnet status, single gender classes, ACT results, and state legislative issues, plus a plan for superintendent evaluation.
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