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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2009
Page
11
Editorial endorses transporting adoptable dogs from Aiken County to no-kill shelters in the Northeast at no county cost. The plan reduces euthanizations, pairs dogs with loving families, and complements spaying and neutering efforts while urging broader public education and ongoing stray control.
Aiken High junior writes that budget cuts purge 11 teachers and counselors, threatening AP and IB courses, two year AP biology, and college credit paths. He urges attendance at the Feb 24 school board meeting to voice concerns.
Circulation Director Scot Newcom names Snewcom at Aiken Standard while Business Manager Terri Cheek and Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons are listed with their email domains. The fragment provides staff roles and contact cues for the publication.
A letter salutes Elizabeth Bradberry and Larry Bradberry for caring for Waffle and for their kindness to animals. Neighbors Andy Lowe Dick Smoot and Sharon Smoot praise the couple and recall their impact as neighbors in Aiken.
The text argues for tying congressional pay to the federal budget, proposing a 2 percent annual salary reduction for each year the budget is out of balance and a ban on automatic congressional pay raises until the budget is balanced, drawing a parallel with limits on corporate executives receiving bailout funds.
Aiken community mourns Larry Douris who died this week after a long cancer struggle. He and his wife Betty were early neighbors after moving to Aiken, joining a street full of new retirees from across the United States as their homes were being built.
The City of Aiken Relay for Life team hosted an Old Fashioned Pig Pickin and Oyster Roast on January 31 to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Organizers thank donors Christoper Johnson Elena Bill and Daniel Martin Mike Heather Hawkins Zack Moyer Summer Gagnon and the Fermata Club for meat delivery and Bamboo for the entertainment.
A reader questions the Feb 15 Aiken Standard depiction of the upcoming residency by the American Brass Quintet. They note a tension between calling the group a professional Juilliard faculty ensemble and Greg Smith calling the players world class student musicians, citing a past Juilliard quartet visit as disappointing.
The Aiken County Animal Shelter transferred 13 adult dogs to the Northeast Humane Society in Salem Massachusetts to prevent euthanasia due to overcrowding. The operation used a deluxe insulated trailer, followed all rules, and kept the dogs warm, vaccinated and microchipped for adoption.
Illinois state Rep. Jim Durkin says Burris should resign, arguing the state cannot endure the situation any longer. The Rev. Terry Bowman describes the community as caring and in shock yet praying. Hugo Chavez proclaims victory after referendum to end term limits, declaring gates to the future opened.
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