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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2005
Page
15
Residents and officials reflect on the Graniteville train derailment. The reactions cover trauma, emergency response, legal actions, and calls to prevent future disasters while noting life returning to routine amid lasting impact.
The Legislative Black Caucus criticizes the mainly white General Assembly for lacking judges of color while urging grassroots action to expand diversity on the bench. Only seven of 141 non magistrate judges are Black, with calls to attract more women and minorities through merit-based selections and law school recruitment.
Listing shows staff roles at Aiken Standard including Publisher Editor Advertising Director and managers. Names include Scott B Hunter Jeffrey B Wallace Arthur T Zappa Ellen C Priest Timothy E O Brant Phillip Yates Scot Newcom J David Boyd Letitia Jefferson.
A local speaker argues for extending late-night hours to five o'clock, citing shift workers and night crews as demand. They note no multi-vehicle accidents in 17 years and urge a 24/7 mindset for entertainment and safety.
The writer muses on winter versus summer as cold air brings tears and energy. He contrasts invigorating days with humid heat, notes daffodils, golf in mild weather, and recalls a clerk’s preference for cold. A personal shift toward warmer seasons emerges but ends uncertainly about extreme cold.
A Lincoln quotation emphasizes that quarrel and personal contention waste time and harm self control. It urges focusing on self improvement and avoiding anger as a path to progress and success. The line underscores discipline as key to making the most of one’s talents.
An EMT with Williston Rescue recalls the Graniteville train wreck of January 6 involving Norfolk Southern trains and chlorine leaks. Rescue crews distributed seven trucks to aid Aiken County EMS at the decontamination center and transported patients to MCG, Doctors, and Aiken Regional Hospitals.
A reader thanks Williston EMS members including Gene Williams and others for lifesaving work and praises EMS leadership. The letter argues for school choice, criticizing public schools for low math and language proficiency, and endorses private and home schooling along with No Excuses Schools as a model.
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