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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2013
Page
3
A shopper thanks Susan Butler who covered their groceries after an account showed insufficient funds in line at 131-Lo. The writer describes her act as kind and selfless, saying it allowed the writer’s family to enjoy a good dinner and expressing a wish to repay similar kindness someday.
Letters urge turning Laurens Street bridge into an Aiken themed mural with donated paint while calling for road fixes on Park Avenue and county holes to protect tires. A response explains LG BTQ initials as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer and notes local PFLAG meetings at 115 Gregg Ave.
The text argues the Second Amendment was intended to enable a citizen militia for national defense, noting there was no standing army at the founding. It contends that with a standing army, the amendment should be repealed to allow states to enact own gun control laws.
Residents in downtown Aiken report mixed receipt of a reverse 911 alert to landlines. Some neighbors received the call while others did not, prompting questions about system enrollment, call routing, or cell/landline differences affecting delivery. Authorities suggest checking contact preferences and verify address matching in the alert system.
Readers are invited to contribute comments via phone at (803) 644-2384 or email editorial aikenstandard.com. Names are not required and will not be published. Comments should be brief, and the paper reserves the right to edit for space and content.
At USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College, the 2013 Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stressed intelligence plus character as the path to success. Keynote speaker Demetrius McCoy urged open minds, learning from mistakes, and productive struggle while Jamie Clifton won the "Legacy of King" essay prize.
TEPCO officials visited Savannah River National Laboratory as part of a technology exchange with SRNL and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They discussed groundwater cleanup and remediation methods for Fukushima Daiichi, noting water management challenges and leaks. The delegation saw a decommissioned reactor site and heard that a 50 year cleanup road map guides future steps.
Aiken teen Deandre Gaiters, 17, is jailed on four counts of breaking into motor vehicles and one of possession of stolen goods after officers stopped a bicycle suspect near Churchill Commons. He allegedly stole a rifle from an unlocked Robinwood Drive truck and admitted involvement in three other vehicle break-ins.
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