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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2002
Page
4
Louise Imogen Guiney notes that quoting great authors with care honors originating works and blesses a public grown superficial and external though the act risks mischief if faithfulness falters.
A memorial note honors officers who risk their lives. It recalls a South Carolina trooper Cpl. Kenneth Johnson, 38, killed during a routine traffic stop when an escapee opened fire. The shooter Jesse Waylon Sapp, 22, was injured and faces murder charges. A Burnettown officer also faced a gun threat with no injuries.
Alonzo Dicks Sr. of Williston sacrificed himself while helping people in trouble in the surf at St Simons Island Georgia. He entered the water to assist others, was revived with CPR on the beach, but died later at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center. The act is praised as courageous selflessness and the community offers sympathy to his family.
A list of the Aiken Standard roles includes Rupnsher Scott B Hunter Es as Advertising Director Jeffery B Wallace as Advertising Director Art Zappa as Business Manager Ellen C Priest as OBriant Production Director Timothy E OBriant as Production Director Phillip Yates as Circulation Director Deborah Duches as Circulation Director J David Boyd as Circulation Director Letitia Jefferson as Circulation Director.
Gene England argues personal freedom is central to the Constitution and warns that current debates about the pledge of allegiance threaten basic rights. He questions changes to the phrase under God and emphasizes defiance of ninth circuit rulings by insisting on the original wording.
In a letter to the editor, Michelle Thaxton argues that government and environmental groups threaten personal property rights, citing a local battle over Bruce McGhee’s land and a restrictive covenant in the Horse District. She warns that added approvals increase cost and delay, urging defense of property freedoms amid a wider “Smart Growth Network” push.
A reader claims the South Carolina Department of Public Safety sent a June 21 notice demanding proof of valid auto insurance with a July 5 deadline under penalty of license suspension and a $300 fine. He cites illness and planned vacation as preventing compliance and accuses the department of high handed, poorly planned tactics.
Beverly McLendon of Aiken thanks Lt. Michael Hunt Sgt. Bob Besley and the Aiken Department of Public Safety for their brave response to a June 16 home fire. She notes they worked diligently to rescue personal items, especially family pictures, and praised their professionalism and compassion.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Messages may be edited or condensed and should be addressed to Letters to the Editor at PO Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina. Email to swallace at aikenstandard dot com and fax to 803-648-6052.
The Fourth Circuit will hear an expedited case over whether the DOE must issue a new environmental impact study for shipping plutonium to Savannah River for long term storage. The dispute centers on shifts in plans from MOX processing to continued storage and funding disputes. John Ass is a Charleston professor and author cited in the piece.
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