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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2008
Page
3
The item notes that cyclists are taxpayers and should use hand signals to communicate while riding. It argues for continued civic participation in tallying votes for senators and representatives and asserts accessibility improvements through rider signaling.
A reader advocates placing a Sam's Club on the site of an old Food Lion location. The letter argues the site is an ideal spot and should house the new store to attract shoppers.
In town two others share my name and the birth date helps the doctor and drugstore keep records straight, providing a simple form of identification and preventing mix ups.
A reader thanks Wendy Woods R N for her help in the ER on Friday expressing gratitude for professional care and kindness shown during the visit.
Readers criticize payday lender ads as predatory and misleading likening them to lipstick on a pig. The Aiken Standard invites comments via TalkBack with a phone message or email, noting names won’t be published and edits may occur for space.
The Aiken Standard corrects misidentifications in a Sunday article on SRS contract with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. WSRC was not a competitor. the Savannah River Alliance filed the protest. A TalkBack headline error misread Hitchcock Woods as Hitchcock Healthcare.
The notice lists delivery milestones for Sunday Plus subscribers with higher-than-usual charges and specific delivery dates throughout 2008 including January 18 February 16 March 1 April 7 12 May 24 June 16 July 4 5 August 8 18 November 21 29 December 20 and November 26 27.
A mid day wreck at Martintown and Atomic roads in North Augusta involved a Pontiac Grand Prix and an Aiken County ambulance. The ambulance, en route to a natural death call, slid and rolled 106 feet after impact with a green light. The ambulance driver was faulted for failing to yield. The driver and EMS passenger were not injured. Traffic was diverted for about 90 minutes while crews cleared the scene.
Five Aiken County school leaders near retirement include principals Angela Burkhalter North Augusta Elementary Karen Blanset Millbrook Elementary and Joye Drafis Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary plus administrators Pat Silva special programs director and Joyce Stanley human resources director. All five may reapply. vacancies posted on district site. Burkhalter totals 34 years in education, Blanset 22 years at Millbrook and 12 as principal, Stanley 15 years at Kennedy Middle plus roles at Silver Bluff High. Drafis brings 26 years in district and 13th year as Ridge Spring principal.
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet for a budget workshop Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the district office 1000 Brookhaven Dr. The workshop includes an opportunity for public input.
The Black Historical Committee of Aiken hosts its 7th Annual Black History Parade on Saturday February 16 at 2 p.m. with applications for participants. Betty Gyles and Chronica Pope provide contact numbers for information.
The Aiken Standard lists public meetings for the week including Aiken County Council at 7 pm Tuesday, City and County boards planning zoning actions. Items include rezoning requests for New Bridge Road and various development and infrastructure proposals, plus board sessions in North Augusta Wagener and district meetings.
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