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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2002
Page
2
Local reader urges installation of a traffic light near the Target shopping center in Aiken to ease 80 left turns during rush hour. The caller notes a nearby stop sign by Chili’s and suggests a connector route to redirect neighborhood traffic to a stop light for safer, smoother access.
A writer describes a frustrating DMV experience in South Carolina. After a 3 1/2 hour wait to fix a mistake, the clerk left for lunch and the supervisor returned with news that the helper would be unavailable, forcing the writer to start over with another clerk. The piece hints at stress and calls for counseling or a bar to cope with the ordeal.
A longtime Aiken resident voices views on flag symbolism over government buildings and criticizes local courts. He cites alleged unequal treatment in child support enforcement and calls for courthouse cleanup and new judges and lawyers.
A reader thanks the bystanders who stopped to help two ladies change a tire near Southside Gallery and praises the local news coverage of the Aiken Hornets. The letter invites further Talkback input via phone or email and notes comments may be edited for space.
United Way leaders and five new loaned executives from Bechtel Westinghouse Savannah River Company Wackenhut Security Federal and others gathered at Bishop Gravatt Center for a daylong crash course in cooperation and handling the 32 member agencies and 60 health programs during the two month fundraising drive. The session stressed bonding ice breaking and teamwork to support the annual campaign and community outreach.
LBC Middle School teachers Metin da Budalek and Janet Rhodes used a ThinkQuest technology conference in Seattle as a springboard to start in school and after school web design projects for grades 3-5. The program encourages global collaboration, research skills, and critical thinking through student created websites, with past winners inspiring local students.
A 23 month old toddler with head injuries and breathing problems was hospitalized at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. The stepmother Joan Leshelle Fields, 22, is jailed on charges of inflicting great bodily harm to a child with a $35,000 bond. Authorities say injuries occurred while the child was in her care.
The proposed 100 room motel and 12000 square foot conference center on Whiskey Road adjacent to Hunters Glen faces an undetermined completion date for its loan application. Aiken Hospitality Group seeks 4.985 million in federal guarantees with 1.665 million owner funds. USDA notes only after fiscal year end could review begin. petitioned residents have protested for over a year.
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