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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2011
Page
3
A reader criticizes local commentary and comments on Aiken residents. The note also mentions Governor Haley rejecting federal health care funds and comments on school bus routing and traffic delays on Pine Log Road.
Reader requests that sports box scores display each player's batting average. The suggestion aims to provide more complete stats alongside game results and individual performances for better analysis.
A reader asserts that the rich dodge taxes while the middle and lower classes bear the burden. The note also praises a new food-section column as a top feature of the paper.
A political commentary asserts frustration with President Obama’s approach to governing. The speaker accuses others of unfair criticism and claims Obama has achieved more than idle critics.
A look at how privacy rules apply in medical settings and what happens when someone outside the practice learns about a patient’s family, business, and affairs. The discussion weighs what information is protected, who may access it, and practical safeguards that limit disclosures.
Readers object to a Sam's Club in Augusta arguing a town this size does not need another big box retailer. They note holiday traffic crowding the existing Walmart, critique pay and treatment of employees, and call for comments via a TalkBack line or email while stating names won’t be published.
The record lists newsroom phone and fax numbers for the publication hour window Monday through Friday. It identifies Tim O Briant as Executive Editor and provides additional newsroom and regional contact numbers.
A property tax reassessment open house will be held Thursday at the North Augusta Municipal Building from 2 to 7 p.m. Aiken County appraisers will offer one on one talks and general guidance on the process. They will not access specific files but can explain appeal documents and how to complete the form. Several hundred attended the prior session in Aiken and stayed for a presentation by Assessor Rick Jantzen.
North Augusta residents are invited to a property tax reassessment session Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. at the North Augusta Municipal Building, 100 Georgia Ave. Reassessment aims to reflect market value every five years, as required statewide with many counties currently under reassessment.
Mindy Mets cites decades of strong employment from nuclear energy in Aiken County and the CSRA. The SRSCRO is pursuing pathways to connect residents with opportunities amid layoffs, highlighting the Nuclear Workforce Initiative and collaborations with USC Aiken, Aiken Technical College, and local educators.
The City of Aiken hosts its fourth annual BBC Cook-Off from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Municipal Building conference center 214 Park Ave 8.W. Tickets are $10 at the gate with proceeds to United Way. Attendees may use Park Avenue or The Alley entrances.
A sheriff's report details a woman seeing a black vehicle possibly a Crown Victoria shoot once on T and S Drive near Sequoia Street. She hid on the shoulder, heard additional shots, and a shell casing was collected. no injuries reported.
Deputies investigated a private property accident on Jefferson Davis Highway around 2:40 a.m. after two drivers reported being shot at by an unknown suspect. One victim fled, backing into the other vehicle, according to the on scene report.
Purvis Antwann Quiller, 28, was admitted to University Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen after a 4 a.m. incident at 6053 Jefferson Davis Highway in Graniteville. He said he did not observe the shooter and details remain unclear as witnesses and subject provide minimal information.
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