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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 2007
Page
5
Beverly Henry Pettitt thanks the Russell Swimming Pool Committee and staff for a beautiful pool. She praises the staff for care and maturity, notes nine years of swimming lessons for her children, and cherishes memories made in Russell, calling the pool more precious than gold.
Columnist critiques the plea deal that spared Peter Whitmore a dangerous offender designation after his crimes against children. He notes long-standing systemic failures, public mistrust in justice, and the tension between securing a conviction and protecting victims. Evidence from 1993 arrests and corrections estimates is discussed, along with Crown stance and Parliament dynamics.
A Letter to the Editor from William A. Dempsey of Carberry pleads for increased RCMP staffing in rural Manitoba. He cites multiple break-ins since 1878 settlement, urges Stockwell Day to restore safety, and warns weary farmers organize for self protection.
Gwynne Dyer argues the Turkish vote leaves the army unable to stage a coup and shows Muslims can coexist with secular democracy. He notes the AK Party’s EU alignment and the broader lesson for Muslim-majority nations about peaceful political reform and opening space for democracy amid competing elites.
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