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Letters to the Editor
More Bill 160 comments
Dear Editor:
I was recently watching the
Ontario Legislature's debate
of Bill 160 on the parliamen-
tary channel and the M.P.P.
for Scarborough West, Jim
Brown, whose wife is a
teacher. brought forward
information about Ontario's
education system that has
received little public scrutiny.
Brown raised thc issue of
teachers' unions' complaints
of underfunding of Ontario's.
education system and pointed
out that Ontario teachers
have "the richest, most lucra-
tive pension plan in North
America, a fund that owns a
major share of Maple Leaf
Gardens, 46% of the Sun
newspaper chain and myriad
other investments."
Brown pointed out that
because of a deal arranged
with NDP Premier Bob Rac,
,the government (read hard-
pressed taxpayers) was com-
mitted to paying $8 billion
tax dollars above its regular
contribution, into thc teach-
ers' plan over the ncxt 22
years. That means we the tax-
payers arc, this year, con-
tributing $1.1 billion into a
fund with a $1.8 Killion sur-
plus, projected to he a $8-10
billion surplus next year. In
other words. almost 10% of
the education budget of $14
Killion goes into a very rich
teacher pension fund! And
teachers' unions have the gall
to complain about'an "under-
funded" education system?
In his speech, Mr. Brown
also mentioned that the
Harris government has
offered an additional contri-
bution to the teachers' pen-
sion to encourage early
retirement, create thousands
of jobs for new, young teach-
ers and save approximately
$500 million, but apparently
the unions want taxpayers to
pay the whole shot.
I hope, with all the rhetoric
flying around about educa-
tion underfunding, that par-
ents and others might ask
teacher union reps how they
can justify draining this kind
of money out of the system
while they moan about
underfunding and at the same
time have a, huge, growing
surplus in their pension fund.
'It strikes me with respect to
the teachers' unions'
approach to our education
system that honesty and the
interests of students have
taken a back seat to self-
interest.
Yours truly,
Donn M. Fowler, C.D.
counting to 10
Rage, that evil inner emotion
"A man is never in worse
company than when he flies
into a rage and is beside
himself."
Yes folks, these days, we
are losing it faster than ever
before and no, this is not an
ad for Rogaine Hair Grow.
Anger, the evil inner
emotion that brings with it
stress, high blood pressure
and belated regret, also
doubles the chances of stroke
in men according to a new
study by the Michigan School
of Medicine at Ann Arbor.
The study recommends that
people who experience anger
try to avoid potentially
infuriating situations like
marriage, the workplace and
driving a car. In other words,
sitting on the sofa, sipping
mint juleps and watching Mr.
Bean reruns for the rest of
your life, will likely reduce
your risk of stroke.
Actually, the study
recommends avoiding
stressful situations like traffic
jams and taking deep breaths
as well as counting to 10
when you feel an anger attack
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Lately,there have been a
rash of ugly incidents in
which the people never quite
got to 1-2-3.
Michael Ronson of
Brantford, angry at a woman,
sprayed shaving cream all
over her. He received five
months probation and is
forbidden to possess any
"compressed air -impelled
shaving cream container."
(The judge made no mention
of a gun or even a can of
Slimy Green Snot, so popular
with kids today.)
Petra Bishop of Toronto.
angry at a man, set fire to the
house in which he lived
endangering a dozen lives
and causing $30,000 damage.
She was given a six-month
non-custodial sentence and
ordered to write an essay on
how to control her anger.
(Deep breath, deep breath,
"one, two, three... I must not
burn down Frankie's house
again.")
Danny Jones of Columbus,
Ohio, kind of a new age, road
rage, pen pal, sent over 40
letters to drivers who had
offended him, threatening to
.. poke your eyes outs and
"...cut your head off!" Danny
easily traced the drivers from
the State Bureau of Motor
Vehicles where he works.
Make that "worked."
Daniel Long, a Wal-Mart
greeter was fired for calling
one customer a "fat elephant"
and telling another customer
who was trying to unlock two
carts that in order to do that,
she had to be "smarter than
the carts."
After the Philadelphia
Eagles lost again, an enraged
fans set off across the city
ramming cars at random.
Police who fired on him at a
roadblock said it was a shame
because he was one of the
best cadets in the
Philadelphia Police
Academy.
In a "humour in the
workplace gag gone wrong, a
late Marshall Lineberry"
cock-a-doodled-do'ed once
too often by the punctuality
rooster, leapt at the
unforgiving fowl and damn
near strangled him to death.
In Alamo, California a
three-way fight broke out
when a guy bumped into
another man's girlfriend in a
grocery store. The boyfriend
is accused of "beating the
man on the head with a jar of
pickles." For such a crime in
Califomia, this guy could get
the electric condiment chair!
