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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 2009
Page
3
Community residents and officials weigh in as the Horse Park continues to attract criticism over safety funding and management. Protests, council meetings, and renewed calls for oversight highlight concerns about finances, operations, and future direction.
Local auto dealer Henna Chevrolet confirms it will remain open despite rumors of a shutdown. No need for customers to seek other service locations as operations continue at the current lot.
The post office faces higher costs per item when volumes shrink and routes run later, prompting questions about why charges rise despite less mail and slower service. Officials cite fixed costs, staffing, and inefficiencies from uneven demand as reasons for sustained or higher rates.
A reader from Aiken reflects on Time's headline about Muslim reactions to Obama and notes Americans seek consistent follow through. The author praises local events at the Aiken Farmers Market and CSRA Hydrangea Society, while recounting a Wagener Salley graduation miscue and comments on abortion and death row debates.
A brief notice focuses on two individuals who exchanged cars, detailing the simple swap and its surprising social impact. The story centers on the participants’ names, their motivations, and the unexpected benefits they report from the exchange.
Aiken Standard invites reader input on car safety with a call in hotline and email option. Readers may leave brief messages without their names, which will be edited for space and content before publication.
The House Science and Technology Subcommittee on energy and the environment will webcast a hearing today at 10 a.m. in Washington to discuss H.R. 2729 creating seven National Environmental Research Parks at DOE sites including Los Alamos. Aiken Ecology professor Whit Gibbons of SREL will testify.
About 50 Aiken County public school educators attended the Summer Institute to learn signs of risk in students. Peggy Ford of Children's Place described the program, now in its ninth year, as a bridge linking teachers with social service agencies to aid students facing poverty, abuse, neglect, and mental health challenges.
Office hours listed for the Aiken Standard include 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina. The piece provides newsroom contacts, circulation pricing for EZ Pay options and delivery dates for Sunday Plus subscribers including a long list of 2008 dates.
Two Aiken County residents face federal jury trials this week. Freddie Lee Curry is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and related drug and firearm offenses. Natasha Trowell is charged with participating in bank robberies and conspiracy to defraud the United States in a scheme spanning South Carolina and Georgia. If convicted, both face lengthy prison terms.
Lottery results listed for June and Sunday draws. Includes Pick 3 and Pick 4 Midday and Evening, Palmetto Cash 5, and Fantasy 5 numbers with a 7x multiplier noted for some. No context or outcomes provided beyond the numbers.
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