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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2004
Page
2
Aiken Wal Mart Supercenter staff including Henry the greeter and Joey the manager are thanked for calming an 11 month old whose leg was stuck in cart bars on a Friday evening. A concerned couple assisted and the baby recovered without further harm.
A speaker urges women and young girls to wear clothing that covers the midriff and cleavage, criticizing current fashion as denigrating. She laments the lack of self-respect and expresses hope that modest clothing will return to style.
Caller questions why the hospital pond fountain is off or broken and asks who is in charge. The note also cites a long red light delay at Highway 278 causing a late left turn and a truck’s red passage after a green signal.
The piece probes why weapons of mass destruction were not found in Iraq and questions the pursuit of Osama bin Laden. It reflects on ongoing military casualties and wartime accountability during President Bush's tenure.
A reader challenges school prayer and In God We Trust on currency, offering 50 squirrels to the complainant and urging proper bridal wording while urging readers to call the Talkback hotline or email. The letter notes editors may edit for space and content and that names won’t be published.
In Sunday's Aiken Standard a venue error was printed for the American Democracy Project Film Series. The films will be shown in Room 106 of the Penland Building at USC Aiken. We regret the error.
NAACP chapter in Aiken invites all candidates for the county school board seats to speak at a Tuesday Sept. 7 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center. Dan Plung and Diane Giddings are listed as speakers with others invited and undecided on attendance.
Aiken Makin, a two day arts and crafts festival, opens Friday in downtown Aiken with 300 crafters and food vendors. The event features community row in Gyles Park for non profits and a varied entertainment lineup across two stages on Friday and Saturday.
South Carolina Gas & Electric Company crews join Florida Power & Light and other utilities in a mutual aid effort to restore electricity after Hurricane Frances. About 1.7 million customers were without power, with Florida regions from the Keys to Georgia border hit hardest. Restoration may lag due to hazardous roads and high evacuee traffic.
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