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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2017
Page
9
Publisher Rhonda Overby and editor team are listed for the Aiken Standdam with 1867 founding noted. Thought of the Day cites a James Joyce quote attributed to Christopher Columbus as honored by posterity for discovering America.
After the Las Vegas shooting, false information spread on Facebook Google YouTube and Twitter. The piece urges tech firms to add human fact checkers and stronger ethical boundaries, noting senators hearings and potential regulations. It argues responsibility lies with people not machines and calls for credible vetted news.
Guest columnist surveys partisan divides in American life and asks who defends the core American experience. He cautions against glorifying oppression or nostalgia for past privilege while urging reformers from Lincoln to King Jr. to pursue improvement with gratitude. Michael Gerson is cited.
Susan Selden executive director of the Cumbee Center urges recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. She notes the center served over 1,000 victims last year and shelter capacity remains full while highlighting violence’s health and economic impacts and the parallels to breast cancer awareness.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters up to 500 words with writer address and daytime phone for verification. Include a brief headline. Email to letters aikenstandard.com or send to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29801. Publication is discretionary.
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