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v sfsisrcvts ten h economist stsunthbune tuesday feb 222000 stouffville tribune a metroland community newspaper 9 heritage rd markhamon l3p 1m3 publisher ian proiidfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly editor julie caspersen production director cherikay distribution director barry goodyear online publishing manager brian kirlik classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager siacey allen business manage margaret fleming office manager vivian oneit letters hwy404 takedown carried out with minimal risk to all involved re 404 chase cop out of control jan 1 6 i am a york regional police officer who also saw the video of the pursuit and arrest of a very dangerous offender i have been a police officer for almost 10 years and have a good grasp on the degree of force police can use to apprehend a danger ous offender as well as procedural guide lines regarding pursuits and use of force the arrest was over in a matter of maybe 10 seconds after the suspect was first grabbed by the officer a lower level of force could have meant harm to the suspect or to an unsuspecting citizen driving in the northbound lanes or could have taken the life of an officer taking the life of a police officer isnt just widowing his spouse or leaving children without a parent or losing a child its an attack on every person in the community we represent everything our society stands for and are paid to keep society safe in the days of video cameras and news helicopters reasonable people know that police do not use more force than is neces sary to apprehend violent suspects i think after watching the video in detail enough times to make a comment a rea sonable lawabiding mature person would definitely see that this offender was stopped quickly effectively and at minimal risk to everyone himself included a few suggestions for the anonymous york regional police officer maybe you require more life experience additional training andor a heightened degree of social responsibility ianmason newmarket develop moraine with sensitivity and everyones a winner re buy moraine with reserves feb 5 bravo to mayors don cousens tim jones and torn taylor for placing environmental concerns and thus the health of future gener ations ahead of economic gain addition to the region purchasing lands on the oak ridges moraine i have a sugges- opinion tion for how developers could do the same once the environmental studies have been completed and the boundaries of this environ mentally sensitive area determined a forward- thinking developer could design- a develop ment a safe distance back from the moraine that would back onto a forested area of the moraine purchasers could then be offered homes on one- or twoacre lots fully detached with min imum 100foot frontages of which the forest is the back portion of the lot the purchaser could be required to abide by certain rules that would protect the moraine much like pur chasers of heritage homes are im certain the developer would have no difficulty finding buyers i for one would be interested tammy morrellbellai markham filling up your tank with nyquil puts price of gas in perspective the cartoon by steve nease feb 19 gave me food for thought about the prices we pay for gasoline canadian drivers should consider them selves lucky that they are not driving in europe or that our automobiles do not run on vicks nyquil or liquid echinacea then we would surely have something to complain about this comparison may make some drivers a little happy or give them a chuckle the next time they have to fill up windex 388litre 1790gallon listerine 499litre 2281gallon vicks nyquil 4400litre 20064gallon liquid paper 18277iitre 83343gal- lon echinacea tincture 29966litre l438galion please be advised that taxes must be added to the prices shown jshaw markham a sixpack goes a long way to creating peace on the homefront the best way to a mans heart is through his stomach you feed him well and youll live con tented and peacefully for the rest of your mar ried life of course nowadays there is a problem with most of the women entering the work force they come home after a long day at the factory office or store and are too tired to cook thats why mcdonalds restaurants are so successful therefore ladies on your way home stop at a fastfood outlet and at the beer store for a few bottles of suds you wont believe the results peace and gratitude and an everlast ing honeymoon it certainly works for me my dear wife brings me six bottles of beer every day and i never leave the house at night and even do the vacuum cleaning adeclercq woodbridge letters policy stouffville tribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the newspaper reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write utters to the editor 9 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americanstyle beauty pageant no matter how hard the organizers try to make it look as if miss america is really selected on the basis of the results of her sats and her volunteer work at the local childrens cancer hospital we all know its how she fills the swimsuit arid evening gown that really counts the tal ent competition is also entertaining depending on the shtick knock at feminism this millionairemarrying show takes all the negative qualities of beauty pageants and kicks it up a notch not only did the contestants parade around in bathing suits and answer dumb ques tions one of them actually ended up as the trophy bride selected by the anony mous millionaire who sat in a darkened chamber where he could watch the wannabes as they made their pathetic pitches talk about taking the feminist move ment and knocking it back a few decades there are those who will argue the women involved made a conscious decision to participate they filled out the application form and pitched to be on the show after all and theyre right and there are those who will argue that ifs intended to be a dreamy kind of fantasy that we can all enjoy prince charming rescuing cinderella from a life of drudgery how sweet and there are those who will point out quite cynically that the bride cer tainly benefits from the arrangement although reports in yesterdays newspa pers called into question the grooms moral character and financial stability but its disheartening to believe that after years of battling for equal consider ation at home and at work there are still many women who would sell them selves to a stranger for money im angry at fox network for allowing women to be so degraded but worse im ashamed of the women for allowing such a show to even happen