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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2004
Page
11
City and county leaders urge trick or treat on Saturday October 30 instead of Sunday October 31. Sheriff Michael Hunt supports the move citing safety as consolidating activity. North Augusta residents decide for themselves with some confusion likely.
In a long running right to die dispute, the Florida Supreme Court rejected Gov. Jeb Bush's bid to keep Terri Schiavo alive against her husband’s wishes. The decision leaves the husband and wife as the controlling parties and moves toward allowing Schiavo to die in peace.
The Aiken Standard lists Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace Editor Arthur T. Zappa Managing Editor Timothy E. O Briant staff writer Phillip Yates Sports Editor Scot Newcom Senior Writer J David Boyd Photo Editor Letitia Jefferson and other contributors.
The writer defends Helping Hands Inc claiming 23 residents earned 207 hours of volunteer work on Oct 15 2004 totaling 2484 in match funding for a major grant. Residents aged 13 to 18 helped with painting sorting clothes and yard work while 78 volunteers assisted overall.
A letter urges voters to support Diane Giddings for the School Board amid rising millage and high per pupil costs. Other comments debate energy policy, loyalty, and national issues, urging openness about oil and a call to reflect on faith and civic duty.
The piece questions repeated school tax increases citing home values of 75 000 or 100 000 and notes reassessments. It claims taxes rose five years in a row but not this year, suggesting political calculations during an election year. It references Diane Giddings and her campaign site.
The reader ponders bipartisan conflict and Christian values in U.S. politics. They contrast liberal and conservative labels, question political spin, and discuss example of faith guiding public life amid military deployment. The note ends with a visit by the President to Fort Stewart as troops prepare for Iraq.
Timothy Monroe Bledsoe of North Augusta questions the South Carolina Disability Determination Office for its high denial rate of Social Security Disability Benefits. He argues many disabled residents endure months without income and rejects the agency's push to find alternate work, suggesting a critical view of the system.
A column attacks women supporting John Kerry, labeling them hysterical and self serving. It likens Rosie the Riveter to today’s so called Sally the Sniveler and singles out Peggy Kerry Christine Lahti and Cameron Diaz as examples. The piece mocks female voters while urging support for Bush.
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