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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1992
Page
11
Republican Eric Radford, 38, former Aiken City Council member, campaigns on boosting state funds for Aiken, education reform, ethics on state boards, term limits, insurance costs, and economic diversification. He criticizes the long-standing budget process and stresses local familiarity with Aiken’s challenges.
Democrat Irene Rudnick 62, attorney and part time instructor at USCA, seeks re election to District 81. She cites goals of more power and input on education and abortion rights, and bills to curb hospital costs through a Hospital Commission and price controls. She emphasizes budget reform based on actual revenues and accountability to constituents.
Rudnick demands apology from Barber amid controversial remarks and emphasizes education and women’s rights as core issues. She backs initiative recall and electing heads of major commissions. Radford, a former City Council member, stresses education, fiscal restraint, and bringing economic diversity, supports term limits and backing actual prior year budgets.
Columbia report notes South Carolina near bottom among 50 states for average turnout in six elections from 1980 to 1990. Robert Hall of the Southern Studies Institute links low turnout to restrictive or liberal election laws and campaign influence. Officials cite registration totals nearing 1.5 million as final tallies wait.
In a nationally televised clash from Michigan and at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center, Democrat Irene K. Rudnick and Republican Eric M. Radford sparred over ethics, education funding, and a business approach to Columbia. Rudnick defended her Workers Compensation practice. Radford framed himself as pro business while pledging ethical government and education funding. The SERTOMA sponsored event drew a capacity crowd.
A teen institute reports 1519 unmarried girls aged 14 to 17 across states without or with varying parental involvement laws completed questionnaires on abortions between December 1990 and June 1991. The study finds most minors avoid informing parents, cites domestic violence fears, and notes mothers more often know than fathers.
The council debated delaying the vote on sewer issues but unanimously extended the emergency sewer ordinance, passed Aug. 28, which would expire Oct. 26. The measure keeps in effect a $25 monthly sewer rate until a new sewer ordinance supersedes it.
Judge notes state statutes do not prohibit city control of play hours for vidpoker machines. North Augusta approval, pending zoning limits on machines. Harte questions constitutionality, cites Hilton Head ruling on all night alcohol sales, warns local rules could affect other businesses.
Mim Woodring urges downtown core expansion to include the 300 block of Georgia Avenue and favors broader core district changes. If revised, the ordinance would largely affect setbacks and designations, require return to second reading and a public hearing, and address video poker limits and parking requirements amid litigation over hours.
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