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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2008
Page
3
Letters urge using tax funds for streetlights and sidewalks after city takes Whiskey Road. Readers defend South African coaches and football programs while concerns rise about median hedges blocking views. They discuss Cedar Creek River Golf Club and Houndslake as models for attracting players and memberships.
An editorial caller argues that fuel cost declines should trigger price reductions for utilities and groceries and urges citizen action to demand changes. The letter cites Chicago crimes and debt, a high Cook County sales tax, and criticizes political leadership while promoting the TalkBack hotline and email for comments.
Vanessa Stone, a 14 year teaching veteran at East Aiken Elementary, was named Wal-Mart Outstanding Teacher of the Year. The award included a $1,000 prize and gifts from Wal-Mart, following a surprise visit by store staff during a third grade lunch. Stone credits early mentors, her family, and reading for shaping her career and emphasizes fostering writing and literacy in her students.
Aiken County Council prepares for third reading of a sex offender ordinance tied to where offenders can work and loiter within 1,000 feet of facilities serving children. The measure, limited to offenders with specific minor-related convictions, may be broadened to cover more cases. The council also weighs rezoning 2,038 acres along Wire and nearby roads from RC to RRC, amid debate on its scope and impact. The meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in chambers at 736 Richland Ave.
Aiken County Council meets at 7 p.m. at 736 Richland Ave with talks on awards by the South Carolina Forestry Commission and public hearings. Proposals include moratorium on certain illegal portable signs, multiple rezonings along Seminole St Reynolds Pond Road Wire Road Sizemore Road Whiskey Road Wilde Avenue and several others, plus consent items such as a public service authority flow settlement and a heritage corridor grant for Seminole Mill redevelopment.
The notice lists office hours from PE to 5:30 p.m. at 326 Rutland Drive Aiken SC with phone and fax numbers, editor contact, publisher responsibilities, and staff emails. It notes ISSN, publishing by Aiken Communications Inc., and mail address. It also outlines subscription rates and delivery dates for Sunday Plus subscribers in 2008.
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