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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2009
Page
11
The Jackson Editorial Officer Andy Keller pursued bank robbers after a First Citizens Bank robbery report. The getaway car crashed and Jelani Edwards was killed when he fired. two others were captured. Keller remains on administrative duty as state investigates.
A reader argues adolescents are risk takers who defy authority and urges keeping doors open as youths move toward adulthood. The letter praises Dr. Klein's research on teen suicide ideation and promotes the QPR training by Mental Health America of Aiken County to empower gatekeepers to ask the right questions and refer youths in distress. For more information call 641-4164.
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership and department heads including Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Advertising Director Arthur T. Zappa News Director Timothy E. O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Business Manager Terri Cheek Managing Editor Michael W. Gibbons Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson.
Readers address topics from church inclusion to security at public facilities and call for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. Debates cover media integrity, Iraq war scrutiny, and political leadership while urging safer communities and accountability in South Carolina.
Liz Stewart a small business owner with a Ph D in economics and a law degree runs for City Council in Aiken. She chairs Rotary Humber Hitchcock Healthcare work with Aiken Downtown Development Association and the Planning Commission. Her education experience and downtown character traits are highlighted as the city’s need. John W Cunningham endorses.
Aiken residents praise city leaders for preventive security measures at facilities including H Odell Weeks Activities Center. The children's playground lacks card entry and camera systems, prompting calls for increased patrols and potential plainclothes police deterrence to protect vulnerable users.
A reader voice questions the media’s handling of governor Mark Sanford Michael Jackson and President Obama. The letter condemns propaganda and biased reporting while urging honest coverage of real matters facing the public.
Readers are invited to send opinions on issues including cancer to the Aiken Standard. Mail Letters to Letters to the Editor Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or email letters aikenstandard.com or fax 648-6052.
A columnist criticizes American reliance on clichéd language. He rails against words like issues, friend, shout out, my bad, awesome, it is what it is, and cool, arguing they erode clear speech and reflect hip hop and TV influence. He cites Franklin Hamilton Brando and Obama while railing at popularity of trendy terms.
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