Jeannette Rogers' son, Corey Rogers, died in a Halifax Regional Police cell in June 2016. - Andrew RankinShe ended up witnessing a criminal trial and an appeal in connection with her son's death while in police custody for public intoxication. Maybe today Halifax Regional Council will be able to support Jeannette in her fight to help people with addictions.
Sheldon MacLeod has been a broadcast professional for close to 30 years. Eyewitness to the transition from 45s and magnetic tape to CDs, MP3s, computers, websites, blogs and the worldwide web. And through all of the technology one thing remains constant: the satisfaction of sharing compelling stories with other humans. The responsibility of knowing better, is doing better. Sheldon is based in Halifax, N.S.SaltWire Network welcomes letters on matters of public interest for publication.
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