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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-11-10, Page 3Jason Middleton photos Legion service Above, the Seaforth legion and Legion Auxiliary colour party, including Rick Fortune at front and Barb Cook, participate in the Remembrance Day service at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. At right, Seaforth legion Branch 156 Sgt. -at: Arms Gord Dick salutes during the playing of the Last Post. Local veterans remembered their lost comrades during the annual church service. Seaforth woman hoped voting Democrat would shorten son's tour of duty in Iraq By Susan Hund.rtmark Expositor Editor While Pat Rodney, of Seaforth, knew voting for U.S. Presidential candidate John Kerry wouldn't stop her son Justin from being sent to Iraq this January with the U.S. military, she hoped it would at least reduce his time over there. Pat, who has d u a 1 citizenship in the U.S. and Canada, voted for Kerry in last week's U.S. election and says she's frustrated by U.S. President George W. Bush's win for a second term. "I think Kerry seemed to be the better man. I do not like Bush. I don't not think he's a very intelligent man and I think he has his own agenda," she says. "I seem to be batting zero. I voted for Al Gore in the last election." Justin, the son of Pat and Dr. Ken Rodney, is in his second week of training for a one-year mission in Iraq as a transport helicopter pilot and is expected to go to a base south of Baghdad in January. "We're just sitting here trying to get on with our lives and I think Justin does not want to alarm us - he keeps very casual about it," she says. broader picture," she says. Maureen Spittal, whose son-in-law Dr. Matt Brown, served two tours of duty in Iraq as a surgeon with a medical unit with the U.S. Army, says she was sorry to see Kerry lose the U.S. election. "But, I would have hated to see Kerry have to clean up George's mess - let him deal with that," says Spittal. Brown, w h o returned home from Iraq last November from his second tour of duty, was honourably discharged from the U.S. Army last Easter. Seaforth-area businesses who depend on the U.S. market for their success were more concerned with the strength of the U.S. dollar than with the winner of the recent election. "I don't follow politics that closely but the U.S. dollar affects us. A strong U.S. economy is our preference," says Luke Janmaat, owner of Progressive Turf in Seaforth. Janmaat says his lawnmower factory does 80 per cent of its business in the United States. Charlie Smith, owner of Boilersmith in Seaforth, agreed that a high Canadian dollar does not help any Canadian manufacturer that exports to the U.S. "Whether the U.S. election causes the U.S. dollar to go up, we don't know yet. But, they've got a very weak dollar because they've been spending a lot of money building $2 million bombs," says Smith. Because the election was so close, Smith says Canada could benefit from the fact that some Americans have said they might leave their homeland and move to Canada because of Bush's win. "If we could convince more doctors and nursies to move back and help our Quoted 'I seem to be batting zero. I voted for Al Gore in the last election,' -- Pat Rodney, of Seoforth • "We're trying to think as positively as the boys and girls in the U.S. military are," she says. Because the election was so close, Pat is hoping the rest of the world realizes that the United States is divided in its support of Bush and is frustrated that Bush seems to think he's bean given a mandate to continue the war in Iraq. "A lot of people feel Americans are stupid for voting for Bush - that's the feeling I get from a lot of Canadians. The American people are very insular - I can say that because I am an American. But, I think Americans •abroad see the 11 4 health care system, that would be a good thing," he says. Carolanne Doig, owner of Successables Rain Gear, says she is also hoping the recent U.S. election will improve the U.S. dollar. "The high Canadian dollar is great for travellers but it's hard for those who export to the U.S. I wasn't sure if it might be better to have the devil you know (in power)," she says, adding she also does 80 per cent of her business in the United States. TNI HURON IXPOSITOR, Nov, 10, 2004-3 4C:10 III IL. UNDERCOATING '4 SEPTEMBER SPECIAL 'Compact 'Mid -Size 'Full Size Cars & Light Trucks Starting .t...95 IOUs Book Your Appointment Now! : PRO TNS SALES 8 SERVICE IRWIN PHYIIOTHERAPY OFFERS EDUCATION & EXERCISE PROGRAMS Register now for Aqua Therapy Achieve relief for stiff muscles and aching joints Call for Details: 527-1551 Or visit us at the Seaforth Community Health Centre �Lt_MMUS 28 entennial Drive, Seaforth Most Services covered by WSIB, Auto Insurance or Extended Health Benefits. 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