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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2004
Page
2
Readers discuss Doonesbury removal from comics, fairness of local option sales tax, and a proposed $3,000 raise for a county official. The letters urge moving Doonesbury to opinion, challenge tax allocations, and question funding priorities while inviting public comment.
Correction notes council member James McIntosh supported a referendum to rename the town Midland Valley. McIntosh said the issue is too important for a small council to decide alone and urged broader input.
Authorities identify Christopher McMilkey 30 of Gibson Georgia after he died from pelvic and femur fractures when trapped under a tractor at the Savannah River Site. DOE will conduct a class A investigation. funeral and employer comments noted.
Residents notice heavy equipment smoothing several acres of red soil at a bypass site along Willow Run Road. SCDOT says work is cleanup by contractors, not preparation for a business, while owner Colleen Timmerman and vet Charlie Timmerman deny new development plans.
USC and SCSU launch the first new US nuclear engineering programs in two decades to replace retiring workers. USC emphasizes graduate studies with distance learning via streaming video. SCSU seeks diversity, sets SAT 1000 and GPA 3.0 for undergrad entry, and reports rising African American enrollment with 18 majors this fall, including six freshmen with scholarships.
Police stopped a speeding 1988 Buick after tracing a stolen vehicle report. Driver Trayon L. McKie 17 and passenger Ruben S. Simpkins 19 fled on foot but were captured near Dillon Avenue. Vehicle was hot wired with a broken steering column. both suspects charged with stolen goods possession and resisting arrest.
Ongoing events include a county taxpayers association meeting on August 5 at 7 p.m. in the County Council Chambers, 736 Richland Ave. Additional items cover theatrical performances of Butterflies Are Free at the Aiken Community Playhouse with show dates July 31 through August 7, and a Toastmasters meeting August 5 at the Odell Weeks Center with contact numbers for details.
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