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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 6 July 06 - Finlay
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cassandra
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 6 July 06 - Finlay
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Finlay Campaign Manager Resigns
By ROBERTO GOODWIN

Council candidate Douglass Finlay's campaign manager, Anton Kaneda, has reportedly resigned as the pressure mounts on the campaign to explain the meaning and origin of documents allegedly sent to authorities last month by a disgruntled Finlay staffer. Kaneda's resignation is a real shock to political observers, as he had to all appearances been settling in for a long battle to restore Finlay's reputation in time for the elections.

A spokesman at the campaign's headquarters confirmed that Kaneda has stepped down, citing a "difference in opinion" on how the politician should proceed under his contentious circumstances. No detailed information on this difference in opinion was forthcoming, though some analysts close to the campaign believe that Kaneda may have started encouraging Finlay to withdraw his candidacy.

Finlay himself was unavailable to comment on the matter. The Sentinel succeeded in reaching Kaneda, but the only remark Kaneda would offer was that he was "bound by honour not to discuss the matter."

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Finlay's approval ratings have been plummeting in recent weeks, ever since the controversial documents were revealed. His all-time high approval polled at 63%, but in recent days the number of people saying they consider Finlay "favourably" or "very favourably" has fallen to 23%. Historically, no candidate with an approval that low coming in to an election cycle has succeeded in capturing a seat.

The so-called Finlay Papers contain evidence that Finlay had entered into agreements to use his political influence to affect policies that could affect his former business associates, as well as the rudiments of plans to spy on council members. Police have launched an investigation to determine the authenticity of the documents.


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The Need for Celebrity
By RYAN ANDREW

Ryan AndrewDespite the countless differences between our two countries, one ultimate flaw has become apparent in your world: that we have very much in common. There is a natural voyeuristic streak that seems to run right through to the core of society. People follow the lives of those in the public eye, of the 'celebrity', as though they were fictional characters in a favourite TV show. It has long seemed to be a favourite pastime of the people of Earth, and, it seems, according to the close scrutiny shown towards Serena Duncan, that we share this hobby.

People have a need to compare their lives, their successes and their failings against somebody else. It allows them to assess how 'well' they are doing. The reason for this is that competition is a strong driving force in both of our worlds. We have a constant need to prove who is 'the best'. By measuring your own life and the lives of those around you against somebody that you are all aware of, you can judge who is winning the game of life. On Earth at least, the person we used to measure ourselves against would be a neighbour, but Earth is becoming (sadly) more hostile, and the culture of the friendly neighbour seems long gone.

The celebrity is somebody we aspire to be, but deep down know we never will be. When somebody is unknown, they long to be famous, desperate to be acknowledged, to be remembered. It all stems from a fear of being forgotten, of fading away into obscurity and being lost in the sands of time. But, ironically, once somebody is thrust into the media spotlight, the one thing they seem to crave is the privacy of anonymity. Serena Duncan said recently of a small news story involving herself and Helix Hesh, "(The accusations are) hurtful falsehoods fabricated to titillate the voyeuristic tendencies of the celebrity-watching public." Whilst we may feel that she was rude to say this, and that her remarks are unjust, we must realise that we are dealing with real people, and real lives. They have real emotions, and shed real tears. There is evidently a lot of bitterness and resentment in Serena's tone, at probably both the press and the public. Due to the craving we have for gossip, a relationship has been ended, presumably because of news reports on Hesh's previous "conquests". Ironically, this is all relying on the gossip we hear on their relationship being true.

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The other reason people spread gossip is that as well as needing a common hero, people need a common enemy to unite against. It is upsetting but true, that nothing brings people together like hate. We find someone to victimise, to treat as the villain, and come to see them as 'the bad guy'. It seems the wheels of the world cannot turn without someone to fill the worshipped role, and someone to fill the hated role. Who fills which role is often influenced by the media.

If the rumours are true, and Serena truly broke off an engagement over news reports, then it is a small tragedy that due to our need to fulfil our craving for gossip a perfectly happy couple have been destroyed. More importantly, by blaming her for ending the relationship, we are unconsciously deciding to fit her into the 'Bad Guy' space. Whether or not she will end up fulfilling this role or the role of the 'Good Guy' depends on both the media, and you.


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European Chris
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 		Ergh, what a trite View from Earth. It's like reading a badly edited Guardian.
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 		Heh, fair criticism. I was fully aware when I wrote it that it was rather naff.
Still, at least it earned me a nice little picture.
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 		Don't you get bone-us points for getting published in the view from earth column as well as a cool pic?
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 		Yeah, 10 of them. But I don't really care about the leaderboard points thing.
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