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Just call me Cassandra,: the dinosaur
few years ago a friend and I' decided that when it.
became necessary to be computer literate to use.
a telephone, we would learn what our children
appeared to have been born knowing. I fear that time
has arrived.
For those who embraced with joy having a computer
in the house, it is difficult to comprehend the reluctance
of the techno-moron to join in their orgy of instant
information. It is just not possible to make them under-
stand that I find copperplate •more attractive than any
font; andthat if I were ,to • )earn another language, it
w.ouid be Italian, not COBOL.
Is it' the Utter lack of graciousness that emanates from
the cyber -world that is so off-putting to some of us? Or
is it perhaps the isolation? I like to hear people speak,
not read their message on a screen ..Even if we have a
print-out of their words, this is not the same asa letter
from them.A letter is' so much more than words - warm,
intimate - a part of the person as defined by their hand-
writing. It is real communication evokinga'' sense of
their presence.
As an illustration of the -negative impact computers
can leave on personal relationships, there:was, a cartoon I
saw many years ago that depicted a man working at•his.
computer. His -wife, children" and;; dog crouched: on the
floor on the. far 'side' of the desk; obviously feeling
neglected in favor of a machine. Unfortiynately;•this isn't
;necessarily a joke. For some, the fascination of comput-
er games and the Internet can become all -consuming.
There are those who have .actually become .addicted'
to the Internet, and are labeled as having "Internet
Addiction Syndrome,"
Says New Scientist, "those suffering• the online
equivalent of alcoholism are turning in increasing num
bers to support and therapy groups to treat their obses-
sion" symptonatized by "a need to spend more and
more time on the Internet to "achieve. satisfaction, and.
fantasies or dreams about the Net."
' . This type of isolation from face-to-face human con
tact isobviously not healthy In fact thesame magazine.
says New York 'psychjatrist Dr. Ivan Goldberg,. who
started the Internet Addiction Support Gronpe has
received "more than 20_ responses..,from people who say
the Net has ruined their life.
This unbalanced approach to the use of a' valuable
communication tool should serve as a warning to par-
ents. "More and more kids are hecorning computer liter-
ate before they are literate," says pne Toronto paper•:
This stems from the eagerness of some parents to sec
their children excel in school. While this is a normal
desire, would it .not be better to teach our children ,to •
- interact well with people before machines, and that
good human relations are also part of the path, to sup-
cess?
uecess? :
, Recently much has .been written and shown on_ T.V.
about the dangerous material available on the Internet. It
is crucial that as their children do learn to use it, parents
keep a very interested eye on what, information they are
' gleaning from cyber -Space.,
It is one thing "for Johnny to find out the major
exports of New Zealand; but .quite unnecessary that he
shut the door to the computer room and learn how to
build a bomb.
Kids can evengrow up playing solitaire on a comput-
er. What's wrong with a deck of cardsnear the. family? •
Another, and for me 'surprising, withdrawal from
human interaction facilitated by, the Internet is described.
in. The Christian :Century.,.Th'ere is a ".:site'" called. "The
Confession -Booth." A digital priest asks `'And -what is it
you wish to confess?" One Can then choose from a list
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70:years ago -
June 30, 1927
oor attendance - Evidently
people's ;fancy does not turnto
in -door concerts at this time of
year: They.are engaged with bowling,
baseball; garden, parties,' :motoring.
and, other outdoor sports and pa's -
times:
This emal ts suggested : by the
rather .small attendance at the concert
Tuesday eveningwhen about one-
third of good crowd darned out
So what was , going on? ,Well
there , was a horseshoe .tournament
planned for July 1 the Union UFWO
Club was . hosting 'a garden party on
Neil G. Mackenzie's lawn;.with a pro-
gram, .and baseball ',game and
Langside • 'folks. were planning for,.,
their great annual garden party and
strawberry festival. 500 for adults and
25¢ for children!
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SO years ago
July 3, 1947 .
ig picnic in Ashfield The
first annual school area picnic,
sponsored by the AShfield
Township School Board. was .held at
Kintal summer school grounds. Over
500 residents of the, township attend-
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Plan lacrosse game:. - kcal : folk
will shortly . have the Opportunity off`
seeing .a couple of fast young Owen
Sound teams play an • exhibition
lacrosse game in the-Lucknow arena.
Fire bombs. save ' house - Torn
Morrison of Whitechurch credits fire.
bombs manufactured and sold by Syd
Rouse of Lucknow, , with•` having
saved his home recently. The kitchen sr,
took fire and spread rapidly as spilled f
coal. oil fed the conflagration. Two
fire ,bombs tossed into the kitchen
smothered the flames.
25 years .ago
July 5; 1972 s .
egional talks Bruce County
council strongly rejected
►overture§ from neighboring
Grey County that the two municipali= '>
ties, with Owen Sound, jointly study
the 'possibility of uniting as a region..
Bruce council hopes to streamline. its
own operations and; retain its present
Identity. 1
Warden; Harvey' Davis; at a county
meeting, said, "We have 42 represen
tatives (in county council) for 42,000
people. If we don't, streamline our ti
government, . the province will :'do it
for us. We owe this to the people we ,51
represent, to get together and see just
what we can do."
,(Editor's note: Sound fami.1iar?
Any .comments? Write or phone us.)
Fram the mail bag
To •the 'Ratepayers :: of
Kinloss and Lucknow.
The recent issues of the
• Lucknow Sentinel have
-attempted ' to inform you,
the: -public, of the impor-
tant issue of Municipal
Restructuring: You are
also aware that.: the recent
county report of May 20
attempted to lump Kinloss
and Lucknow with Huron,
Kincardine Twp. and. the
,Town of Kincardine..
Kinloss <'ovvnship..
council said the process
was flawed. It should first,.
have been sent to the
municipalities for consul-'
tation before it was voted
on'at county.; Council. It
would seem that an issue
as important •as this, rep-
resenting 72,000,,ratepay
ers, should nth be rammed
through by 30 council
Members.
Further, from the 'press.
you are aware that the.
Kinloss Twp council is
opposed to this proposal ,:.
The, reasons are .firstly, it '•'
does 'not• suit our; geo-
graphic area and. we .have
absolutely 'nothing in
commonwith the town of
Kincardine: Secondly, our:
•mutual agreements that
are now in pla,Ce ,with
Kinloss,. Lucknow,
AshfieId and West
Wawanosh would b'e
severely hampered in my
opinion. These.: include
medical center; fire
department; and recre-
ation' board which
includes the sports arena,
Swimming. ' pool and all
minor sports. This agree-
ment covers the four
municipalities and is
working well. ,
:In my: opinionthe:time
has come :for the four
municipalities, above list=
ed, to make a restructur-
ing .proposal contrary to
the county proposal-, At a
recent ratepayers meeting
in :Kinloss Twp., we were
urged :tomove cautiously,
,, With ,this recent proposal
from the county; it's" time
for .the ratepayers- t9
strongly voice their opin-
ion.
The outcome of these
proposals, be, it -county or
Municipal, •w'ill have' a,
major effect on the
ratepayers of these inutile
. ipalities.
.Leo Murray;
Deputy' Reeve.
Kinloss Township.:.
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