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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 2003
Page
2
Readers argue for stricter dress code at work and question Masters week school closures for families. They critique a paid volunteer mix in public safety and ask who decides pay status.
A reader thanks good Samaritans after a Tuesday car crash shielding a sister and infant. The letter touches on littering smokers, courthouse Bible usage, deadbeat dads, theater naming, Six Points blight, and asks for public input via Call Talkback and email.
United Way across the country supports federal legislation to expand 2-1-1 services with a $200 million funding package. Aiken County’s HELP LINE coordinates 2-1-1 locally, and officials note heavy call volume and website activity as they push for professionalized call centers and broader access nationwide.
Volunteers from many local groups joined the Adopt A Highway program for a September cleanup. The county started in 1988 with 78 groups each signing two year contracts to maintain two miles of road four times a year. The effort, run through the South Carolina Department of Transportation, has collected over 11 000 pounds of trash this year. Rotarians and other clubs view it as community service, exercise and city improvement.
Dr. Melvyn L. Haas and Dr. Richard Eisenberg have joined to form Aiken Neurosciences PC at the Aiken Medical Center. The practice consolidates neurology, offers strategic access for stroke and related conditions, and aims to recruit a neurosurgeon as it expands.
Seventeen volunteers from Hobby Lobby and the Aiken SPCA community gathered to quilt dog and cat blankets using donated fabric. Organizer Melinda Gochicoa, who lost two dogs Ranger and Sweetie, led the effort to provide warmth and comfort for sheltered animals.
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