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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2006
Page
11
Aiken editorial urges vigilance as signs of possible gang activity appear. Officials, NAACP leaders, and law enforcement stress parental and community involvement to prevent a rise in drugs, violence, and related crimes.
The piece recalls arriving at Pearl Harbor in 1972 aboard the Blakely and visiting the Arizona Memorial. It marks the 65th anniversary of the attack, notes surviving veterans age and dwindling, and urges continued vigilance against unseen enemies to prevent complacency.
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa Business Manager Kent Priest News Director Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Pillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Office Manager Letitia Jetterse. The contact emails appear garbled in places.
A letter recalls Matt Hendrix from Kennedy Middle School and his early potential on the golf team. The writer cherishes a visor autographed by their eighth grade golfers and notes some have reached the PGA while others found different paths.
Aiken First Baptist Church pastor reflects on marriage in advance of his daughter Sarah’s wedding to Matt Bramlett on December 16 at First Baptist. He urges three habits to avoid crabbiness, contempt, and controlling behavior, urging gratitude, encouragement, and shared love modeled after Jesus Christ.
In a reader letter Nancy Wilds Aken notes that Christmas traditions blend pagan solstice symbols with Christian meaning. She urges avoiding excess shopping spending and feasting to preserve the holiday’s spiritual focus and invites more letters to the editor.
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