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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2009
Page
3
The piece questions blaming the new president for the country’s decline, noting 43 past presidents faced greed corruption and oppression yet received less scrutiny. It argues accountability should consider broader political history rather than singling out the current leader.
A reader criticizes Jimmy Carter as a poor governor turned president and urges him to stay silent, framing his presidency as a joke and urging restraint.
Critics say lawmakers rush health care bills in an election year while the public weighs options. They question urgency, noting many bills linger as voters decide and campaigns focus on other issues.
Readers are invited to share thoughts on Lindsey Graham and Medicare costs affecting seniors. Call the TalkBack hotline at 803 644 2384 or email editorial at aikenstandard.com with brief messages. Names will not be published and comments may be edited for space.
The Aiken Standard issues corrections for errors in prior editions including a misdated St Mary Help of Christians festival and a misprinted name in the 1953 gas explosion coverage. It provides contact numbers and a website for reporting factual corrections.
Aiken County detectives investigate multiple Windsor burglaries involving a trailer with ATVs bikes and tools likely stolen. Victims report losses over 10000 with evidence including footprints vehicle tracks and a trailer notch. Residents urged to report suspicious activity to the sheriff's office.
Aiken County man Ricky O Neil Jones surrendered on federal charges after three years on the run. He admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm and to drug distribution and using a firearm to further drug offenses from 2006. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Reader submissions are encouraged. Submit via email to editorial aikenstandard dot com or phone the Newsroom at 644 2401. For more info call Managing Editor Michael Gibbons at 644 2381 or Sports Editor Hasimak at 644 2396. The Aiken Standard publishes daily and provides mail rates and delivery details.
Relay For Life of Aiken hosts the Roundin Up Cancer festival Friday at 7 p.m. on Bee Lane off The Alley downtown. Lo Down Brown performs live country music and a $2 alcohol sale is planned with attendees aged 21 and older. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society, with co-chairs Dr. Holly Woltz and Scott and Windi McMaster.
The Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play named Aiken Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency Inc as one of 351 recipients of a $5,000 grant to improve the outdoor play space at the Aiken Head Start Center in Aiken.
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