| Better protocol needed to find missing persons
When police located a 73-year-old Alzheimer's patient who had gone missing last Wednesday, the swift and relatively simple rescue might have suggested that the county's new protocols for finding "at-risk" missing people are working just fine, and maybe they are.
Still, one has to wonder if more needs to be done, especially in the most complex cases involving a child in hiding, for example, or a mentally handicapped person who has wandered off the beaten path. The recent history of such incidents in New Jersey makes it clear that Middlesex County and the state should adopt stronger search-and-rescue guidelines. The elderly South Brunswick man who was tracked down 3 1/2 miles from his home was on foot and on a main road. But what if he wasn't? It was frigid that night.
The Paw-shank Redemption Dwight inmates find dog teaching not just ...
Angela Little sat at a small table, pretending to read a book. When the alarm clock sounded across the room, she ignored it. Her dog Hannah rushed over to her, jumped up, trying to get her attention. Without saying a word, she gestured to the dog, followed her to the alarm clock and turned it off. Hannah got a treat and Little got a sense of accomplishment. .
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WASHINGTON | Tens of thousands marched Saturday in an anti-war demonstration linking ordinary people with celebrities and politicians in a spirited call to get out of Iraq. | A2 2. CLINTON CAMPAIGNS IN IOWA DES MOINES, Iowa | Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton opened her campaign Saturday in her first visit to Iowa since declaring her candidacy for president. | A7 3. GIULIANI MAKES STOP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE MANCHESTER, N.H. | Rudy Giuliani sought Saturday to make the case that his vision for the future and performance in the past make him a strong candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. "The government's got to work in order for the American people to have confidence in it," the former New York City mayor said. "And I believe there is something I can do about that." 4.
Georgetown artist makes her mark on the Sox with charity portraits
It all started with a strange prediction made years ago. Georgetown artist Judi Bartnicki had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis [MS] and she was in despair. She could no longer hold the pen she had used to create her exquisite pointillism paintings. "I was overwhelmed by the MS and said, ‘Here’s my whole life gone,’" says Bartnicki. "‘I can’t do this anymore.’" Her life partner Dave Richardson saved her artistic career by figuring out how to tape the pen to her left hand, which no longer has any feeling in it. He also made an extraordinary prediction. "He never let me give up," says Bartnicki. "He taped the pen to my hand and wiped my tears. He made a statement, ‘You are going to do portraits of the Red Sox someday.’ He was a huge fan.
Parking should be free for all
Councillor David Barrick has proposed removing Port's parking meters, and introducing two-hour enforced parking. But why not remove the meters, and let it go at that? Metered parking in Port Colborne is not a matter of traffic flow. Evidence of this was seen during December's Christmas shopping season when the meters were covered. It was no more difficult to find a parking spot on the street, than it is any other month of the year. It is ridiculous to think motorists can park free on the lot opposite City Hall, yet only the width of a sidewalk and a curb separates them from on-street metered parking. Often when a driver leaves his parking space, another will take his place and benefit from the time remaining on the meter. And many drivers park without feeding the meters to make a quick stop at a store.
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