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Expectations have grown thin in a village that has suffered the starvation of hope. Both the federal and provincial governments are sending fact-finding missions to the settlement, now that the most recent tragedy has put a national spotlight on Davis Inlet. But official concern cannot easily lift the air of sadness and fatalism in the bedraggled village. Because of a budget crunch, Constable Tsnakapesh was laid off for a week along with the village's other cop. Tsnakapesh, 24, continued to take police calls, though. "I have no authority," he says, "but I've been where these kids...
Grossman said he thought that Israel's settlement of the question of the Palestinian deportees had been "satisfactory" to all concerned...
...bottom-line economic evaluations aren't enough to judge Healy's work, especially after the recent controversies over the power he nearly single-handedly wields over the city's purse. Last month's bombshell about the Unicorp settlement set the council on edge, and may have threatened Healy's reappointment...
That Healy has the power to make such expenditures is true. But the high price of the settlement demands voluntary disclosure on Healy's part. More shocking to the council than the high price of settlement was Healy's power to conceal it from them, and the council's lack of expertise to curb Healy's power. City Councillor Jonathan s. Myers lamented. "This is not a way for us to do business...
...while the settlement was enormous, almost all concerned now believe that Healy did the right thing. Even Myers conceded that Healy's judgment in the matter was prudent. And when the councillors demanded greater accountability, Healy said he would present them with biannual reports on all cases pending against the city...