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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2013
Page
3
Readers urge action on gun violence near schools and immigration policy while commenting on ethics reform, road paving, Salt usage in food, and local politics. The letter page invites brief messages to the TalkBack hotline and editorial email.
Ed Mann portrays Confederate Col James Chestnut Jr as hundreds reenactors wrap up the 18th Battle of Aiken weekend at Confederate Memorial Park. Visitors tour encampments view period dress and gear while learning the era’s hardships. Vendors offer authentic 19th century merchandise as families and guests consider the war’s legacy.
The Aiken Graded School, built 1924 25, once housed 10 classrooms and a 600 seat auditorium, today commemorated with a state historical marker. Attendees note teachers emphasis on education, recalling May Day and trips to Atlanta and Charleston, and the school’s closure in 1969 amid cost and integration factors.
Damien Bell, a 20012 South African High School graduate deaf since birth, leads Kennedy Middle School mini courses teaching sign language to students. The session uses ABCs and interactive name-spelling games, with Bell explaining accessible tech like video phones and wake-up clocks to aid communication.
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