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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 2008
Page
9
Editorial notes cross-town rivals Aiken High School and South Aiken High School will open the season in football. Realignment moves South Aiken to AAA while Aiken stays AAA, shifting the traditional finale to the first game. Heat and early timing may dampen standard rivalry drama.
A letter to the editor lambasts Democrats and environmentalists for blocking oil exploration and refineries while subsidizing alternative fuels. It argues policy raises gas prices and food costs, claims farmers profit from subsidies, and accuses Congress of inaction and wasteful spending.
The document lists staff roles at Aiken Standard or affiliated sites, naming personnel including Jeffrey B. Wallace, Arthur T. Zappa, Thmoty E. O Briant, Phillip Yates, Scot Newcom, Terri Cheek, Michael W. Gibbons, Letitia Jeffers and others in positions such as director, production, circulation, business manager, and managing editor across the publisher’s network.
Letters reflect public debate on the Youth Protection Act in Aiken with residents voicing concern about teen violence and parental rights while praising council leadership. Jeff Singer is lauded for guiding county efforts on traffic and land management. A separate note congratulates J. D. Lever Elementary for Red Carpet School status and praise for staff and principal Renee Mack.
A letter from a local dog owner in Aiken defends dogs at outdoor eateries while noting a witnessed dog incident and voicing concern about bans. The writer mentions Connor the adoptee dog, the town’s SPCAS pride, and worries over potential restrictions at New Moon Cafe and Aiken Brew ing during cocktail hour while questioning leash rules and possible arrest warrants.
The text notes Scott Singer as an effective leader and cites prior dealings in July 2002 at Chukker Creek Elementary School. It references a City of Aiken study to locate a connector road between Whiskey and Silver Bluff Roads with a footprint outside city limits and notes the absence of elected County official involvement in route selection.
A May 9 column weighs in on fiscal impacts of residential growth, urging Aiken and Aiken County to regulate development. It cites Sonoran Institute studies showing growth often costs more than it pays, risks higher taxes or poorer services, and questions developer assertions about net revenue. It advocates holding developers to fund infrastructure, slowing growth to assess costs, and improving public agendas and citizen participation.
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