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Opinion
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Huron countys farmers d o er an
"pat
en, the back After all, for -ghat has been years now,
these i the ainand o sad and beef sectors have
often eeft twoalba g in the wind" to fed f
themselves against "the` r ge y
their con,
n or
ave g of 'factors beyond
control
including an uneven playing field on
he &bat trade stage, deeply flawed government
provable; that. were initially designed to help ag
producers in their time of need and, of course, the
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis
that left beef farmers at the whim of packers,
processors and the U.S. government,which — as
one can clearly see now -- deals.- with its own . BSE
problems in a way that is markedly different from
the way it handles its supposed brothers to the
�orth.
Sadly, it seems, Canadian politicians have not
treated the industry much better and instead uti-
lize their "get out listening for free" cards whenever
an agricultural issue is broached.
Couple in the truth is farmers are a proud lot
fearful of airing their dirty laundry.
In the face of that, a few of this area's farmers
have chosen to step forward. Tired of lobby groups
that either can't or are fearful of criticizing govern-
ments too much and aid announcements -- like the
one made by provincial Agriculture Minister Leona
Dombrowsky last Monday --- that " offer up a frac-
tion of what is necessary while simultaneously
throwing in another cost to producers disguised as
support (as is the $10 million for a traceability sys-
tem for livestock) proved to be too little in for what
amounts to asking for too much. .
Though there is sometimes the perception that
farming is big business, the truth is. it is about a
bunch of individuals working towards a common
goal. Namely, to feed people. And if there is a better
cause than that, it has yet to be found.
In spite of that humble purpose and what, usually,
amounts to a quiet demeanour, Huron County
farmers are taking a stand -- all the way to the
centre of Canada's world, namely Zbronto.
And for that, Huron County and its farmers should
be proud.
Clinton News Record
Optimism a necessity as
life -keeps on changing,
Do you ever remember a.
time when you realized
that your life would never
be exactly the same
again?
When you realized that
the parameters in which
you had been living in and
were comfortable in, had
changed?
You've probably encountered these moments
at different times.
When you graduated from high school did
you sit back and think about all the great
times you'd had, realizing you had to start
thinking about what you wanted to do with
the rest .of your life?
Although I haven't lived long enough yet to
experience these, I'm sure you feel this way
when you get married,. or. have a child, or
become a grandparent.
It's those moments when you realize things
have changed for better or worse.
I lived through one of these moments when
I started working here in Seaforth.
I was leaving the home I had spent my.
entire 22 years of existence at.
I thought about all the great memories I
had there, as I prepared to encounter the next
part of my life.
But, every other weekend I return home,
where, for the most part, it still felt like
home.
One of my two older
brothers was still living at
home. So when I would
return to Kitchener we
would still watch
Saturday afternoon televi-
sion or even play the odd
game of football on the
PlayStation 2.
Just like old times.
Last February my brother got engaged, and
now with the wedding just around the corner,
-they spent this past weekend moving into
their own place.
Before heading over to see the new place on
Sunday, I sat at home.
It was quiet.
Not at all what the home, which used to
house three boys, used to sound like.
I sat there and thought about all the great
times we had at the house together.
And while thinking I realized my world
didn't fall apart when I left high school , or
when I finished college.
In fact, I'm having a great time living on my
own and working for a living.
Yes, maybe a great time in my life has
ended, but that doesn't mean a new, just as
exciting time isn't about to begin.
I guess it's up to me to make the most of it.
Nothing...
Remember
when we
were kids?
So...the collapse of
Communism and spread
of democracy has
ruined you?
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