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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2004
Page
2
Reader letters praise Sue Townsend for ATV safety commentary. The writer criticizes road hazards from satellite TV cables on dirt roads and calls for more protection for youths. The note also complains about front page placement of a crime story and urges reader feedback via the newspaper hotline.
South Carolina earned an A for improving teacher quality in Education Week’s Quality Counts report, the best state grade and an upgrade from B. The state also scored highly for standards and accountability, and for environmental learning conditions, while funding equity and climate earned lower marks amid ongoing litigation in Manning.
Langley Pond in Burnettown is pitched as a near perfect venue for the ACC women’s rowing championship starting 2005. ACC official Davis Whitfield and local leaders toured the site amid growth in the league and existing regattas run by the Augusta Rowing Club and Aiken County recreation partners.
Aiken firefighters extinguished a Southside residence fire caused by an unattended fireplace. Homeowner James Bech reported substantial smoke damage throughout the 3800 Pheasant Run house, with fire in the den and heat damage in the adjacent kitchen. Estimated damage is $50,000. no injuries.
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