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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 2013
Page
3
Aiken Standard readers ask why some films like Fruitvale Station aren’t shown. The piece suggests selective screening by theaters and critic choices. It also mentions tails left on restaurant shrimp to enhance appearance and save on cleaning costs.
A reader argues that individuals should fund their own insurance, criticizes universal coverage proposals, and suggests moving to Russia for those who denounce American society. The message targets political beliefs, healthcare funding, and national loyalty sentiments, reflecting partisan tensions.
Readers vent about welfare vs minimum wage, school coverage including Oakwood Windsor, Yellow Pages missing North Augusta numbers, reactions to A-Rod and Dempster, medical misdiagnoses, Project Jackson, coyotes and donkeys, Tiger Woods focus, and call for community comment via the TalkBack hotline and email.
The United Way of Aiken County training program sent loaned professionals to help at The Salvation Army soup kitchen on Park Avenue. They prepared meals and served lunch as part of a nine week fundraising drive supported by corporate partners and volunteers.
Meghan Wood, now pursuing a Ph D at N C State, mentored by Waylon Priester who has since followed her path into agricultural education. The Aiken High FFA appears strong with senior officers Brodie Cox and Blake Spa, and Priester aims to expand offerings into wildlife and forestry while building on Wood's national finalist work.
Kim Griffis learns she will move from Gloverville Elementary to East Aiken School of the Arts as class sizes in the district tighten. Principal Michelle Padgett and Academic Officer Janice Kitchings explained the transfer amid ongoing enrollment growth at East Aiken, which now totals 633 students. Griffis plans to bring her son to East Aiken and adjust to the arts integrated program.
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