AikenStandard Talkback callers discuss Benghazi probe and politics
Readers comment on the Benghazi deaths inquiry and congressional duties. The letter urges Citizens representatives to seek truth, critiques local governance, highway traffic, storm debris cleanup, and Nikki Haley’s job focus. Messages welcome at 803-644-2384 or editoriale aikenstandard com.
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Correction notice for Birds and Butterflies site address
The Aiken Standard corrects the web address for Birds and Butterflies to www birdsand butterfliesaiken.com. The paper apologizes for the error and invites readers to report factual mistakes by calling Melissa Hanna or emailing editoriale aikenstandard.com.
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Children found in squalid home placed in custody
Three North Augusta juveniles aged 2, 3, and 5 were placed into emergency protective custody after officers found filthy conditions at a Palmetto Avenue home. The scene included feces on walls, a dead dog in a crate on the porch, soaking floors, lack of hot water, and a live wire on the wet surface. No charges were filed.
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Safe Communities curb crime in Aiken lowered murders
Aiken officials credit the Safe Communities program for an 86 percent drop in murders from seven in 2012 to one in 2013 per SLED data. Robberies and burglaries also fell, as repeat violent offenders are notified and invited to meetings with law enforcement, with penalties including expedited trials and harsher sentencing.
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Penny sales tax bill edges toward House approval
The Aiken County School District could gain authority to seek a one cent sales tax for ten years to fund facilities. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill, with amendments affecting Anderson County. If passed, the measure moves to the Senate and then the governor for signature, with a conference committee possible if differences arise.
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Senate
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Aiken High School
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Anderson County
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Anderson
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Aiken Relay For Life Opens At Aiken High Stadium
Aiken's Relay For Life begins at 7 pm at Aiken High School stadium to honor survivors and remember the fallen. The Survivors' Lap is at 7 15 pm, Lumi-naria ceremony at 10 pm, and closing at 7 am Saturday. A Midnight Madness 5K run debuts at 11 45 pm. 65 teams and 469 participants have raised over 62000 dollars.
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