Public Comment Fragments On Society And Local Issues
Readers discuss social norms and town zoning for tattoo parlors on the Southside versus Northside. They touch on tobacco bans, land restitution, and personal rights. The note invites audience participation via the Talkback hotline and email.
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Southside
Northside
Officials search for robbery suspect in Aiken
Aiken Public Safety seeks a black male 20 to 30, wearing bright blue jogging pants, a dark shirt and red dish hat, accused of elbowing a woman, knocking her down, and stealing her purse near Richland Avenue and Florence Street. He fled toward Pendleton Street. tip line 642 7620.
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Aiken Public Safety
Aiken
Richland Avenue
Florence Street
Ashe
Pendelton Street
Sundial Bridge Sets Redding apart as artsy high tech walkway
The Sundial Bridge in Redding blends art and engineering opening on Independence Day. Designed by Santiago Calatrava the 700 foot glass floor bridge spans the Sacramen to River costing 23.5 million with a 217 foot pylon resembling a sail and a sun dial shadow. Local funds cover about 1.7 million with 8 million state grant while McConnell Foundation provides much of the rest and critics call it a white elephant despite praise as art.
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Augusta
Redding
Calif
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Savannah River
Turtle Bay
Sacramento River
Santiago Calatrava
Time Magazine
North Augusta
McConnell Foundation
Salter
Brown pays bill to cancel storage auction
Frankie Legg said a planned auction of James Brown Enterprises property at B H Self Storage did not occur after Brown or his representatives paid the past due bill. The items included file cabinets shelves chairs a baker's rack a copy machine and tables. Legg noted storage firms must wait 60 to 90 days after delinquency before auction procedures.
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Frankie Legg
B & H Self Storage
James Brown Enterprises
Godfather of Soul
Legg
Brown
South Carolina
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Beech Island Bank Faces Closure Triggers Community Petition
Beech Island residents mobilize after First Citizens Bank plans to close the town’s sole branch at 2020 Atomic Road on Sept 17 and move customers to Jackson or a new North Augusta facility. More than 1,000 residents sign a petition. locals seek an ATM option and public forum.
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First Citizens Bank
Atomic Road
Paul Sharpton
Crossroads Cafe
Jackson
First Citizens
North Augusta
Jan Burt
Sharpton
S.C
Roland Smith
Warrenville
Smith
First Citizen Bank
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