Mock debate mirrors the issues
By MARK J. MILLER Staff writer TORONTO — Pupils in the seventh and eighth grades at the city high school recently witnessed a mock debate between the two major parties’ presidential candidates. Although Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain were busy campaigning elsewhere Friday, their stand-in “surrogates,” including John Rodesh as Obama and Brad Melville as McCain, were busy debating the issues before a packed house of pupils at the high school. Linda Blair, seventh- and eighth-grade social studies teacher, said it was Rodesh’s idea to have the debate, and the two candidates did the debate research on their own. “Actually, they did the majority of the work on their own preparing for the debate,” said Blair, adding pupils had to study the positions of the candidates on a variety of issues. “They have put a lot of time and effort into it.” Besides Rodesh and Melville, pupil Devin Coil played Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, wh
» Full StoryMock debate mirrors the issues
TORONTO — Pupils in the seventh and eighth grades at the city high school recently witnessed a mock debate between the two major parties’ presidential candidates.
Although Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John M
Council discusses sewage concerns
TORONTO — Sewage concerns were discussed during the Oct. 27 City Council meeting.
Brent Wilson, 1112 Piece Ave., told council members he’s had recurring problems with sewage backing up into his residence due to a plugged main line.
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Council discusses sewage concerns
TORONTO — Sewage concerns were discussed during the Oct. 27 City Council meeting.
Brent Wilson, 1112 Piece Ave., told council members he’s had recurring problems with sewage backing up into his residence due to a plugged main line.
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TORONTO POLICE REPORTS
Cited: Robert Andreen, 42, 403 N. Fourth St., Toronto, driving with a suspended license, short-cutting a traffic device; and Jennifer Locke, 37, 723 Loretta Ave., Toronto, failure to yield.
Arrested: Katherine Thorton, 29, 107 Findley St
Toronto police reports
Cited: Robert Andreen, 42, 403 N. Fourth St., Toronto, driving with a suspended license, short-cutting a traffic device; and Jennifer Locke, 37, 723 Loretta Ave., Toronto, failure to yield.
Arrested: Katherine Thorton, 29, 107 Findley St
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