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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2003
Page
2
A letter argues against removing a column and criticizes a reader who wants views silenced. The writer asserts editorial independence and implies tobacco interests influence tax policy opponents. The piece frames publication as essential to open discourse and questions paid influence on representatives.
In Aiken residents counsel that Sunday drink purchases continue despite blue laws. Local observers note illegal sales persist and question the difference between Sunday and Saturday access, arguing public crime and corruption are unchanged.
Aiken residents question widespread paving along county streets and Highway 421. They also debate seat belt and child car seat laws. The letter column reflects local traffic issues and safety opinions, with readers praising past lobster races and lampooning vehicle safety mandates.
Reader commends Carolyn Buck and recalls a bumper sticker about politicians and diapers needing changing for the same reason. The message references Aiken leadership and invites comments via Talkback hotline at 803 648 2508 or editorial at walks standard email. Readers may comment without providing names. the paper may edit for space and content.
Aiken ADDA proposes a six month pilot of 20 minute parking signs downtown to ease turnover for customers. City Manager LeDuc and officials deny plans to restore parking meters, as merchants await sign orders and public feedback.
Jenny Harmon and 131 cadets from 11 South Carolina schools tackle a week long NJROTC camp at the McCrady Training Center in Columbia. Cadets endure a 25 foot high ropes course while learning leadership, survival skills, and teamwork under close supervision by naval instructors and recruiters.
Aiken County deputies charged Jennifer Cross and Emery Jenkins with distribution and manufacture of methamphetamine and unlawful conduct toward a child after a meth lab was found near Cross’s home. Their six month old daughter was taken into custody by authorities. The investigation, involving the hazardous materials team and a county chemist, followed a Tuesday search warrant at their mobile home nearuxen. Both suspects were arrested without incident and held at the detention center.
An Augusta man, Robert Sutton, 96, waived extradition from a Georgia mental health facility and was returned to South Carolina to face kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting his former girlfriend near Victory Baptist Church. Sutton is jailed in the Aiken County Detention Center after a brief release by the woman. In a separate case, Andrew J. Addy, 32, of Batesburg was arrested for four counts of breaking into four unlocked vehicles on Hopeland Farms Drive, with credit cards used for unauthorized purchases. Addy is also held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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