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Editorial
Disaster
in London
perpetrated
by cowards
The world awoke to the shocking news
on July 7 that more than 50 people were
killed and more than 700 injured in the
worst attack on London, England since
the Second World War.
Police and rescue crews have not
gotten near one of the bombed train
carriages due to the instability of the
tunnel as well as fears of hazardous
material, so many more bodies could still
be found.
Like the terrorist attack that shocked the
world on Sept.11, 2001, experts say this
blatant disregard for human life has the
figurative fingerprints of al Qaeda all over
it.
One group, The Group of al Qaeda of
Jihad Organization in Europe, is allegedly
claiming responsibility for the cowardly
attack in London.
But in essence, who did it is really
immaterial to the question of ."Why
someone would do this?"
When did it become okay to take
innocent lives? .
We make a great deal of noise about
how we are the advanced, dominant
species on this Earth.
We may be dominant, at least for now,
but we certainly are not the most
advanced.
No highly -intellectual species would
have sucha flagrant disregard for life.
A truly advanced, intellectual species
would find a way to air their grievances
through civilized channels.
Or perhaps they would simply be smart
enough to. say, "We don't all have to
agree, or think and behave the same way.
We simply have to respect each other
enough to co -exist peacefully, despite our
differences."
A civilized society is one that says to
their neighbours, ' We know you're are
different. And we're okay with that."
They would not hide in the shadows and
take advantage of innocent people when
they are most vulnerable.
Those people are not advanced,
intelligent or even righteous. They are
cowards.
Marc Hulet
Mitchell Advocate
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Letters
Warden thanks participants in the first
annual Wardens' Walk in Goderich
To the Editor:
June 23 marked the day
of the first ever annual
Wardens' Walk, hosted by
the Huron United Way, the
Huron County Health Unit
and the Goderich-Huron
YMCA.
I had the privilege of
walking along the beautiful
boardwalk in Goderich on a
lovely Thursday morning
with about 150 exuberant
Grade 5 and 6 students
from Robertson Memorial
and Victoria Public
Schools, as well as
Goderich Mayor Deb
Shewfelt, Morris-Turnberry
Mayor Dorothy Kelly and
several County staff
members.
Many other communities
participated as well, and I
am delighted to say that
John Bezaire, Deputy
Reeve from Central Huron,
walked with the entire
student body from
Holmesville Public School.
All students from
Brussels Public School
joined by Huron East
Mayor Joe Seili and East
Wawanosh Public School
walked at their schools, and
in Exeter, South Huron
Mayor Rob Morley toured
the town with students
from Precious Blood
School.
I would like to personally
thank the students, teachers
and volunteers who came
out and took up The
Warden Walk Community
Challenge, celebrating
Summer Active 2005.
Lets make this an annual
event, recognizing that
physical activity, healthy
eating and a tobacco -free
lifestyle will help to make
Huron County a healthy,
safe and caring community.
Next year we hope to see
even more schools and
elected officials
participating with as many
citizens as possible.
Lets get moving. Have a
safe and active summer.
Warden Doug Layton
County of Huron
Reader disappointed in Expositor's coverage
of Anglican Archbishop's visit to Seaforth
To the Editor,
Imagine my disbelief when each week 1 open my copy of
your paper and still no picture of Archbishop and Primate
Andrew Hutchison, head of the Anglican Church of Canada.
We were honoured to have Andrew join us for our 150th
Anniversary celebrations.
So sorry that his photo,hasn't made it into the Expositor.
Shame on you.
Lois Scoins
Member of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Seaforth
Food bank chair thanks Seaforth for its support
To the Editor,
On behalf of the committee of the Seaforth and District
Food Bank we would like to thank the organizers and
participants of the 10th annual Columbo Classic Spring
Scramble for their recent and generous donation to the food
bank.
We very much appreciate your ongoing support.
The Seaforth and District Food Bank is presently in a
financially stable position, but we have also had significant
expenditures and the need for financial donations as well as
food continues.
During the summer and fall, the food bank also welcomes
garden produce.
Please contact volunteer coordinator Angeline Swart at
527-2476 if you have extra produce to share.
Thanks to Seaforth and the surrounding community for
your continued support.
Joan Spittal
Chairperson
Seaforth and District
Food Bank
For the sake of the kids, big leaguers should clean up
I can count the number of times
I've been inside the offices of The
Brock Press, my student newspaper,
on one hand.
