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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2014
Page
3
A reader calls weather reporters in Augusta fortune tellers with crystal balls and says they should not be named weather men. The letter questions forecast accuracy and urges relying on better sources.
Reader complains about a rural health facility in a pricey new complex near Columbia Avenue. They note additional housing, a sidewalk and question why such a facility sits in the City rather than a rural area, fearing job shortages and medical overcapacity. They urge grass cutting on Main Street New Ellenton and criticize traffic light timing on Trolley Line Road after University Parkway paving.
A reader describes a truck with lawn mowers dumping bags of grass and trash in front of a residence where workers were present. The note mentions church coffee hours and caffeine as a possible drug, and suggests decaf as an alternative. Call TalkBack or email editorial with comments.
The Aiken Standard states an error in a 1A piece on a cancer survivor and mis identifications in a Living on the Go photo. Lorin Ross notes breast cancer is tougher for women, and Rich Herzog and Brad King were reversed in the Playhouse Coffee House photo.
Barbara Nelson of the SPCA Albrecht Center urged the South Carolina Senate subcommittee to require microchipping for all dogs and regulate rescues and shelters. The listening session at Aiken Technical College drew 60-plus participants as lawmakers plan bills for 2015 to 2016. Talks also covered court delays in cruelty cases, shelter crowding, and fair competition with private veterinarians.
New Ellenton councilman Ron Reynolds Jr. promotes the Atomic City Festival to draw visitors and boost town image. The event, revived in the 1990s, includes craft and food vendors, the Palmetto Groove Band, balloon and pirate makeovers, a fireworks show, and a Friday Family Movie Night featuring Frozen.
USC Aiken hosted its first Fall Career Fair in the Student Activities Center with over 60 local regional and national companies and graduate schools. Students from all classes met employers discussed full and part time jobs internships and postsecondary programs while seeking summer opportunities and internships.
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