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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2008
Page
9
A state task force weighs helmet law changes after 120 rider deaths in 2007. Proposals include requiring helmets for inexperienced riders until they complete a safety course or obtain a permanent license, a measure supporters say could reduce fatalities without penalizing seasoned bikers.
Editor notes warn crude oil nears 100 a barrel and gasoline tops 3 a gallon. The piece urges voters in South Carolina primaries to demand clear energy policy from presidential hopefuls, citing Katrina price spikes and existing local energy research work.
Stephen A Bailey appointed business manager at the Aiken Standard, overseeing operations and financial planning. Bailey brings news industry experience and will coordinate sales and production teams to support print and digital growth.
A compilation of letters criticizes Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, and Ron Paul, alleging corruption, conflicts of interest, and policy failures. It highlights arguments about constitution rights, CFR influence, and urges voting for Ron Paul. The letters urge informed independent judgment, caution against party loyalty, and include local commentary from Aiken Mall figures.
The phrase recalls the presidential oath as a solemn pledge to faithfully execute the office and preserve protect and defend the Constitution, asserting a pure constitutionalist stance in the oath context.
Farhatullah Babar, spokesman for the Pakistan Peoples Party, says the regime has lost all credibility. He argues that neither a domestic inquiry nor vague foreign involvement would lay to rest lingering doubts and that a U.N. probe would be the only way to reveal the truth behind Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
The text argues that electability is a manufactured concept used by political figures to sway public opinion about candidates. It suggests mainstream voices shaped the term to influence perceptions of a candidate’s likelihood to win or survive the campaign.
The Aiken Standard regrets an error in Thursday's editorial about a South Carolina law. The piece claimed state hospitals must offer a viewing of a video on the Shaken Baby Syndrome, and that mothers are forced to watch it, which was incorrect.
Readers are invited to send opinions on concerns in 200 words or less. Submissions may be edited for clarity and space. Mail to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or email or fax at the listed numbers.
A reader questions the role of faith in science and argues two plus two will always equal four while noting universal differences between rational thought and belief. The letter condemns civil treatment of the White House staff and criticizes Hillary Clinton's South Carolina headquarters in Columbia.
A letter urges readers to oppose the North American Union arguing economic danger and border policy changes. It asks residents to write for a blank petition supporting state resolutions H-3185 and 416 and to pressure federal lawmakers to reject NAU, warning incumbents to act or be replaced for their children's future.
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