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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2008
Page
3
The reader explains zip lines can sever a hand if a wrist is caught and discusses voting access issues. They argue satellite voting booths are unnecessary since absentee ballots can be mailed, noting hardships for elderly and disabled voters and advocating mail ballots as easiest for those at home.
The speaker explains EBT cards require a PIN and warns against sharing it. A young mother on food stamps notes she works, saying benefits do not reflect full income as her paycheck cannot stretch to cover food costs.
The reader asks why the Social Security 1 800 line is unanswered and inquires about bank silent alarm systems and bank robbery safety. They also question whether gas prices influence grocery costs and why prices aren’t falling as gas declines.
Readers urged to report vandalism and theft of campaign signs on private property. The Aiken Standard invites comments via TalkBack hotline or email, noting readers’ names are optional and comments may be edited for space and content.
The Dixie Thunder Aiken ABATE chapter held a Run for the Legislature charity ride starting at 10 a.m. with about 30 riders collecting stamps for a card hand to win a $100 gas card. Politicians from both parties spoke at Thunder Valley about motorcycle safety and freedom of road choice.
Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Redcliffe Plantation hosted a Saturday tour of the Colvin slave cemetery and Beech Island Cemetery on former plantation land. Dan Connelly led a caravan through back roads to the Colvin site, which lacks full grave marking and public access. Archaeologists identified 12 tombstones with seven inscriptions and 245 depressions. The guide explained burial customs including east facing graves and symbols such as yucca and cedar trees. Elizabeth Laney highlighted elevation differences between the two cemeteries and the Hammonds’ status. For event details, call Silver Bluff at 471-0291 or Redcliffe at 827-1473.
Dennis the Menace a 13 year old Percheron Thoroughbred cross gelding and Suzan McHugh won the Theodora A Randolph Field Hunter Championship of North America in Middleburg Virginia on Oct 5. They earned 2500 dollars and beat 40 entries from five states and three Canadian entries. McHugh and Dennis logged a 1000 mile round trip, faced a six day judging sequence, and excelled in the final individual test on the Glenwood Park racecourse.
The notice lists office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 326 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina. It provides email contacts for Tim O Briant and Michael Gi bbins as well as a sports editor Cam Huffman and newsroom phone lines. It also includes mailing address, publication dates, and EZ Pay rates for subscriptions.
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