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Clinton News Record, 2014-10-01, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, October 1, 2014 NewsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company lL MARIE DAVID Sun Media Group Publisher Grey Bruce Huron Division 519-364-2001 or 519-372-4301 NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca MAX BICKFORD Advertising Manager max.bickford@sunmedia.ca TARA OSTNER Reporter clinton.reporter©sunmedia.ca DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative clinton.ads@sunmedia.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2 YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged but that balance of advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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But news of the incident spread like wildfire through 21st -century technology— social media. As police went through their methodi- cal investigation of the crime scene, official news was scant. There was none at all for20 hours and after that, only sparse information. But residents of the Clinton area were understandably alarmed by the sirens and roadblocks encir- cling a large area just outside the town. They knew there had been a shooting, but not much else. Finding little informa- tion from traditional media, they improvised, going onto a local buy - and -sell website to share scant bits of informa- tion, speculation and rumour. That's a com- mon scenario after a major crime, but social media outruns word-of- mouth or traditional media. Some residents locked themselves inside their homes, some lefttown altogether. Ittookpolice a couple of days to release the name of the victim, Donato Frigo, a construction executive from Caledon East, and almost aweekto announce they were seeking a suspect, Boris Panovski of Scarborough. Although police said Panovskimight be "armed and dangerous; the fact he knewthevic- tim through dog sports calmed fears that it was a random killing. Police said they received 19 tips after their announcement. Panovskiwas arrested two days later and charged with first- degree murder and attempted murder of Frigo'swife. To be fair to the OPP, its hands are tied in sev- eral ways. everalways. Releasing too much information can jeopardize an investiga- tion in ways OPP can only explain months or years down the road. Police also have to be careful not to release information that could complicate a future jury trial. But as OPP commu- nications Sgt. David Rektor acknowledged, they have to find away to do better. Rektor says therewillbe an intemal review to help police deal with social media issues. Police have to find a way to release enough information through social media and con- ventional routes to keep the public informed, avoid needless fear and still do their primary job of enforcing the law. www.clintonnewsrecord.com Being a conscientious partner has benefits Tara Ostner The Clinton News Record Lots of things make peo- ple successful in their jobs: intelligence, creativity, dedication, courage, etc. However, according to a new study released from Washington University in St. Louis, a person's spouse can also have a significant influence on how success- ful he or she is in their career. For the study, authors, Joshua Jackson and Brit- tany Solomon, assessed five personality traits of almost 5,000 married peo- ple between the ages of 19-89, namely, openness, extraversion, agreeable- ness, neuroticism and con- scientiousness. From there, they determined the degree of success in the participants' respective jobs. As a result of the study, the authors concluded that the participants with the highest scores of occupa- tional success tended to have a spouse who had a personality type that scored high for conscien- tiousness. From this, the authors suggested that conscientiousness is a quality that people should desire in their partners. That people can have especially successful careers if they have a con- scientious partner is an interesting finding that makes complete sense to me. In fact, although the study did not test for this, I would argue that being a conscientious partner not only leads to a successful career but also to a suc- cessful marriage in general. What is so great about being conscientious? To be conscientious means to be controlled by or to do something accord- ing to one's inner sense of what is right and, in my opinion, this is always an attractive quality. For instance, when someone is driven by their own ideas, ideals and convictions (Le., not someone else's), this makes them a truly original and, therefore, interesting person. It also makes them passionate and a passion- ate person, regardless of what he or she happens to be passionate about, will make a passionate partner. Being conscientious also means being careful and particular, qualities which, I think, are equally desira- ble in a marriage. When a person is careful and par- ticular by nature, this care- fulness and particularity will naturally translate to how they manage their relationship with their spouse. And when you treat someone with care and particularity you are, as a result, treating them thoughtfully and, as mar- ried couples know, in any marriage thoughtful actions can go a long way. Why can plain and sim- ple thoughtfulness go a long way? Because, by defi- nition, thought requires effort which is something that people in unhappy marriages, for instance, often claim is lacking. When a partner is consci- entious, however, the natu- rally intentional effort is always apparent and, therefore, never questioned. So, to all of those mar- ried couples out there who are looking for a little bit of a boost in their marriage, try a little conscientious- ness towards your partner. If nothing else, it may give your spouse a promotion at the workplace. clintonnewsrecord.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL 1LO. 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