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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1997
Page
4
Quotes from senators and officials cover topics from military leadership, Hall of Fame debates, dress code incidents, deregulation in energy markets, organized crime, religious service after retirement, Mormon outreach, a domestic assault incident, garlic production forecasts, and a defamation suit involving Carroll O Connor.
A chaotic take on the unauthorized Martha Stewart bio Just Desserts by Jerry Oppenheimer. Readers debate female power, domestic idealism, and workplace envy as they savor tabloid insights and defend or condemn Stewart's public persona.
The piece chronicles the Senate desk purchase controversy led by Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler and the Democratic response, noting a postcard poll and stalled debate. It also covers South Carolina pension fund investments, urging adherence to the voters’ mandate to invest in stocks, plus calls to raise highway speed limits in light of falling traffic deaths and new federal statistics.
Memorial page honors George W. Stiefel who died June 28. He grew up in Stiefeltown and built homes in Aiken's Winter Colony era. A Navy veteran of Pearl Harbor and the USS Reid, he later worked with Quattlebaum Construction and ran a cabinet shop. Survived by wife Lillian and three children.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Letters should be brief and include the writer’s signature and mailing address as well as daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited for length.
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