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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2012
Page
3
In a heated remark the speaker questions the necessity of using Air Force One for presidential travel arguing that the president must reach foreign countries for official business and challenges the feasibility of walking or alternative transport.
Caller reports vehicles from the Cracker Barrel lot speeding onto Whiskey Road and crossing the median into the exit, driving in the outside lane. A near collision occurred Saturday. asks when the ADPS and City will install safety measures or close the exit as it was not supposed to exist.
The writer claims over twenty years of experience with people listening to phone calls through CB devices. They mention neighbors accusing them of eating possum stew and warn that listeners monitor bank accounts, leading to financial losses in checking accounts.
A caller argues that responsible littering comes from educated and employed residents not on welfare. They contend the educated and working should pick up trash and maintain streets. The remark shifts blame from perceived marginalized groups to more affluent locals.
A reader invites comments on crime in Columbia and Aiken citing break ins and murders. Call the TalkBack line at 803 644 2384 or email editorial at aikenstandard com with brief, nonidentifying notes.
The Aiken Standard apologizes for misspellings of high school students Valentina DiGiacomo and Lydia Gerstenberger, award winners at the USC Aiken Language Arts Festival. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by phone or email to set the record straight.
The office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday Friday at 326 Butland Drive with phone 648 2311 and fax 648 6052 The editorial staff includes Executive Editor Tim O Briant and Sports Editor Cam Huffman The rate information lists Standard 42 00 and 31 05 with mention of home delivery city zone and locating where weeds appear in the text
University Theatre at USC Aiken presents a benefit production of five short plays directed by students to aid the Aiken SPCA. Performances run Feb 16 17 at 7 30 p m and Feb 18 at 2 p m in the Etherredge Center with donation items requested in lieu of admission.
Meredith Stiff and Jennifer Hart highlight Goodwill’s mission to empower job seekers at an Aiken Rotary Club event. The organization serves 31 Georgia and four South Carolina counties, expanding to 700 full time equivalents and 12 stores, with programs in GED prep and career services. William, a brain injury survivor, inspired staff by his dedication as a hanger sorter.
The Crosland Park Neighborhood Association will meet February 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Neighborhood House 1248 Crosland Drive to elect officers and discuss 2012 plans with partners like Christ Central, including Earth Day cleanup, blood drives, a yard sale, a book fair and crime walks. Interested residents may call James Simmons 270-2772 or Gary Yount 648-9712.
National Marriage Week USA fronts a push to mobilize hundreds of groups for Feb 7 to 14 to strengthen marriage and cut divorce. In Aiken the Family and Marriage Coalition hosts a Marriage Celebration Date Night at Aiken Electric Cooperative featuring Jeff Allen Michael O'Brien and Dr Greg and Erin Smalley with dinner and a two hour web cast.
State agents and deputies with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office rescued an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old who got lost while kayaking at Aiken State Park on Sunday. They tracked the pair via cell phone, called for a helicopter, and after about three hours both were found and returned home.
Aiken Public Safety reports a grand larceny at a Gregg Avenue doctor's office where a shed with flooring wood and gardening tools was stolen. A vehicle then observed near the scene. Another car break in on Marion Street left a purse missing after a broken window. Former Video Warehouse windows on York Street broken. A 44 year old man was tasered after a disturbance at Days Inn on Richland Avenue and restrained by EMS. Two more car break ins on Medical Park Drive ended with shattered windows and purse theft. Fraud allegations involve bank account access and funds stolen.
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