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6- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 17, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" A gi BUSINESS OFFICE Monbaret ie | G4) i FONA Canadian & Ontario Newspaper Assoc. @he3Pou PovrpfSiay wie ¢S Office Mgr. ...........cccccucene. Gayle Stapley Pastshid oro Toostar by 1 J Accounting.......Judy Ashby, Janet Rankin Sy CNA HY gr on Miwon yd 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. - LOL 1B7 NITION Retail Sales...... Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 ; | 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ont. | hal EDITORIAL: ) ADVERTISING IA AA A A og Publisher "esnsanansssasnas oJ Peter Hvidsten PRODUCTION Advertising Mgr. evenrnnes Don Macleod Subscription Rates: General Manager... Don MacLeod Trudy Empringham, Pam Hickey, Sales: Deb McEachern, Ginni Todd, 1 Year - $32.10 6 Months - $17.65 Foreign - $90.95 Managing Editor-.... ao Misia Rhonda Mulcahy, Robert Taylor, Barb | aurie Thompson, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Includes $2.10 GST Includes $1.15 GST Includes $5.95 GST EB News Reporters .....Chris Ha Bell, Richard Drew Deborah Tiffin FReLATN Freelance - Heather McCrae, John B. McClelland S HIS HOMEWORK | This past weekend's fatal crash in Manchester will no doubt renew the debate on police pursuits of suspects, and when it's appropriate for Another car (Fm HESE, NEW TEXT BOOKS ~ RE GREAT! 'VE NEVER SEEN chase tragedy 7A : a PAN SO ENGROSSED IN | YARED officers to engage in car chases. > What we know so far was that the chase 2 (o.) began when officers saw a vehicle they thought eR - oo to be driven by a man who had earlier been ERASE 2 ' ¢ reported to them. It was brief -- just a couple of Flag RAS a ERASE minutes, according to police -- and came to a shocking and tragic end when a truck flew into the intersection of Highways 12 and 7A, slam- ming into the side of another car. As a result an innocent man, a father of three, is dead. Another faces charges. Many lives have been shattered. This is another case of a completely innocent citizen being killed during a police chase. And it's a tragedy. When The Star asked people what they thought of police pursuits for its Question of the Week feature a couple of weeks ago, the answers were consistent: While people recog- nize the dangers of highway pursuits, they feel there are circumstances under which chases are warranted. In other words, you can't let suspects get away just because they don't stop when the flashing lights on the cruiser come on. There have been discussions about coming up with some sort of all-encompassing protocol for highway pursuits. Maybe the decision to pur- sue or not could be based on the type of incident RADDA Por T PERRY STAR Youngsters' respect touching To the Editor: large number of three to four-year-olds, On Nov. 11 at about 11 a.m. with a my grandson Jesse Michel included. They blustery, cold fall wind blowing, I walked had walked all the way, with their teach- tothe local Royal Canadian Legion Branch ers, from the Montessori School. 419 to pay my respects at the monument. Each stood quietly, respectfully, with a I was standing there, deep in thought fresh red carnation to lay there, while and meditation, thinking of my four the teacher explained why they were brothers and a sister who volunteered to there. suspected, or the potential danger to the public serve their country in the Second World I just wanted your readers to share should a suspect flee. War. They have all gone on to their reward, this with me because I was deeply touched i . two in the past year. by the whole scene. The problem is that these are so often on Yes, they all came home, Thank God. I also wish someone from the newspa- the-scene, split-second decisions which must be quickly made, and executed. | We must have faith in officers to make the right decisions, but some guidelines for engage- ment wouldn't hurt. I was also thinking of the brave souls per had of taken a picture. Maybe next from this area who laid their lives on the year? line for future generations. This was foremost in my mind when up trooped a Elsie Valentino | n tors throughout the province. added value to his pending trade. Ran d om J ott n gS The Quebec election is going to be so close, no This is a far different team than Leaf fans have one can say with certainty who will emerge as the had to cope with over the past few years, and it's r-- ) next premier. nice to see the players out there having fun. by J. Peter Hvidsten One thing's for sure... if Charest wins, there will be Go Leafs, go!!! no referendum suggesting separation for at least SORRY, WRONG ADDRESS QUEBEC ELECTION another decade. But, if Bouchard takes home the The mail dropped on my desk last Friday seemed WILL BE A CLOSE ONE roses.... it's only a matter time until voters will once no different than most days... a few bills, newspa- AGAR fave to Shouse ine drgihian of their hiovince. pars, and press releases, along with one envelope Hs 1 And unfortunately, there's little we can do, bu addressed 'personal and confidential' from our group Wo) Hil (oie dad Wig 18 Oks watch from the sidelines. nsrance company. ) the bile. | final | : ' : S | sorted my way through the pile, | finally been following the campaign with THOSE AMAZING LEAFS opened the envelope and found inside a message, interest... always with the hope that the PQ will lose the momentum they've gar- nered since the election announcement. The Toronto Maple Leafs are on top of the world explaining an amendment in our group insurance these days... in fact, they are amazingly at the top of policy. ; the league standings. It read as follows, "your drug plan has been Sokol, [2st vis his Soeminany mach acer on Cen Last Thursday night | watched them for the first amended to exclude coverage for all drugs used to finally hit SOME rough road on the issue of health time this season as they humiliated the Chicago treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Blackhawks, beating them soundly 10-3. And if that wasn't bad enough, enclosed with the care funding in the province and his handing out special funding to doctors from his own constituen- cy, a move which is credited with heading off a strike Captain Mats Sundin recorded his sixth career hat notice was a newsletter explaining Viagra, the first trick and moved into top spot in the scoring race with oral drug developed for the treatment of erectile dys- by the doctors Ro polis this season. function. : elix Potvin, the'Leafs goalie in waiting, provided Boy, was that a shock! Liberal leader Jean Charest jumped at the chance a superb night between the pipes, and no doubt Fo masa 1 pron. to lambaste Bouchard for the move... as have doc-