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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 2004
Page
2
A reader comments on Memorial Day parade quality and asks where neighbors stood. They praise local landscaping efforts on Cardinal Drive and share a personal view on seat belt effectiveness after a 1999 traffic accident. They advocate less government involvement but acknowledge seat belts can save lives in some cases.
Readers discuss parade participation, national issues, and local praise. A resident urges support for African American Cultural Center, honors Odell Weeks Center for graduation night, and notes diverse perspectives from a white elderly woman.
Readers urge integration in a museum project and warn against past tax promises not kept. The letter references election funding issues and asks for public input via Talkback hotline and email while noting names may be edited.
About 2,000 90-gallon roll carts were distributed to residents in Woodside Plantation Governor Aiken Park River Bluff Gatewood and Hidden Haven as part of Aiken’s household garbage roll cart pilot. The program aims to ease collection for workers and residents, though opinions are mixed among participants and nonparticipants alike.
Aiken based Department of Social Services seeks families to provide therapeutic foster care for children with emotional and social behavior issues. The program offers extensive training and aims to keep kids in-state roots. An open house is set for June 15 at 236 Beaufort Street with 32 hours of initial training and ongoing support.
Aiken County residents will be selected to try Larry Owen, former Carolina Investors president, on 23 counts of securities fraud related to the firm's collapse. Trial expected to last two weeks starting July 20 in Greenville with potential sequestration.
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