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stux weekender saturday september 61997 p11 dianas tragedy proves need to evaluate news i dont know what don muir will come up with for his sermon tomorrow morning hes probably wondering just what i finally settled upon for this column like the two renaissance men that we are don the good pas tor of stouffvilles st james presbyterian church and myself were escorting our offspring to kindergarten once again wednesday for don its becoming a ritual as this is the second year in a row and the third time in total that he and his wife renie have contributed to the ranks of the entrylevel class at summitview public school for me it was necessary to brush up on the routine as its been a good 14 years since my daughter marissa commenced her for mal education a journey which reached another milestone tues day when she sat down for her first class as a journalism student at ryerson in toronto after leaving our young ones in the capable hands of kinder garten teacher janis sanford don and i repaired to the resplen dent sunshine on the sidewalk in front of the old main st school don told me he expected to read about drews first day at kindergarten in the tribune i confessed that while it had been my intention to draw from the memorable occasion for a col umn nothing had come forth around which to build a 650word structure despite my pumping drew with endless leading ques tions before and after his first day at school in an effort to elic it a few of those priceless kiddie quotes that make for such enter taining reading i inquired as to whether don might base tomorrows sermon upon the lessons to be learned from the tragic death of princess diana while he wasnt sure exactly how he might come up with an appropriate spiritual theme the question led to a thorough strollers oshkosh nursery furniture equipment buster brownkids clothing from where i live sack to school with childrens clothing from newborn to size 16 5051 highway 7 across from markville 4791869 see instore for details games swings little tykes formal wear savings bedding factory outlet lines the cantel a t t bruce stapley discussion of the whole grizzly business we agreed that while millions world wide saw fit to grieve and shed tears over the untimely passing of this most intrigu ing sensitive woman we were unable to see it as being of greater devastation than the accidental death of any dedicated local mother or volunteer we wondered at the need for people to bestow sainthood upon distant heroes especially individuals of privilege while ignoring the everyday efforts of those around them whose workaday lives are marked by constant striving to better the lot of their families friends and immedi ate communities bankruptcy jmhy f rice it done call murray kideckel trustee in bankruptcy personal business bankruptcies personal proposals richmond hill 9058822436 30wertheimcrl downtown 4169716396 27 carlton st scarborough 4167577535 oshawa 9055761926 brampton 9054534881 barrif 7057226398 free 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also discussed the question of blame in the death of the princess were any of us totally blameless in that we could say we had never looked at a pic ture taken of her in what she had hoped was a private setting or read one of the rash of recent articles speculating upon her relationship with dodi ai fayed perhaps we hoped this horrible tragedy would cause people everywhere to reevaluate just what is and isnt news and pass their conclusions on to the media of their choice by refusing to patronize those who would profit from that which should be kept private around midafternoon don and i returned to pick up lucy and drew at the conclusion of another school day then went back to our respective chores and at least one of us had decided what to write about this week interlock wavy walks dippy drive by sentry 9052943791 gisibereifflatebiairaeibbbetmabtoei ying ngai co ltd import wholesales retails ir more than 20000 sq ft more than 1000 items 790 dundas street east mississauga 052754223 7077 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