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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2008
Page
11
City Council votes 4 to 3 to ban smoking in public buildings and restaurants in Aiken. The measure aligns with broader South Carolina trends and aims to protect patrons and workers from secondhand smoke, with enforcement expected to be manageable.
The piece notes California requires deposits on beverage containers and describes a profitable recycling scene in cities like San Francisco where homeless individuals target bins. It compares to South Carolina and urges similar achievement while highlighting challenges and a two thirds recycling rate in California.
The Aiken Standard lists its leadership team with 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 Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
Letter writer describes farm animal suffering on transport and in slaughterhouses. She cites confinement, distress, and inhumane deaths of chickens pigs and cows, urges awareness and humane methods, and cites sources and organizations advocating better treatment. She signs Laura Blanchette of Aiken urging public concern and action.
A letter praises four Aiken City Council members for voting to uphold majority rights by supporting a smoking ban. The writer urges broader steps including higher tobacco taxes, expanded energy resources, and policy tradeoffs, arguing environmental and economic angles amid global oil and climate debates.
A concise overview notes crude oil as a world commodity with shifts in dominance. It recalls past U.S. leadership in production and export and contrasts current standings with Saudi Arabia and Russia. The piece emphasizes that gasoline should not exceed $1 per gallon, inviting inquiry into pricing dynamics.
Readers critique the Hope Lands Gardens concert noting sound loss to the clouds due to poor acoustical design. Observers say four row depth and flat instrument placement muffled music with only drums and large horns clearly heard. Proposals include elevating back rows or adding tilted acoustic panels on building eaves.
Citizens raise concerns about private study groups public meetings census based boundaries outside donors TIF ties and tax shifts in the G V W area ahead of the Aug 26 vote. Residents ask why residents were not consulted earlier and why some officers live outside proposed limits.
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