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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2001
Page
4
A collage of quoted remarks features a Georgia inmate asking for food, military praise for Bush pay raises, a soldier at Ft Stewart, a Harrisburg museum official lamenting Civil War narratives, a magistrate critique in Greenville County, Earl Washington Jr. freed after DNA test, a pet burial in Horry County, a New Jersey arrest report, Cuba travel, Ohio gambling critique, and Cardinal Mahony apologizing for a presidential pardon.
Obituary notice lists Allen Stanvard as publisher and Scott B Hunter as editor with Ellen as managing editor and Timothy O BriAn as managing editor. Jeffrey B Wallace is listed as editor and James R Bennett as pressroom supervisor with J David Boyd as systems manager.
A reader defends Aiken preservationists against critics who label them as “old fogies” and argues the group saved key streets, parks, and buildings. The letter recalls actions preventing Laurens Street extension and stabilizing Edgefield Avenue, plus community efforts to restore sites and honor volunteers. It also includes a scathing critique of media sensationalism surrounding a local case and ends with advocacy for teaching creationism in schools.
A letter to the editor argues against placing a high tech business park near Woodside Plantation citing loss of peace and beauty, urging an alternative site and noting local desire for a future golf course addition. The writer urges council to reconsider planning decisions affecting the community’s character and taxes.
A narrator reflects on quitting smoking, noting genetics and personal choice. The piece highlights colleagues in a newspaper office attempting to quit, naming Sally Melissa Deb Tim Gerry Lynn Margie and others, and emphasizes health, savings, and family motivation as key factors in giving up cigarettes.
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