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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2011
Page
3
A local listener urges keeping TalkBack discussions focused on the Aiken area. The message notes complaints are easy nationwide, but suggests residents address only regional concerns and keep content centered on local issues.
The Aiken Newcomers Club invites new residents to connect through social activities and community events. To join contact the club via local listings or its official page and submit membership details and dues as required. Members gain access to gatherings, volunteer opportunities, and social networks in the Aiken area.
Volunteers for bike studies note many riders lack mirrors and wear ear buds, potentially increasing road danger. The observed issues point to broader safety risks linked to biking in Aiken.
Residents report water leaking up Newberry Street as flow increases. They demand prompt action and question how soon crews will fix the issue rather than rationing water.
A reader questions why making a U turn on Whiskey Road is illegal while a police car may perform it twice. They complain about poor driving, non functioning brake lights, and lack of lane signaling, accusing unsafe driving as a prelude to harm.
The President tours flood damaged zones in New Jersey while Vermont, a rural state, faces severe recovery needs. Call the TalkBack line at 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard com with brief comments. readers’ names are not required.
The Aiken Standard runs a correction stating shop owners will bring the store to Aiken and Orangeburg each spring and fall. The notice invites readers to report errors by calling Mike Gibbons or emailing editorial at aikenstandard.com.
The page lists newsroom hours at 326 Butland Drive 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. Contact numbers include 648-2311 for main calls and 648-6052 for faxes. Editorial leadership shown includes Tim O’Brian executive editor and Michael Gibbons managing editor with additional staff Cony Cam Huffman as sports editor and related line 644-2401.
Garry Flowers, ex chief of Global Security for Fluor, recounts briefing Fluor executives on global terrorism as planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He details activating the emergency center, locating three missing employees, and the somber reaction to the towers' collapse.
A USCA official recalls the morning of September 11, 2001, and the moment the first plane hit the towers as Chancellor Dr Tom Hallman began his tenure the day before. The speaker describes lasting shock and weeks of trying to process the events while settling into the new leadership role.
Gary Willoughby executive director of Aiken SPCA described watching CNN and CNN.com coverage as the second World Trade Center tower was hit. He recounted cars disappearing from the interstate, the eerie quiet, and his 400 mile drive home after witnessing the 9/11 attacks.
Donna Moore Wesley describes being at the Washington Savannah River Company site when a plane hit the World Trade Center. She watched the first tower fall on TV and helped coordinate employees’ evacuation as others fled. The account includes her time at Columbia County Georgia and figures in Savannah rapid Pavilion training.
An executive recounts witnessing the 9/11 attacks at the Savannah River Site and learning of the second plane strike. The Albuquerque associate superintendent describes coordinating with the mayor, county, and Air Force base to protect children and citizens on that day.
Gina Maney recalls a September day in Westchester County when news of the World Trade Center crash arrived by email. She watched the towers fall, joined candlelight marches, and worried for friends and strangers, expressing lasting sorrow and empathy.
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