Comments from our readers:
I think pigs will fly before a turning lane is ever added to Mike Padgett Highway. Because south Augusta is always treated as the forgotten redheaded stepchild of the county. Maybe Mayor Deke can weigh in on this issue?
It would be a wonderful idea if the Obama lover who is asking people to look in the mirror would himself ask: "Do I really like this person, or do I only like the color of his skin?" Obama supporters are so naive that they actually believe the only reason you cannot like the man is because you are racist, which is a racist way of looking at us.
People out there are threatening to "overthrow" Obama like they're some type of lynch mob or something. Just sounds insanely personal to me; like a deep-rooted hate for him and not just his policies. He's just trying to do what he thinks is best for our country. Give him a chance just like all the other presidents before him.
A huge rave to the good citizens of Turpin Hill for taking back their neighborhood. It's a pleasure to hear of people who contribute to their community.
Rep. Bart Stupak will retire from Congress - after 18 years. Eighteen years on the public payroll turned out to be a gigantic loss for all Americans, especially for those babies who will never get to be born alive.
Why is it that people go to the emergency room for the dumbest things? I work in a local ER, and 90 percent of the people who walk in there are being seen for knee pain they have had for months, or ringworm or allergies. What ever happened to primary care doctors? Oh, yeah, I forgot; they have Medicaid, so they don't pay for it. We who work for a living do.
My rant is to anyone who feels missing part of a TV program is more important than receiving up-to-date information concerning possible damage to our families and property from a storm. My rave is to the TV stations and weather forecasters who provide us with the important information. Keep up the good work!
This is a rant about the American people who don't want to be called 100 percent Americans. The fact is if you're born in the United States then you're 100 percent American, whether you like it or not. Your color doesn't have anything to do with whether you're American or not. It's time for us to all be Americans together.
We cannot begin to tell you how comforting it was to read the letter from the South Carolina DOT Secretary H.B. Limehouse and understand that the traffic light problems in Aiken were the fault of bad driver behavior and dumb drivers, as well as the Aiken Standard. So happy to know that the South Carolina DOT had nothing to do with the problem.
