Kristi Setterington One Person’s View
Wednesday August 29, 2007
If the judicial system had its way 48 years ago, Steven Truscott would have hung by his neck until he was dead, for the murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper.
On Tuesday morning, Attorney General Michael Bryant apologized on behalf of the Ontario government.
“It is a decision that will not [...]
Archive for August, 2007
It took nearly 50 years, but Steven Truscott is acquitted
Posted in Crime on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Rebuilding the Iron Man
Posted in The View From Woodstock on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Heather Rivers STAFF REPORTER
Thursday May 10, 2007
WOODSTOCK – The Iron Man, also known to Woodstonians as Ironsides, will soon rise again.
After months of restoration, the 3.6 metre-tall iron icon, shrouded in Woodstock lore and a little mystery, will be restored next month to its original concrete pad on Vansittart Avenue, where it welcomed residents [...]
Portuguese police ‘too busy’ to tell McCanns they believe Maddy is dead
Posted in Crime on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
16.08.07• Dead? We’ve no idea what happened
• Motive? Could be money, hate, revenge
• ‘Substantial volume’ of evidence still to be examined
Portugal’s most senior policeman has said his officers had not told the parents of Madeleine McCann that they now believed their daughter was dead – because the police had been too busy.
Alipio Ribeiro, national [...]
Have scooter, will pick up litter
Posted in The View From Woodstock on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Two city men remain amazed at amount of garbage tossed on streets
By Heather Rivers STAFF WRITER
Monday August 13, 2007
CLEANING UP THE MESS: Bill Empey, left and Bill Taylor want to make the city a cleaner place to live.
Photo By Heather Rivers
WOODSTOCK – These Woodstock champions of the environment want to make the Friendly City a [...]
China’s lead problems go beyond toys
Posted in The Enviroment on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By JOE McDONALD
BEIJING
China’s problems with lead in consumer products go far beyond tainted toys.
From playthings to paint to gasoline, Chinese companies use lead in a wide range of products and experts say China’s children are suffering the health consequences.
Beijing has prohibited leaded gasoline in recent years and has tightened standards for other goods. But enforcement [...]
Plastic bags are killing us
Posted in The Enviroment on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The most ubiquitous consumer item on Earth, the lowly plastic bag is an environmental scourge like none other, sapping the life out of our oceans and thwarting our attempts to recycle it.
REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman
Aug. 10, 2007 | OAKLAND, Calif. — On a foggy Tuesday morning, kids out of school for summer break are learning to sail [...]
