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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2002
Page
4
The American actress Lucille Ball stressed that luck comes from hard work and recognizing true opportunities. She warned against relying on luck and viewed it as the result of disciplined effort and savvy judgment.
Lt. Michael Hunt of Aiken Department of Public Safety receives the Strom Thurmond Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement at the city level. With nearly 20 years in law enforcement, he coaches the Bloodhound Tracking Team and has helped apprehend over 1,200 criminals from more than 1,400 calls since 1985. He previously served with North Augusta DPS and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office to strengthen county tracking capabilities.
USC Aiken women’s basketball, led by Coach Phil Stern, finished 22-6, won the Peach Belt Conference title for the first time in over a decade, and earned an NCAA Division II tournament berth. The team posted a 3.4 grade point average, with Julie Szabo and Jami Cornwell on all conference, and Cornwell on Verizon District Academic Team.
Jeffrey B. Wallace is editor and advertising director, Art Zappa serves as advertising director, Ellen C. Priest as business manager and managing editor, Timothy E. O’Brian listed as Eanor. Production witnesses include Phillip Yates and J. David Boyd with Deborah Dyches as circulation director, Letitia Jefferson as customer service manager.
The piece argues welfare reform since 1996 has cut rolls and reduced child poverty, while debating whether gains stem from the economy or policy. It notes Bush plans to raise work requirements and cut state flexibilities, with mixed Democratic alternatives and a focus on lifting people off welfare rather than simply enforcing work.
Grant Coppe argues that Bush administration momentum cuts and underfunding endanger the Superfund program. He notes 1,222 sites, slow cleanup since 1980, and rising costs shouldered by taxpayers, urging reauthorization of polluter pays taxes and reform to restore funding and protections.
The writer rejects framing the Louima case as a pure racial incident asserting the brutality by Justin Volpe was not race driven. He notes broader civil rights concerns, praises cross race coalition efforts, and calls for balanced media coverage and education reforms while respecting all NYPD members.
The paper invites brief letters with the writer's signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited. Address Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802, or email swallace@aikenstandard.com or fax 803-648-6052.
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