Aiken Spring Steeplechase Draws Thousands To Ford Conger Field
Editorial urges patience and planning for the Spring Steeplechase at Ford Conger Field in Aiken. About 30 000 visitors expected, with traffic concerns on Two Notch and Powderhouse roads.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2006
Page
11
Editorial urges patience and planning for the Spring Steeplechase at Ford Conger Field in Aiken. About 30 000 visitors expected, with traffic concerns on Two Notch and Powderhouse roads.
A reader argues for the use of physician assistants while recounting delays and billing questions with doctors. He also recalls past litter issues in Aiken and calls for stringent fines and visible enforcement to curb littering.
Publisher Scott B. Hunter and Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace lead aikenstandard.com staff. The notice lists department heads including Advertising Director Arthur Zappa and Sales, Business Manager Ellen Priest, Internet Director Timothy O Briant, Production Director Phillip Yates, Circulation Scot Newcom, Systems Manager J David Boyd, and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson.
A Atholl Road resident warns that increased commercial truck traffic over 18 months endangers safety. He cites cement, dump, tanker, logging, heavy equipment hauling and even mobile homes, affecting local residents and road conditions.
A reader letter excerpt shows SRS retirees disputing DNFSB concerns at Savannah River Site and multiple contractors. The piece quotes Tom Tillery defending Darwinism with references to Behe and Miller and urges parental trust in teachers amid local classroom debates.
A 1987 study highlighted Jasper County as ideal for a deep water port. The county touts a tax free path to finance and operate the terminal on the Savannah River, opposing the State Ports Authority which seeks exclusive authority. SSA Marine pledges up to 500 million and thousands of jobs hang on a ruling.
A letter asks whether the Ports Authority should be the sole body to determine where state port projects develop. The editor is urged to send opinions to the Aiken Standard at Box 456, Aiken, South Carolina, or via email.
The Aiken Standard issues a correction for a misprinted Letter to the Editor and incorrect headline in recent editions. An editing error affected Gregory Weis and Pat Kirk letters. the newspaper apologizes and invites readers to report errors to the editorial staff.
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