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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2011
Page
1
The U S Postal Service abandons its rule prohibiting living individuals on stamps and seeks public suggestions to choose future subjects. The move aims to boost revenue and engagement as officials solicit ideas from citizens on who should appear on stamps.
The Cardinals and Braves fight for the top spot in the Wild Card, with Atlanta seeking to halt a potential September meltdown as they head into the final regular-season series.
Hammond Hill Elementary School faculty and students honored teacher Uyen Griffis Monday with two surprise parades. Local news notes the celebration recognizing Griffis as the school's Teacher of the Year.
A reader argues that private sector hiring of illegal immigrants drives government border spending. They claim reduced hiring would lower needs for a fence and a larger border patrol and ask who is to blame.
Readers can enter at aikenstandard.com/contest with a valid phone number for a chance to win tickets to a South Carolina or Clemson football game. Participants may submit up to 20 entries per day for the chosen games, with winners drawn at random the Wednesday before each home game. Sponsored by Security.
Death notices list Douglas Wilhelm of Aiken and Janie Bowman Culbreath of North Augusta among the area obituaries. The notices reference further details inside the Deaths and Funerals column on page 6A.
Stumpy and Mrs. Stump, a Savannah River Ecology Laboratory pair in their 40s, greeted more than 20 new hatchlings on Labor Day. The longtime residents have produced over 500 offspring since the 1980s, with youngsters in the 7 to 8 inch range and the pair measuring 13 and 10 feet.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions chief Garry Flowers, stepping down after just over two years, looks to the site’s 10 year vision. He cites small modular reactors as a major future focus for SRNS and the Enterprise SRS, as he joins Fluor's SANS leadership in Texas.
An Aiken County parent condemns the district for an opt-out form allowing parents to bar their children from President Obama's annual school speech. District officials emphasize awareness of the schedule and that opt-out covers all bases while teachers may show the broadcast if relevant to coursework.
The seventh annual One Table Thanksgiving in downtown Aiken calls for volunteers from Oct 1 to Oct 31 or until 200 people pledge. Organizers expect 2,800 attendees, with churches invited to assist and musicians urged to participate. Volunteers or musicians should call Kathryn Wade at 295-8585. attendees are asked to bring a canned food item for ACTS and Christ Central Ministries.
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