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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2004
Page
2
A resident criticizes the intersection light at High Way 78 and 302 for long delays and requests retiming. The letter also describes a Rainy morning at East Aiken Elementary where a kindergarten staff member stood outside directing traffic in the storm, raising concerns about school administration.
The reader argues the United States faces a $5 trillion deficit, health care gaps for over 50 million, and inequality while the president acts boldly. They call for international help and invite comments via the Talkback hotline and email, noting names may be edited.
Acadia Hendon Hitchcock Plaza LLC bought the Farmer's Furniture shopping center and aims to integrate it into Hitchcock Plaza as Kroger moves to a new facility. Aiken City Council agreed to partner on a road and tree project with costs for engineering and trees estimated at 25 000 and 15 000 respectively while exploring roadway extensions and potential tenant moves to revitalize the center.
Incumbents Dr. John Bradley and Jack Hunter defended achievements and finance here. Opponents Diane Giddings and Dr. Dan Plung argued for change, criticizing tax millage increases and calling for classroom focus and oversight. Incumbents Brown and Bell did not attend.
Involving the Aiken Greenville and Spartanburg offices, Renato Silva and three Marietta men allegedly manufactured counterfeit work visas and aided 26 illegal aliens to file false SSA applications. Agents arrested Silva Marcelo Moreira Angelo Vasconi and Norton Nascimento on September 9. homes yielded counterfeit currency and document making gear.
Jack Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone, rose from an orphaned childhood in Florida to a 1942 University of Kentucky electrical engineering degree. He joined the Manhattan Project at Clinton Laboratory, met his wife Maude Clark, and moved to Aiken in 1952 to work for DuPont. Boone helped form the local Civil Air Patrol unit, earned a pilot’s license, started Boone’s Nursery, and remained active after retirement. He reflects on his career and life blessing with two surviving Boone children.
Corrections note that the Sassafras Idol Contest at the Sassafras Festival is open to people of all ages not just teens. Registration is Friday from 5 to 6 30 p.m. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the error.
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