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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2003
Page
2
The excerpt argues younger language learners gain advantages over adults and notes South Carolina ranks low in taxes but high in insurance costs. It questions who benefits from insurance and advocates alignment with common people, citing taxes funding security and public services.
The Standard endorses Ed Giobbe for the Planning Commission and criticizes Mr Sprawls for demeaning remarks. The piece condemns insider bias that favors only long-time residents for councils and boards and calls for broader inclusion.
Letters express pride in Aiken as a distinct community not a faceless town off the interstate. They praise Eddie Kennedy for animal rescue, defend Horseplay as art for a cause, and compare Georgia and Tennessee football teams while inviting reader comments.
Industry Week named Bridgestone/Firestone’s five year old Aiken County plant among North America’s top ten. The ceremony included state and local officials, BridgeStone/Firestone employees, and Andrew Firestone. OSHA, SC awards, and the Shingo prize highlight the plant’s safety and manufacturing excellence.
Public Works workers in Aiken spent over 12 hours addressing a water main break in the Sandstone subdivision on Shelby Drive. The flood damaged roadways driveways and yards and cut water service for many homes. Officials seek the cause and note property damage is handled by the city insurance.
Belvedere celebrates five decades of volunteer firefighting with a weekend reunion at First Baptist Church Belvedere. Generations of firefighters shared photos and memories while Rep. Roland Smith praised firefighters for their service, noting heightened appreciation after 9 11.
A neighbor interrupted a home invasion on North Silverton Road prompting one suspect to flee with an accomplice left behind. The two suspects David G. Ingram and Marcus D. Odom, both 18 and 19, were captured within a mile by the Aiken Bloodhound Team and charged with second degree burglary and larceny. They are held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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