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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2011
Page
3
A resident complains about hiring favoritism in Aiken, noting qualified outsiders struggle to find work while less qualified locals advance. The caller criticizes media bias and questions Obama era policies and stimulus spending.
Aiken readers criticize public school funding and blame the Savannah River Site retirees for tax criticisms. They dispute DOT sight line funding at intersections, alleging wasteful spending of stimulus money. Call TalkBack at 803 644 2384 or email editorial at aik enstandard com to comment.
Local butcher shops and barbecue restaurants in Aiken County report a surge in meat sales and takeout orders ahead of the Fourth. Grice’s Butcher Shop projects 25 percent more business, while Duke’s Bar-B-Q, Carolina Bar-B-Que, and Bobby’s Bar-B-Q report fivefold to 15 to 20 times typical volume, with some eateries selling 800 to 1,000 pounds nightly and hundreds of orders already in by Saturday. Residents, like Chris Pritchard, plan beach holidays and large cookouts despite traffic and safety concerns.
Beech Island author Debi Toporoff and Aiken author Joni Perkins signed their Tate Publishing titles at Books-A-Million in the Aiken Mall on Saturday. The pair, who publish with Tate, promote signings to boost visibility and variety for readers.
The Shepeard bloodmobile collected at Chick-fil-A on East Gate Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at Bruster’s Ice Cream from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Goals were 12 units at Chick-fil-A and 10 at Brusters with donors receiving a Shepeard T-shirt and meal coupons. Next drives include Aiken Walmart and Regal Augusta Beales theater entry for a drawing. schedule at shepeardblood.org.
Reader tips accepted via edi tion aikenstandard com and mail. Call newsroom 644 2401 or managing editor Michael Gibbons 644 2381 for details. Daily publication schedule and EZ Pay rates listed with contact numbers and address.
Midday Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers listed as 4 1 4 and 5 9 7 2 with evening 2 9 9 and 6 0 3 2. Palmetto 5 totals show 27 28 34 35 36 with multiplier 2. Powerball numbers are 1 11 18 29 51 with Powerball 32 and Powerplay 3. Evening Cash 3 7 4 2 and Five 2 4 9 0 5. Evening Cash 3 7 9 8 and Five 3 6 2 3 1.
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