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He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July 2007.
"Double jeopardy is attached," Harrington said. "It's ridiculous that under state law, what happened to Eva is the same punishment as stealing a $10 DVD."
That fact upsets Winter, the family friend.
"He's going to get out soon and be able to live his life," she said. "She won't. It's just frustrating." .
Health briefs for Jan. 14
The Does Drove 33, the ladies of the Rapid City Elks Club, recently presented a $2,210 check to representatives of the Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation for the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House.The women’s group raised the money for the Hospice House during a December craft sale at the hospital. The homemade crafts sold were all made by club members. The Hospice House opened in September and has 12 private rooms for terminally ill patients. So far, 93 percent of the fundraising goal for the house has been met. Another $329,481 is needed to reach its goal. For more information about donations to the Hospice House, call the Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation at 719-5844.Group topic is mental health improvementDepression and Bipolar Support Group will meet from 7 p.m.
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It's almost crunch time for fans of the Patriots and the Giants. Which means they are developing nervous tics and naming their own warts. Just for you, themutedecho delivers his all-time Super Bowls. That'll keep you busy for a while. For something from somone who might acutally know something about hockey, yesteryearsfins takes a look at parity in the NHL. As always, thank you for your patience, and good luck in your games. .
St. John's prof crossing a continent on two wheels
A 62-year-old philosophy professor left Minnesota Tuesday for Cairo, where in a few days he will join others in a 7,438-mile bike ride down Africa. Garver, who teaches at St. John's University in Collegeville, is participating in the Tour d'Afrique, described as the world's longest and most challenging bicycle race. It starts Saturday and ends in May. The route goes from Egypt into Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, and then across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Climbs along the route total 25 miles. Garver is using the ride to raise money for the Minnesota-based American Refugee Committee's relief efforts. Garver celebrated his 50th birthday biking from Seattle to Tijuana, Mexico, and learned to swim so he could do triathlons for his 60th birthday.
The rights of the sugar shack musician
The judgment is the latest twist in a five-year legal battle between the sugar shack and the guild. For the shack owners, who operate in a tourism-driven business, it was a matter of keeping an accordion player who wouldn't be eligible for employment insurance during the low season if he was declared an independent worker. But the battle involves broader stakes about who is accredited as a professional freelance artist. As a result, the case has led showbiz powerhouses - such as the associations representing the Montreal Jazz and Just for Laughs festivals and the Oscar-winning producers of the movie The Barbarian Invasions - to get intervenor status in court alongside the owners of the sugar shack. Under Quebec law, independent artists, while freelancing for several producers, are nonetheless represented by professional associations that negotiate working conditions on their behalf, ensuring that they get benefits and pensions.
Chelsea cellphone tower greeted with anger
The 76-metre cellphone tower near Highway 5 and Scott Road in Chelsea was erected in late 2007 without the approval of the municipal council or consultation with people living nearby. The tower is near Chelsea Elementary School, Ecole du Grand Boisé, a day-care centre and housing.
Antenna opponent Christine MacDonald said cellphone towers have been blocked, or shut down, in Charlottetown, Britain and Taiwan because of public health concerns, including headaches, nausea and sleep problems.
Residents couldn't agree on a location and the municipality refused to issue a building permit. But Industry Canada approved the site anyway because federal officials concluded it was in the national interest, according to Alain Côté, the official in charge of cellphone communication in Quebec.
Tributes paid to Express stalwart who died aged 86
ONE of the North's best-known journalists, and former editor of the Stockport Express, has died. Jim Lovelock, pictured, who took the helm of the Stockport Express in 1949, died aged 86. He was as notorious for his socialising as he was famous for writing, and was in turn journalist, author, potholer, mountaineer and raconteur. Jim, born in Edgeley, overcame polio as a child of six, to become a legendary caver and mountaineer, despite losing his sight in one eye too. His father had decided against a calliper and instead bought him a small bicycle with only one pedal to strengthen his polio leg. He was later to be part of a team that made the first successful ascent of Everest's neighbour Nuptse, and another which set the world depth record in France's Gouffre Berger cave.
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