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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2012
Page
3
An editorial exchange circulates amid a spelling correction for The Willcox and Berkeley Street. A reader lamentes mail misdelivery due to an extra letter and thanks a correspondent, then shifts to a grim moral reflection about vengeance and justice for a fallen service member.
Local reader lauds SRS employees for keeping the area lively and functional, arguing without the service the region would be a ghost town. The letter defends staff dedication and urges a shift in public attitude toward SRS.
A longtime SRS worker with twenty years of service defends the effort and urges others to acknowledge tough jobs. He rebuts complaints by emphasizing dedication and the demanding nature of work at the site.
Clarification notes that flags are flown at half staff on land while on ships at sea flags are flown at half mast.
Resident reports a dead opossum in the middle of the road for three weeks on the Southside of Aiken. Caller says it creates a health hazard and asks why city crews have not removed the carcass.
The speaker questions why people turn to parents for needs and why grown children distance themselves. They urge considering that parents age and may not always be available, highlighting the asymmetry in contact and dependency.
A reader thanks Joel at Four Tees Computers for patient guidance after the demise of their computer. The letter invites comments via TalkBack line or email, noting readers' names are not required and comments may be edited for space.
The notice provides office hours Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at 326 Butland Drive with phone 648-2311 and fax 648-6052. It lists executive editor Tim O Briant editor and managing editor Michael Gibbons with respective phone numbers 644-2381 and 644-2396 and a newsroom line 644-2401. Re delivery hours are 6:30 am to 10:30 am weekdays and 7 am to 11 am weekends.
An 18 year old North Augusta resident, David Lee Johnson, was arrested after a SWAT operation. He fled a red Honda, wrecked nearby, and was later captured by Bloodhound Team under a porch on Carolina Springs Road. He faced pending charges including attempted murder and weapon possession from 2011.
Stephanie Brantley of Aiken will run Augusta's half marathon as the first charity affiliate to raise ten thousand dollars for the Georgia Health Sciences University Cystic Fibrosis Center and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Her three children Matthew Kelli and Kristen have cystic fibrosis, and proceeds support patient family services education and research.
Stephanie Brantley leads miles for cystic fibrosis supporters in Augusta for a 13.1 mile race February 26 starting and ending at Enterprise Mill on Greene Street. Sponsors include Eaves and Solvay Specialty Polymers with Miles for Cystic Fibrosis.
A Palm Drive resident reported a stolen moped with no keys. A financial card theft victim found unauthorized purchases at multiple locations. Break ins and thefts occurred on Marlboro Street and Double Street in Aiken. Two suspects were arrested after an assault at Richland Avenue Waffle House, and a juvenile was detained for assault on Edgefield Avenue. A burglary on Camellia Street saw a kicked in door and jewelry taken.
Shepeard declares urgent blood shortage with critical need for A and B types while O negative and O positive are under one day. Donate at shepcardblood.org or Aiken Blood Collection Center 353 Fabian Drive open weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Center phone 643 7996. Aiken Chapter MOAA meets Wednesday at Newberry Hall at 6 30 p.m. guest speaker Sheriff Michael Hunt. RSVP via Denny Flahault at 226 9017 or email dkfblkmtnearthlin.net. reservation deadline was Jan 27.
Aiken announces January’s character trait Availabili with lottery results listed. Pick 3 Midday 5 1 9 Pick 3 Evening 0 0 0. Pick 4 Midday 4 8 9 3 Pick 4 Evening 0 0 0. Cash 3 Midday 2 8 9 Cash 4 Midday 2 9 3 7. Fantasy 5 numbers 10 15 27 35 36.
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