The first was in my inaugural
year at St. Catharines' finest (and
only) institute of higher learning,
when I was hoping to sweep in,
shake the editor's hand and wow him with something like,
"Hi, I'm Ben and I'd like to write for you guys. If that's
okay."
I had tried sending him columns before and hadn't even
received a response to my e-mails.
'Face to face, I figured, he would have to at least
acknowledge that I was there.
But for me getting nervous is easier than push-ups are for
Superman, so I barely mustered the courage to turn the
doorknob.
Once inside, no one really
paid much attention to me, so 1
slipped back outside again
without a word.
The second time, if 1
remember correctly, was last year,
and although I was nervous again,
I managed to stay for about an hour.
At the end of my time there, the editor-in-chief approached
the sports editor and I, wanting to know if we thought Major
League Baseball, which was then in the midst of its steroid
scandal, could lay any claim to being legitimate.
Full of the free -thinking liberalism (and touch of idiocy)
that comes with being a university newspaper journalist, I said
See BASEBALL, Page 2
Interdenominational Sunrise service
was held with 75 in attendance, in 1955
JULY 16, 1880
On July 20, Seaforth will
have a big parade of animals
and stunt people from Adam
Forepaugh's great road show.
The contract for repainting
the school house in section
No. 4 Tuckersmith has been
awarded to James Graves for
$95.00.
The members of St. James
Catholic Church intend to
erect a new brick building for
their pastor on the lot beside
the church.
The Seaforth Waterworks
received their initial test on
the evening of Wednesday,
last. The engine and pumps
seemed to run pretty
smoothly considering it was
their first trial.
Servant girls seem to be a
scarce commodity in
Seaforth at present. The
Commercial Hotel has been
advertising diligently but no
applications have been
received.
JULY 14, 1905
Our veteran thresher, R.
McLeod, Walton, has
purchased a new threshing
outfit comprising an 18
horsepowered Bell engine
lit the Years .\ one
and White separator.
The weather is somewhat
wet and backward for, haying
in Walton.
A go -as -you -please fight at
the Queens Hotel in Brussels
on Monday will likely end up
being ventilated- in the court
room in the near future.
Thomas Curtin of the 7th
concession, Beachwood had
two working horses and a
colt killed and another colt
blinded by lightening this
week.
James Scott of Roxboro
underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Monday. The
operation was successful.
A number our young men
and boys should make
themselves acquainted with
the law regarding defacing
property with indecent
pictures and obscene
language. A little thought on
this matter will save some of
them serious trouble.
JULY 18, 1930
A successful barn raising
was held on the Hensall farm
of Robert Munn.
Lorne Stiess, Walton cut
his hand some time ago with
a piece of steel and has
developed blood poisoning.
Robert McKinley, Seaforth,
met with a serious accident,
when he opened the wrong
door in the dark and fell into
the cellar.
Mrs. R.P. Bell, Miss Mary
Bell and Mrs. James Kerr
while driving to Wilton
Grove this week saw a deer
just south of Egmondville.
Berry picking seems to be
the order of the day with
many in our t own.
Cutting of fall wheat will
start this week in this section.
The crop promises a good
average yield.
JULY 22, 1955
Miss Alice Kyle, Hensall,
was taken by ambulance on
Monday with a broken hip.
She stumbled near her door
Sunday and managed to
crawl to the kitchen where
she stayed on the floor until 6
a.m. Monday when she was
discovered by her nephew.
The historical and log
cabin committee is making
arrangement to have a log
cabin be erected in Victoria
Park equipped with historical
artifacts ready for the Old
Boys reunion.
Over 125 swimmers and
potential swimmersare
taking water safety lessons at
the Seaforth Lions Pool.
JULY 17, 1980
As the last brick falls to the
ground to make room for
new houses so goes one of
Seaforth's oldest and most
historic homes.
Built in 1864,
approximately, the large 11
room Georgian style home at
88 Goderich St. has been the
residence of Seaforth's first
reeve, first area doctor and
other professionals and their
families throughout the past
century.
Power interruptions,
branches and limbs littering
the streets, some crop
damage and some destruction
of a barn were the results of
the severe wind and rain
storms which passed though
the area Tuesday afternoon.
Ron do hove
so..God knows every
thing we do?
/yep. He's watching
us all the time. If
you have a bad
thought, he knows.
by bavid Lacey