Huron Expositor, 2006-08-16, Page 4Page 4 August 16, 2006 • The Huron Expositor
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Opinion
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One hopes civic
pride continues
to grow -after
judges are gone
While Seaforth is usually known as the "Friendly
Town," leaving claims of the "Prettiest" to nearby
ommnnities, recent efforts by the Communities in
Bloom committee shows
an
ou ; be blind not to notice how spiffy
ere all looking with our extra flowerboxes on our
ridges and on many downtown businesses and
with the extra care many of us have taken with our
gardens at home and with the cleanliness of our
town.
Many community groups have come together to
plant gardens at the cenotaph, at the various town
signs and on the boulevards.
And, when the Communities in Bloom judges
arrive this Friday morning, we're all being asked to
do our best to show some community spirit and
attend the welcoming ceremonies at town hall at 10
a.m. as well as the appreciation luncheon at noon
on Saturday at Lions Park.
Like all other communities competing, Seaforth
will be judged on nine categories 4 tidiness, envi-
ronmental awareness, community involvement,
conservation, tree management, landscaping, floral
displays, turf and groundcovers and partnership
effort.
It will be interesting to view Seaforth through
the eyes of the two judges corning to town. No
doubt there will be elements to celebrate and ele-
ments to improve after learning of their assess-
ment.
The obvious benefits of getting involved in this
11 -year-old Canadian non-profit organization can
be seen just by looking: around at.. the efforts of
beautification Seaforth has made.
One hopes the civic pride and • vironmental
responsibility the competition also fos will only
deepen as the town's participation in the compet'
tion continues.
Susan Hundertmarl -z
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Recent terrorist threat
raises same old questions
With the recent terrorist
threat that was thwarted
by British authorities last
week in Britain, the ugly
side to pursuing democra-
cy in the Middle East
poked its head out again.
This latest incident
involved terrorists that
were allegedly plotting to
blow up several airplanes mid-flight between
the United States and Britain.
This all comesjust two short months after
another terrorist : plot was broken up here in
our own backyard, when a group of 17 men
allegedly plotted to blow up both the Toronto
Stock Exchange and Parliament buildings in
Ottawa.
And now with the most recent. death of
Canadian soldier, Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott
Walsh, who was shot during a training exer-
cise by a fellow Canadian soldier, all the trou-
bles that seemed so far away once again feel
much too close.
Prime Minister Steven Harper recently
sought out and appointed Liberal MP Wajid
Kahn, who is of Muslim faith, as his Middle
East advisor.
Harper's parliamentary secretary said
Harper wanted someone with "intimate
knowledge of the region."
However, no matter
who's advice Harper seeks,
or what decision he makes
when it comes oto sending
or retrieving our troops,
it's the decisions made by
our neighbour to the south
which might have the most
effect on us.
With President Bush's
steadfast pursuit of democracy in the Middle
East not letting up, is he doing the U.S., or
the rest of the free world for that matter, any
good?
Since the U.S. decided' to attack Iraq in 2003,
they've had success, such as the capture of
Saddam Hussein - but at what cost?
According to numbers from the ,U.S
Department of Defense, American casualties
alone, since invading Iraq, is over 2,000. Now
imagine how high that number would be if it
included soldiers from all the countries
involved. What if we added all of the civilians
killed since fighting started.
"We have . tough days ahead of us in Iraq
that will require the continuing patience of
the American people," said President Bush.
However, he said this just last month - after
nearly three and a half years of fighting.
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