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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2013
Page
3
A reader to TalkBack questions the federal postal system and suggests removing other federal employee positions. The message notes receiving 15 Christmas cards on December 28 and implies mail delays or inefficiency.
The writer questions NRA power in gun policy, argues guns kill people, and calls for removing automatic weapons from dangerous individuals. They support Gov. Haley’s stance on mental health, urge armed guards with schools, and critique NRA focus on the Second Amendment while ignoring other gun violence.
A proposed South Carolina bill seeks to exempt locally made firearms from federal regulation. Critics warn of legal challenges while supporters say it protects state rights and economic interests. The measure highlights ongoing tensions between state authority and federal gun policy.
A caller asks if any employers still value dependable, hard working staff and invites responses via TalkBack hotline or email. Readers’ names aren’t required and comments may be edited for space and content by the Aiken Standard.
The Aiken Standard issues a correction for a misspelling in Thursday’s edition. Honda Cars of Aiken General Manager is Robert Pennington. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by phone or email.
The Aiken Jaycees honored 2012 Christmas Parade winners in categories led by Second Baptist Men’s Ministry and St Gerard Sunday School in the religious group. Mead Hall topped the school category, with Southern Thunder Cloggers as the overall winner and Wayne’s Automotive second.
The fifth annual ACTS Icicle Ball will be held January 19 at 340 Park Ave SW. Social at 6 p.m. dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing 8 to 11 p.m. Newberry Hall caters and Palmetto Groove Party Band performs. Tickets are $70 per person or $560 for a table of eight.
South Aiken Baptist Christian School invites the public to a Zumba Fitness and Health Fair on January 12 in the new gymnasium at 980 Dougherty Road. The event runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with 45 minute fitness classes and wellness booths to raise funds for the PTF. admission is 6 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for children 12 and under.
Community health event offers a Zumba session and fair on January 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 980 Dougherty Road. Admission is 6 for adults and 4 for children 12 and under. For more information, call the contact listed.
A Columbia Museum representative will speak at the Aiken Center for the Arts 122 Lauren St. S.W. on January 22 at 1 a.m. about the new exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse. Reservations are required due to limited seating. call 641-9094.
The War Between the States Lecture Series at the Aiken County Historical Museum begins January 28 at 7 p.m. with David B. Thompson performing Southern Civil War era piano music. Charles Hilton speaks February 4 on Confederate currency, and February 11 covers events of 1865. Admission is five dollars. call 642-2015 for details.
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