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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2006
Page
3
Reader argues reparations for African-Americans enslaved before the Civil War are a sunk issue. He questions who would pay, notes Confederate government ended, slavery abolished, and US government aided emancipation. Stresses healing, dignity, and focusing on present evils rather than debt.
The Aiken Standard readers discuss downtown revitalization via historic districts and a design review board. They warn the plan could push upscale development into midtown and affect existing stores, urging careful placement and public input through the Talkback hotline and editorial email.
The Aiken Standard issues a correction about a photo mislabeling a lot on Whiskey Road. The proposed Sam's Lot sits adjacent to the pictured lot. The Aiken County First Steps Board funds three full day teaching positions for four year olds.
The Octagon shaped Labyrinth at Hopelands Gardens near completion. Groundbreaking was March 24 with final brick placement on Thursday. Project led by Sue Broderick of the Aiken Community Labyrinth Project with support from the City of Aiken and Friends of Hopelands. It will feature signs in Braille, a finger labyrinth, benches, and educational displays on sacred geometry and world history. Initial funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and private donations funded the project asks for public input and potential school outreach. Completion may slip into fall with a planned garden expansion and an octagon centerpiece.
Readers with Sunday Plus subscrivers will miss delivery on multiple dates in 2006 including January 16 February 18 March 18 April 3 May 10 May 29 June 14 July 31 August 3 September 5 November 29 December 16 28 25.
Ottery residents note Aiken’s monthly character tat for July, selecting Meekness as the guiding trait. The local reference marks a small civic tradition and community self reflection.
Schofield Middle School students learned jazz history as they performed In the Mood and a Woogie Bugle Boy at a summer band camp concert. 48 or 49 students from Schofield and nearby middle schools joined, with directors noting the value of one on one coaching and exposure to American art forms.
Aiken County Open Land Trust and concerned residents plan to make room for magnolias beside Winthrop Polo Field by removing volunteer trees and planting aniseed shrubs. The project, funded at about 5000 dollars with over 3000 raised, will unfold in three phases including initial removal, ground prep, and final removal of undesired hardwoods near the road. Contact ACOLT at 649-7072 for details or donations.
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