Times Advocate, 1998-09-16, Page 41 rine, ,4 li'o i:h Seitti'llrl)t'1 ft' 1`)e)s
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EDITOR
Just 101 thrills. just for laughs.
he problem with teaching' lit
ire kit: • safely rules is not that the
keep toreetun . it is that they heltevL
they are ins lnclhlc
he will be the: one; who drink. an entire
bottle)ot whisky -on a dare. and then
hap hehtnit th' wheel of'hi•dad., car. t�)
drive -home. He tells his .friends h.
1 1. the only possible explanaudif .know, every place the: cops set up RIM .
for til • '11,..11/41„.„0.•11,) \'. Iite1J at the corner in, checks. and wilt b, ilnl•. Justin cast. ht
-bic \ l to Ieanin,_.aratnst the light start- keeps a giant bottle of Listerine itt hi,
darAJ. while the light remained preen .backpack - a quick gargle and spt.and
1 be moment the light mined red. oil . .no one will be the wiser „So what it h
"\yens child and•b1C1 cL.-. right across
•l w lanes ot••tral-ti : Tires ss retched.
hilt titer: w“'s".ni1 crunch of metal on
metal not this 111I1 • allV'.til% -
cannot walk straight'That 1: why h:
brought the: car t yoke i; -
He will be the one who skateboard,
niidnlght right down the:noddle ot lh:
, What could, i1.r\ e•becn �nolny tiu-ottoi, in un street. no hclrnet. no wrist or kne:
plc i?l�\ 444411.%.' Jttrei\' h.' i\a• till{• pad. Ht\, ht, know; what-"h'e is dolly,'
enoughLt $ ha\ , tc:lriieti that tit:. gels 011 :t skateboard - leare the dorkv sale i
iitcan1, "-stor t)l course rte kne\a. • styl=i for The beginncr�, not pro•boarder.
In fact: he probably c.01 a ociod laugh .1: like lint
:all the ttotiktri turns and expression,
ut :terror on the 1.tct_'s ('1 drivels and_ pt'
desuuu►-•. Perhaps he lett iilOillentat-•
exhilaration at having lii,ade.tlie old Is'
tit's lih4fir,: brake -
•i i1 stunt cuul (h'Ivt killed huh. but
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1.01';,I moment. because- like he continue, taking, stupid tis}.
ll
lt)-ir \l)llnt_`slt.l. his he WAN Ila. -Ili "kesl assureli,.tht(1 kle : and nine' ,
1!e e'xperR .IIL.' 1y1(11 tfeath'and serious dims will 6'7. 0111 tiler t'\•s. 11"3'110111'
nilur . i 0kit ,like' him, dt.alh i, sonic Ills bike down ane. wrong -stile 01 the
onto tail happen, t., st
t t i„ of .t •k peopl road. truing iu'lnrsuadt the varier, slorc:.
How di) we -get It through the-heau. o' -
kids like thlti that.aceidents ars the 'lead
'.:
in•cause 01 death for hi age grout`
The answc:; of course. ti that we cal'
np.t:All we can ci;t is %lope that Mime`
invincible hyc..iutl_, enough toreariL'_•
;�rt)tiahl'� never considered, Rio;it. po,„ he canindeed t). Allured or even killed if.
t e- .
