Lost and found SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 06/21/2010

Lost and found

SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 06/21/2010 A seven-year-old student, Kyron Horman, had been missing for three days when we arrived in Portland, Oregon. The little boy attended a science fair on June 4 at his elementary school in Portland and never got home. His stepmother immediately called 911 and the search has been going on since then. Media and the authorities, as well as a host of volunteers from nearby communities, are taking part in this ongoing effort. A vigil was held most recently where over 400 persons attended. Streamers with Kyron’s picture and a hotline number are posted everywhere. Daily, news updates are given in both the local TV and print media. As the days pass and Kyron remains missing, the people’s concern increases rather than dissipates. Empathy is strong and action has been consistent.  It’s the kind of support any parent would appreciate at a time like this. It’s the kind of support someone like Filipina lawyer Carmencita de Castro could have used soon after her two sons were killed and the primary suspect disappeared, just like those other crime suspects that have tended to vanish from trace, while all we can ever do is throw up our hands in frustration. Not so, however, for Carmencita de Castro.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100621com7.html

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