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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2008
Page
3
A local resident with 35 years in Aiken extols the beauty of the horses seen daily on training areas en route to work. The writer disputes critics and expresses daily inspiration from the display of equine grace.
Readers react to a local poll question about horse racing with concerns over safety and appropriateness. The discussion touches on politics and religious revival, with strong opinions about Obama speaking in the community.
Question asks if any grace period exists for child support and notes concerns that a granted grace could delay payments. No clear factual details or official policy provided in the text.
Aiken residents react to a statement by Mr. Todd Etheridge about the elderly. Critics call the remarks racist and Bigot while defending the town as God fearing and questioning his church invitation.
Readers invited to comment on a proposal to widen Berrie Road to five lanes with a center turn and a turnaround to serve tourist and event traffic from Hopelands Gardens. Call 644-2384 or email editorial aikenstandard com with comments. names not required.
Local celebrities served as waiters at eleven downtown Aiken restaurants for United Way Children’s Place fundraiser. Figures say most venues sold meals at 25 dollars with five dollars donated to the charity while waiters entertained patrons and raised funds for therapeutic childcare services.
Aiken City Council votes 6 0 to push back the June 10 nonpartisan election to September 9 or 16 pending DOJ approval. Members cite summer absences and voter confusion with concurrent primaries as reasons. Council also approves 2008 09 budget items including a dog park plan and millage rate reading.
Don Tuo, an Aiken native and senior fire protection engineer with Westinghouse Savannah River, is one of few in the state to finish the National Executive Fire Officer Program after four years of study. He views the academy as a four year blend of in class work, research projects, and leadership training.
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions EZ Pay rates and a phone number 803 648 2311, with scattered references to lottery games such as Gash 4 Midday 717-4, Gash 3 Evening 336, Cash 4 Evening 736-2, and Fantasy 31499 3132-35, plus stray prices and office context. The text is fragmentary and misformatted, offering no clear events or individuals.
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