not t, * liralth\ ,curt youngster- clerk the cooler -that( -cool i'a 1 ea; -uhi tt:
1'sits' r:at.&9t1 YOUIIIzstt'ri takeso thL LOUntt•1 li olv'eiiutgh to UUy cigar-
ruali�-UII1ILrrsaar': risk 1 he boy\v'h4 •, cites, diving into the shallow end 01 (11:
ilial Cel, hu' .)all 1OUlt l`� 'whit rush 1,10(1.1.pool, and poking the nerglitiout •sllar'.1_
(Lt11t . 1v'&)UI.I prOOahk. not hesitate t,:•• ' ing guard dog• with Sl1CK•• - 'u t !tt'
iaul►h�, fust for tliri}I' 4
�Iiitlr__•la 1);tt.t.ar•.•,t'1 t;lrarenr' . Vii, \\eta
1\'.e have to take extra care dl"Iving'tic.ir
�It_.UC,ItCs arJ liu)r, addictive Mat
sthS)ul• Li, t must -keels up the t_dtictluut
llertilh ri . `tl) typal t:lgartlte, al � khclwr -
(4, cath;i: Lancer! He does nest Know ah\ : ' Programs about t}le clangers of suiuktut:
VV. cannot ease up un li►Ipalre,d dt ry'ul,
1.'.-N'eai-olds with luld`, cancel, 'and }ie
.uet"tanir, does not -,know much about prevention prut;rcitn
annoying tllougil lit' i' ill a 1 Mitt
'hrruitl addictluit.. He tirurrs he can gull- r �`�
\\ tit n the sinol:rnt, gets to 't1'�' et lar)blenl ' child c-uuld One day be the duetor" w1i
lot-JuniN lien lie 1 + oiue; •treats Ut1r artllrltl`, the (cachet wilt helps
:t Ie\% year-'- a»t1IIIuIa, Ut11 grandchildren- iear11 ltltlth: ter Cued olds
" - awarei winning anlilor' . 0 we can kel ,
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(14,c,..1101 got l:' 1) leis by one c11' thusr -
„i 1 lu!1� dr%crM lie lIas (un.LUIIIIIII • 111111 ItilVt ItiU,'ent)til;tt
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A View from Queen's :'ark
By Eric Dowd
'I ()RON:I t) :\ candidin 1' N 1 Unlit; 0)' 1
runrluIg sei_und 111 the lac Q. 1• r letter:II 1'lugle
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l )ugh. Segal has Mc saute ramie but little,othcr
resembi 141. ' to rbc b.tcktuuln suategl.t who has
veil; ulu•t 01 h,. political :.etch In Ontano
gtl4eluuient and politics •
Segal is geneolly considered running not tar
bchind'turrneI prime minister Joe Clark. . Ontar-
mils (hulk they know him best because of his
decade as a chtel adviser to the former lung±
ser irig.prenuer William Davis, longer than his
involvement at the federal level. but the are
beginning to' wonder
Among other dramatic conversions, Segal has
come out in tai 01 proportional representa-
tion, allocating seat& to parties according to the
number of votes they attract, which appeals to
federal Tories who have little chance of win-
ning many ridulg contests soon.
Ontario New Uemoerats, who have similarly
bleak prospects for the immediate future, also
Kate's takes
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through I.; cunsecuti4C eleCI run. fruit) 194; to
l98` always with toner than hall. and. several
trip•. • with little' route than dile-third: (41 -the
%ties cast, because •Muse against \vele di-
. vided almost evenly between Liberal•.and is '
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Democrats.- •
11 the opposition parties had been, allotted
seals based un proportional represei tatluii.•. tile'
would hsv a had inure cornbiited than the Tot ie•
and probable- turfed them out slwnel, but Segal
was never heard calling for proportional repre-
sentation while his party retrained in power - •
Segal now says he has a burning desire to gist
taxes and "on fiscal, and economic ISSUC5 i 41ev%
myself as to, the right of the part.. I believe in
reducing taxes and paying down debt and have
zero tolerance for.deficits."
Out in titles, including principal. secretary to
Davis, Segal had influence in a government that
increased taxes virtually every,year except when
Change
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all) soli back. to the titivate sector rut .1 los, est
hundreds 01 million. 01 tl0Uarsan(1 pout tug Intl
• hod` into i1 resort , solei back at huge los• .inti
%list subsidies to husiiicsse..ilti:.td1 duiio' well
.cnough,'1)uww stopped I)% WOW liugal 144114:. 4111
der Premier Mike !hut!, •
f le- atsil had a lot ul . "Ullcl.ull:c tor J4.1iei1'
then ffi• •font•, nCvt'I balanced .) budget- un
like 'lurrt's• betun••and cven Liberal's 1•t1'r. and
instead se%eaill years tan u1, del1111:-0 S' biz
' lion. an ui►pleced n1ed sUI11'114 those day s
Segal, it should be admitted. wrote 'an election
pamphlet promising to balance the Budget In
1981, but the Tories dnforlunalety that year ha(I
a deficit of St billion. •
The grew Segal is concerned that the federal
Liberal government is' secteti4e in decision-
making and., says he tvould provide "tail
minded and open government" so the public
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of capital punishment and illi (.ullln4uu theme-
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pies and was IUD b\ iirsidcis leading poll•, h(•
truant particularly Segal. who Is back at hi, old
garnet