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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 2014
Page
3
Editor notes TalkBacks on candidates and election issues will not be printed as the election nears. Readers may submit signed letters to the editor at letters aikenstandard.com by Oct. 30.
Aiken police and Aiken County law officers face ongoing concerns over canine units and other gear handling amid complaints about training, performance, and accountability in recent precinct reports.
A TalkBack discussion questions city funding for a private gated community and criticizes the approach of charging residents extra for trash pickup. The writer questions motives, mentions FEMA funds, and proposes master-plan review for East Pine Log Road and Hitchcock Parkway. The piece remarks on traffic, jail staff, ambulance concerns, and tailgating without proposing concrete fixes.
Aiken Standard invites reader feedback through the TalkBack hotline at 803 644 2384 or by emailing editorial at aikenstandard com. Names are not required and will not be published. Comments should be brief as the paper reserves edit rights for space and content.
Statewide races include superintendent of education candidates Molly Spearman Tom Thompson and Ed Murray with third party ties. Secretaries of state attorney general comptroller general agriculture and treasurer contests feature Deerin Hammond Diggs Wilson Eckstrom Herbert Edmons and Weathers DeFelice Loftis Livingston. The piece notes one unopposed race and a statewide referendum on appointing adjutant general.
The Aiken Standard lays out daily pre election articles from October 23 to November 4 covering Governor and lieutenant governor races constitutional officers and state offices. It details sales tax topics voting procedures precinct lists poll hours and regional comparisons with district focus and write in notes.
More than 100 third graders at J D Lever Elementary cheered as Rotary clubs donate dictionaries for literacy. Students, including one who wanted to write her name and birthday inside, explore words and synonyms while district leaders praise the gift. At Warrenville Elementary students learn about dictionary contents and the world’s longest word valued by readers.
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