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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 2006
Page
15
Aiken residents urge county leaders to consider Kalmia Mall on Richland Avenue for the new county offices. The letter stresses central location access visibility parking and potential downtown redevelopment while encouraging council to evaluate multiple sites before deciding.
editors urge first generation Savannah River Plant workers in Aiken County to share recollections memories and documents Nov 4 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ruth Patrick Science Education Center USC Aiken call 648 5634 to preserve SRP history before it fades
Levi Green seeks one voice for Area Five on the Aiken County School Board. He is a Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church deacon and Sunday School teacher who supports safe, academically rigorous public schools and opposes closures. The message urges a vote for Green to represent children and educational progress.
Helen Oakes Aiken argues against Darwinian evolution citing lack of visible proof and uses Biblical references to claim God endowed living beings with gene shuffling yet forbids new kinds. She contrasts F D Roosevelt fear and Jesus urging fear not with modern political fear from conservatives.
Levi Green campaigns for District 2 focusing on strong school support and community safety. He highlights leadership in the Silver Bluff Fire Department, service on the Area 5 School Advisory Council, and dedication to improving life quality through education and faith driven community work.
Acknowledges individuals and organizations who helped bring about the sale of the 210 acre ORA recreational facility to the County. Thanks to ORA members who highlighted the issue, the Aiken County Council, the City of Aiken, the Aiken County Open Land Trust, and The Augusta Chronicle.
Joann Perrier endorses Vicki Simons for the Aiken County Board of Education praising her homework, preparation and willingness to ask questions at a public hearing on business registration fees. Perrier credits Simons with big picture thinking for local school children.
The letter praises Senator Tommy Moore for nearly two decades of veteran advocacy and his strong roles with veterans groups in South Carolina. It credits him with challenging the Veterans Administration on claims and notes his keynote participation at the Vietnam Moving Wall event in Aiken. The author argues Moore deserves the governorship and cites a successful flyover despite last minute issues.
Anthony J. DiStefano thanks editors for endorsing Tommy Moore for governor. He praises the editors for independence and prudence, urges South Carolinians to heed the advice, and calls for wise compassionate leadership for state and nation.
A reader questions if the war on terror has already been lost arguing that political showmanship over torture distinctions reveals no real change. The letter contends the administration’s euphemisms mask cruel treatment and equates policy with terrorist actions.
A local voter endorses Vicki Simons for the Aiken County Public Schools board. She notes no children of her own but highlights her decades of volunteer work with 3 to 12 year olds through Child Evangelism Fellowship and AWANA at Town Creek Baptist Church.
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