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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2011
Page
3
After attending two County Council tax reassessment meetings the writer criticizes the process as arbitrary and capricious. They accuse certain county appraisers of arrogance and poor cooperation with appeals and urge Council to examine neighborhoods with many homes showing sharp reappraisal increases despite 2010 values trending downward.
Kudos to Park Avenue Lanes in Aiken for a great birthday party venue. Danny arranged details and Bruce assisted patiently with all the boys, making it a memorable local celebration.
Readers applaud the food section and its Talk Back responses for humor and insight, with one admirer calling the column fantastic and repeatedly noting its entertaining tone.
The question asks how the poor are taxed given high income taxes on the rich and government aid benefits. It explains the contrast between perceived wealth and tax fairness and requests analysis of how low income groups face taxation through payroll, sales, and indirect taxes, plus the role of aid programs and exemptions.
Readers urged to share views on whether Obama is clearing Bush’s mess via a TalkBack hot line and email. Commenters may remain anonymous as the Aiken Standard allows brief messages edited for space and content.
The Aiken Standard issues a correction to a recent Savannah River Cam article noting the project is at the Savannah River Site in Aiken County South Carolina. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by phone or email.
The message lists hours 6:30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday at 326 Butland Drive with phone 648 2311 fax 648 6052 and email editorial aikenstandard com It also names Tim O Briant executive editor and the sports editor with their emails and extensions 644 2396 and 644 2401 for delivery questions.
The Augusta Regional Transportation Study seeks volunteers to record bike and pedestrian counts for four hours, two hours on a weekday and two hours on a Saturday, to build a regional baseline. Counts aid planning by identifying problem areas and suggesting improvements in Richmond County and parts of Columbia Aiken and Edgefield counties.
A volunteer training session is scheduled today from 4 to 5 p.m. at USC Aiken in the Business and Education Building. Interested participants must attend this session to volunteer and will later count from 7 to 9 a.m. on select dates in September. For details call Gerald Jefferson at 642-1520.
Presidential hopeful Herman Cain will visit Aiken County Historical Museum on Friday for a meet and greet breakfast with proceeds supporting his campaign. Cain previously drew about 255 people to Newberry Hall in May, where O Donavan praised the crowd and Cain as an exciting candidate.
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain visits Aiken County Historical Museum on Friday September 16 for a breakfast meeting at 8 30 a m with Cain speaking at 9 30 a m An admission fee of 25 covers breakfast The event is hosted by the Cain campaign and the Aiken County Republican Party Contact Claude O Donovan at 624 6050 for details
Aiken Public Safety received a bogus Publisher's Clearing House letter claiming 2 600 000 dollars from an 803 area code. A revolver was stolen from a vehicle on York Street while being detailed. A Dixon Park Drive break in in Warrenville saw tools taken from a truck box. At the Royal Inn a 14 year old was given marijuana and cocaine by two men, whose prosecution is sought by the girl's mother.
The Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism announces its second Run Through Fall 5K starting this Saturday. Registration and info are available online at the county site and Active. com for the 2011 series.
The South Aiken High School swim team will hold a car wash fundraiser on Saturday from 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m at Kroger on Pine Log in the parking lot near the gas pumps.
The Stephen James CSRA Coin Club presents the 10th Annual Coin Show at H. Odell Weeks Activities Center in Aiken this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with more than 30 tables of antique coins, paper money, and related items. Dealers from around the state and beyond will attend, offering buying, selling, and trading opportunities.
The 10th annual coin show runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center located at 1700 Whiskey Road. For details call 644-0761 or email jrbarry belisouth.net.
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