And the last line of the
Associated Press account of
this incident reads: "A can of
olives may also have been
involved."
Why just last Saturday I
pulled out to pass a lady in a
car and she gave me the
finger and mouthed the A -
word. I wasn't sure if she was
angry because I'd been
tailgating her or she
recognized my photo from
this column.
We want it all and we want
to now and anger explodes
when something or someone
gets between us and it. Rage
is the by-product of the me
Santa's sleigh can land at London
Waiver granted
BY JACKIE FITTON
Expositor Editor
London Airport manager
Steve Baker rolled his
sleeves up and wiped the per-
spiration from his brow as he
dotted the last i and crossed
the last t to issue Santa's spe-
cial aviation license.
A special waiver has been
issued so Santa Claus can
come into London Airport
with red and green Christmas
lights on his sleigh.
Thc waiver lets other air-
craft recognize him and his
sleigh as he conics in on
approach, Baker said. -
Aviation protocol stipulates
aircraft must he equipped
with one colour of lights.
"London Airport is a very
busy airport, hut we arc
restricting the air space only
`Bad walking' a century ago
Cow bylaw step towards `civilization'
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
DECEMBER 24, 1897
BAD WALKING - By the
passing of the cow bylaw
preventing our streets from
being turned into a cow pas-
ture, we took a step towards
higher civilization. There arc
many more which might he
takcn hut thc most pressing
one at this time of thc year is
the matter of having our side-
walks in a walkahlc condi-
tion. If the town authorities
do not consider that thc time
is yet ripe for the passing of
legislation compelling people
to sweep thc walks in front of
their premises free from
snow, they have thc means at
hand whereby they can do the
next best thing. Lying hidden
away in some out of the way
corner is a snow plow, the
property of the town. Why
not unearth it and put it into
the use for which it was cre-
ated?
Collegiate Institute
Examinations - At the
Christmas examinations,
recently held, thc following
students passed with honors
in forms I and II: Form I, --
First class, Bert Van Egmond,
Carrie Dopp, Maggie Elliott,
Grace McDonald. Second
class. Isabel Cumming, Alice
Daley, Mary Finlayson, Ada
Lawrence, Lizzie Lawrence,
Ida McDonald. Form II, -
First class, Minnie Beattie,
Agnes Brownell, Isabella
Waugh, Richard Elliott,
Edward Jackson, Hugh
Welsh. Second class, Lilian
Blatchford, Tessie Latimer,
Agnes Lynch, Bessie
McDonald, Dottie Wright,
Robert Anderson, Daniel
McLeod, Walter Pickard,
Stewart Walker, David Wren.
DECEMBER 15, 1922
A Munificent Bequest - We
understand that by the will of
the late William Scott, who
died at his home in
Egmondville on Wednesday,
December 6th, the town of
Seaforth is left a bequest of
S40,000 for the erection and
maintenance of a hospital.
Further sums of $2,000 each
are Icft to the hospitals in
Clinton, Wingham and
Godcrich and $2,000 to the
Sick Children's Hospital,
Toronto. The estate amounted
to $90,000.
A Big Coal Bill - At the
December Session of the
County Council held in
Goderich last week, a firm of
coal dealers in that town ren-
dered a hill for $4.400. The
amount of the bill took the
breath away from the worthy
councillors until it was
learned that this firm had
been supplying coal for the
county buildings for the past
six years, without once ask-
ing for payment. The bill was
found to be correct in every
detail, and was paid. We
know of several towns in the
county whose citizens would
welcome a firm of coal deal-
ers, who would guarantee to
render a bill only every six
years.
DECEMBER 26, 1947
Santa Claus on his annual
visit to Seaforth Friday after-
noon distributed nearly 1,200
gifts to Seaforth and district
to essential aircraft coming in
during the time Santa will be
coming in for arrival," the
airport manager said.
London Airport has given
Santa a priority clearance.
"So we can land him as soon
as he is in the area."
Santa's license is a special
license issued every year by
Canadian Aviation.
Special arrangements are in
effect at the airport during
Santa's arrival, hc said.
"Arrangements arc also in
place to ensure Santa's rein-
deer are not distracted by
other aircraft when he lands.
Baker would not give spe-
cific details of the arrange-
ments at thc airport for the
reindeer
A radar system is working
100 per cent and we arc
going to be tracking Santa all
"We are restricting the air
space only to essential aircraft
coning in" during the time
Santa will he coming in for
arrival."
Steve Bakcr Airport Manager
thc way down from the North
Polc to London.
Santa couldn't he reached
for comment. "He's very
busy," Mrs Claus said.
Mrs Claus said Santa knew
of thc arrangements at
London airport. "He's
thrilled," she said, adding,
Santa hopes all the boys and
girls will he asleep when he
arrives in Huron County.
