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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2002
Page
11
A philosophical quote by George Santayana notes that death is the ultimate end of life, suggesting sadness but accepting it as the natural conclusion of existence. The aging philosopher emphasizes the inevitability of finality in human affairs.
Aiken City Council should discontinue paying developers $8 per linear foot for curb and gutter as part of annexations. The practice began in the 1960s to spur growth and annexations but now costs about $100,000 yearly and may threaten utility funds and future rate hikes. The piece argues for moving past the old carrot to control costs in a new century.
The NAACP has been a force for color in Aiken for 84 years. City Council Member Lessie Price praised changes since the early era, noting Aiken is no longer a gated community and racial participation has grown, though challenges remain.
The Glten Standard announces its editorial and publishing staff. Scott B. Hunter serves as publisher with Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor and Art Zappa as advertising director. Other key positions include Ellen C. Priest production and Phillip Yates circulation.
The story honors Douglas A. Munro, Coast Guard signalman and Medal of Honor recipient, who sacrificed aboard a Higgins boat near Point Cruz during the Guadalcanal action in 1942. It notes his leadership evacuating nearly 500 Marines, his fatal head wound, and the later community efforts to maintain Munro’s memory including the flagpole grave-site ceremony in Cle Elum, Washington.
John E. Bartus of North Augusta defends history and space program facts and urges voters to elect Rebekah Sutherland to the District 2 School Board. He recalls Apollo Saturn era tech and counters claims about computers and the Internet.
A quote from Ray Glinski of Aiken advocates for sticking with traditional paper ballots for honest counts, arguing computer and punch card systems risk issues while preserving accuracy and reliability.
The Aiken Standard outlines submission rules for letters to the editor asking writers to limit to one letter every 30 days. It provides addresses email and fax for submissions to the Letters to the Editor department.
The message urges self sacrifice and giving to others as true profit in life. It cites biblical verses about losing one’s life for Christ and the contrarian idea that life’s reward comes from self-giving, not self-enrichment. A Kansas editorial about William Allen White and a humble preacher underscores kindness, prayer, and quiet virtue as lasting wealth.
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