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Apology

March 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

A March 4 story about singer Elton John’s Kitchener concert included an inappropriate and insensitive reference to patients at Homewood Health Centre. The Record regrets the words used and apologizes for the lapse in judgment. Link
Here’s a letter to the editor that contains the offending line:
It was with great concern that we at Homewood Health [...]

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No bonus for you

January 10, 2008 – 8:00 am

The City of Kitchener is not considering experience bonuses for all employees. Incorrect information appeared yesterday. For full details of the proposed pay increases see the story on page B1. Link

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Paper engages in high school rumor mongering

April 27, 2005 – 8:01 am

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record in Ontario, Canada ran a recent expose about sex and high school. (Maybe they’re interested in writing about this crazy “toothing” trend?) At the heart of the story — not to mention in the lead — was the re-telling of an incident when a “…Grade 9 girl was discovered giving oral sex [...]

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