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Local news is dominated by hospital talk. Close to three thousand people packed the two exhibition buildings on Monday night. This led to the announcement on Tuesday morning that the Miramichi would not lose its regional status, nor would it lose 100 beds. The first of those is a good thing to hear, but the second isn't as clearcut as one would hope. Nobody actually believed they'd close 100 beds. The speculation was that the rumour was overinflated so that when they closed fewer beds peope would rejoice in victory. (Some say the plan was for 27, as opposed to 100).
The fact is that beds are still going to be cut. Services are also on the chopping block, even if we are to remain "regional". Since those dangers still exist, the demonstration will also remain in the cards. In less than six hours, a eight busloads (or more if necessary) are departing Miramichi for Fredericton... at least I think so. Come to think of it, I haven't received a single email about it all day, whereas before I was getting a half-dozen or more at a time.
Oh well... I'm chained to my sketchpad for the next couple of days anyway. With Victoria Day coming up on Monday, that means there`s an early deadline for next week's paper-- and I`m still stuck for a concrete idea.
In other news, I just stumbled across this and had to post something about it. This new Victorinox Swiss Army knife comes with either a 64 or 128MB memory card. It's perfect for those hard to buy for geek/survivalist hybrids on your shopping list. Colour me tickled. *big grin*
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