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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2016
Page
11
The Aiken Standard lists its founding year as 1867 and credits Rhonda Overbey as Publisher, Michael Smith as Executive Editor, and Holly Kemp as News Editor. It features a Thought of the Day quote by Charles Horace Mayo about doubt and overwork.
Columnist reflects on eight terms and McKenzies decision not to run again. McKenzie, born at Aiken Hospital, served since 1984 for District 3, chaired Judicial and Public Safety, and influenced zoning while watching Midland Valley transform and mills close. Her goodbye honors long service and concerns for youth and job opportunities.
The editorial remembers John Glenn as the last true American hero. A longtime Ohio senator, Mercury Seven astronaut, and WWII and Korean War fighter pilot, Glenn made history as the first American to orbit Earth at age 40. His courage under pressure and record setting missions mark a lasting legacy.
A letter urges a special public meeting to review the city’s public private partnership plans for the Aiken rebuild. The writer criticizes secrecy, calls for transparency, and questions term limits and oversight of elected officials. The piece includes a second letter defending term limits and discusses congressional accountability.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters up to 500 words with the writer’s address and a daytime phone number. Include a brief headline and email to letters@aikenstandard.com or mail to Letters to the Editor P. O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29801. Anonymous or organized-campaign letters will not be published.
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