Readers weigh in on war, growth, and public policy
A mix of letters criticizes the Iraq war and corporate gains, supports Smart Growth and TERI, questions double dipping by retirees, and encourages civic respect. Readers address funeral etiquette, Talkback feedback, and urge concise comments to the Aiken Standard.
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Greg Ryberg
Aikenstandard
Park Holiday candy making classes start November 10
Park Holiday begins a candy making class series November 10 to December 1, meeting Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 at Gregg Park. Call 663-7552 for details and registration.
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Video proves effective in the game of crime
Aiken Public Safety has built a cutting edge video technology unit since the late 1980s to identify locate and arrest suspects. Police urge local businesses to install and maintain high quality recording gear and emphasize the role of video in courtrooms and sting operations like Operation Rhythm which recovered over half a million dollars in stolen goods.
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Wendell Hall
Hall
Eddie George
Aiken Public Safety
George
Maryann Burgess
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Karen Daily
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Aikenstandard
Hearsay Testimony Debate Closes High Court Hearing
The South Carolina Court of Appeals debated whether a witness mother’s statements were hearsay during the final day of hearings in Aiken. Prosecutors argued the testimony was admissible not for truth but to show influence on the witness. The panel weighed impact on Reginald Stephens, serving life for Paul Williams’s murder, as the case moved through final procedural scrutiny.
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State Court of Appeals
Aiken
Robert M. Dudek
S.C
Dudek
Reginald Stephens
Stephens
Paul Williams
Christopher Davis
Williams
William Howard
Howard
Donald J. Zelenka
South Carolina
Columbia
General Sessions Court
Kaye Hearn
Suspected Aiken robber arrested in Florida extradition
Florida police arrested 35 year old Joseph Stephens Castleberry in Florida and extradited him to Aiken where he was booked on assault and battery with intent to kill armed robbery and second degree burglary The case stems from a stabbing and break in incidents in 2002 involving David E Price and Keith Haynes with a bench warrant from Family Court outstanding
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Aiken
Joseph Stephens Castleberry
Castleberry
Family Court
Michael Frank
David E. Price
Fingerprint analysis clears man in Hot Spot robbery case
Joseph G. Tuck, 31, of Aiken, was charged Oct. 16 in the New Ellenton Hot Spot robbery but fingerprint evidence showed he did not commit the crime. Mark W. Wiles, 39, of Martinez, Ga., was arrested and charged with robbery and held in Aiken County Detention Center. The incident on Main Street about 4:30 a.m. Oct. 13 involved a male suspect with a firearm who fled with cash. The clerk was not harmed.
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Aiken
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Leah Lane
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Wiles
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Tion Center
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