In the Years Agone
children. Arriving in town
aboard Seaforth's new fire
truck, driven by D'Orlean
Sills, thc jolly gentleman
mounted the platform in front
of thc Town Hall, where hc
commenced his nearly two-
hour reception. Traffic was
prohibited along that portion
of Main Street during his
visit.
On Sunday members of the
Lions Club paid their 21st
annual Christmas visit to the
Huron County Home when a
short program was presented
with James A. Stewart as
chairman. Following the
singing of carols, solos by
James T. Scott and numbers
by Walker Hart, Capt.
Halliwell of the Salvation
Army spoke briefly.
DECEMBER 28, 1972
Ross Kercher, RR 2
Hensall, was installed as first
principal of Malloch Chapter
No. 66, Royal Arch Masons
at Seaforth. He succeeds Jack
Lavender of Hensall.
Other officers: Orville G.
Oke, Seaforth, second princi-
pal; Ronald Littleton,
Kippen, third principal; Rev.
J. Clifford Britton, Hensall,
secretary; William J.F. Bell,
Hensall, master of cere-
monies; Early Campbell,
Hensall, treasurer; Robert
Newnham, Scaforth, princi-
pal sojourner; Elmer
Townsend, Scaforth, senior
sojourner; William
Stauttencr, Clinton, junior
sojourner; Kcith Sharp, RR 2
Scaforth; James Doig, RR 4
Scaforth; Elgin McKinley,
Zurich; and Austin
Matheson, Clinton, veilsmen;
and David MacLean,
Seaforth, tylcr.
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Total expenditures of
$800,575 in 1973 were pro-
jected when the Scaforth
Community Hospital hoard
approved an operating budget
for next year at the December
meeting on Tuesday of last
week. The total indicates an
increase of $41,349 over the
1972 approved budget hut
has been held to the limit of 5
per cent set by Health
Minister Potter.
generation.
So before you start
strangling roosters or
carrying concealed cans of
shaving cream or jars of
pickled gherkins using pitted
olives as ammo, here the a
few, sure-fire signs your
anger may be getting the best
of you.
• When your spouse opens
the door and says, "Hi
Honey, I'm home," your
response is, "Don't start up
with me!"
• You close your eyes and
imagine the cop who's
writing you up, in a leper
colony with his fingers rotted
off.
• You phone the police station
and ask what kind of
sentence you can expect for
rear -ending drivers who don't
signal.
• You can only conjure up the
image of your favourite
provincial premier through
imaginary cross-hairs.
• You find yourself using the
SOB word and then realize
Brian's been out of office for
almost five years now.
• You open the door and put
the Jehovah Witness guy in a
headlock even before he tells
you he loves you.
• You give the finger to a
Wal-Mart greeter who did not
call you a "fat elephant."
• You missed your first anger
management session because
you were busy chasing some
cretin, who took your parking
space, through the mall.
• You ripped the toilet seat
off its hinges and buried it in
the backyard the last time he
left it up:
• When you're standing in the
checkout line at your local
Shopper's Drug Mart,
holding an armful of
Vitamins and the five idiots,
sorry, people in front of you
are there. solely to check and
double check their losing
lottery numbers and you yell
"Gambling is a tax on the
stupid!" and the manager
comes over and ... sorry 1
was hoping not to get
personal here. One ... two ...
three ...
Councillors
appointed
to committees
At the first regular meeting
of Seaforth's newly elected
municipal council last
Tuesday at Town Hall, coun-
cillors were appointed to the
following special purpose
committees for the 1998 -
2000 term: business improve-
ment area (BIA) hoard.
Coun. Heather Robinet: plan-
ning advisory committee
(PAC). Couns. John Ball and
Michael Hak; local architec-
tural conservation advisory
committee (LACAC). Hak:
district community centres.
Coun. Lin Sterner; mid -
Huron landfill committee.
Coun. William Tcall; recre-
ation and parks 'committee.
Ball and Rohinct; Scaforth
fire arca. Reeve Brian
Ferguson; Scaforth
Community Hospital hoard.
Stcffler; negotiating commit-
tee, Ferguson. Ball and Hak:
police services hoard (PSB).
Teall; Blucwater Recycling
Association, Tcall; celebrate
Seaforth's history committee
(unpaid). Robinet and Mayor
David Scott; and, business
retention and expansion com-
mittee (unpaid), Scott.
Robinct, Hak, Tcall and
Stcffler.
Many new faces
Seaforth Reeve Brian
Ferguson was appointed to
the health and seniors com-
mittee at thc Huron County
Council's inaugural meeting
at the start of this month.
Thc town's ncw reeve
noted that in the wake of
November's municipal elec-
tions, 13 of the 26 members
of county council. himself
included, are also ncw mem-
bers, which should lead to an
interesting term.
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