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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2005
Page
15
Editorial notes the Graniteville train disaster prompted safety reforms including manual switch reporting and a Switch Position Awareness Form. It urges railroads to adopt procedures in non electronic signal areas and questions train speeds through the Valley, praising the first enacted measure and calling for further protections.
The piece argues scientists must seek courts to protect basic research and compares scientific freedom to free speech. It cites Paul Berg of Stanford noting risks if the government imposes ideology on scientific work and warns the US could fall behind in tech and medicine.
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership team with publisher Scott B. Hunter editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa and other executive roles including Business Manager Ellen C. Priest Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant and Production Director Phillip Yates along with Circulation Director Scot Newcom and Systems Manager J David Boyd.
A public concerns raise schedule reviews and speed limits. Residents call for slower speeds from 30 to near 49 mph, and for automatic switches to improve track control through Graniteville following last week's accident.
A community expresses gratitude to Aiken Public Safety, EMS, USCA staff, and Aiken Regional Medical Centers for helping Lamar Ledford. The writer praises the staff at Justyn and asks for prayers for families affected, citing faith as comfort and urging peace for the community.
A family describes years of abuse and control by an Arab husband who married their daughter in Orlando. After moves between the family and Orlando, the husband obtained a Tunisian green card sponsorship and increasingly harassing calls culminated in threats. The parents seek help from multiple government agencies to protect their daughter.
The letter from John Harrison of Belvedere argues for stronger action to protect Americans from outsiders after a tragedy he cites. He condemns insufficient response to threats, noting an American daughter and a foreign defendant whose rights he says overshadow hers. The writer invokes his family service background including World War II and current events in Iraq.
Letter discusses a Norfolk Southern wreck caused by a mis set switch on a no signal line and argues for lower speed limits and upgraded signaling on hazardous cargo routes. The writer cites the New York Times and criticizes current tank car standards while praising local medical growth and staff in Aiken South Carolina.
The column argues reading biographies of remarkable people guides character. It contrasts genuine virtue with flashy self-promotion and notes Benedictine ideals of knowing the person, not their status. Fosdick's Beirut address urges readers to measure religion by character, not creed, asking how faith influences life.
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