The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-03-18, Page 5Opinion
Goderich man meets adventure in Mexico
Dear Editor:
Thought it would be a tune -filler fur me
and hopefully entertainment for your
readers, to drop a scribe from Mexico, the
land of iguana soups and armadillo shopsys,
to the good people back home.
Within the last year. I April 1 due to infla-
tiori, revaluations, devaluations, expropria-
tions and nationalizations prices are. never
the same. However it was $4.80 US and $3.30
Canadian. 'Today, Less than one year later, it
is $10.40 U.S and $7.75 Canadian and going up
every couple of day`s. With Mexicans keep-
ing their own> wage in pesos this tardy
lead to heavy internal conflicts.
Back off.ttie Content Aleman i plain drag I
and all through the Sierra Madras, the army
patrols in five -ton stake trucks with heavy
duty artillery ( Uzis ( and for that matter
even on the beach, however that is navy ter-
ritory. Buses inland, not the ones that the
average tourist who stays where a •faintly
Iran should, have hampers 'and trickles
spray bombed on them and political grafitti
is very abundant.
I have known three waiters'at a little bar„
and restaurant down here for, roughly ,five
)Mars 1 eat there reguIariy: and tip accor-
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(tingly. My first visit this year I gave two of
them pictures of us together from < my
previous time down. The third waiter, whom
1 wasn't particularly fund of, but is a,very
large man, and not wanting tolfeel left out, I..
showed pictures of the mine to and
presented hini"with a chunk of salt. He was
totally astounded and licked it constantly.
They invited me to go after work with
therm about 2:30 a.m. for drink to where
they go. On the way they picked up two more
of their friends and we ended up in some lit-
tle Mexican bar back in the hills, that would
make Clint Eastwood cringe. Two of there
asked inc repeatedly if I was nervous and
rernincled me how dangerous it was with
banditos everywhere.
I was very frightened, but trying not to,
show it. I excused myself and went to the
cabalaros ( washrooms 1 whereupon one of
them took niy,ti'avel bag and tied it to the
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back of his chair. A vicious argument en-
sued between`them and when I returned and
informed them I was quite sleepy, was
presented with an outrageous bill. Tipped
well and told them I would treat them all to
dinner later on when I had more money with
me.
Outside, the man I gave the salt to shook
my hand and argued some more in Spanish.
He then left and I was driven ,back to my
hotel in total silence and dropped off among
good wishes and rnanana tomorrow'
amigo).
In my room I rushed to the ice box" grabb-
ed a stiff drink and opened my travel bag.
Beside my cameras,- there was this
magnificently carved bottle opener, the one
with the salt had used on me earlier. There.
is no doubt and I am totally convinced, that
piece of salt saved me that night.
Quaint; little old Goderich with itsthree or
four little bars and gorgeous sunsets 'had
ne'ver felt so secure and far away. Now I
must sign off and go play in the'shallow end
of the pool. They have a water slide and
that's about as far as I want to go.
Pete. Henry
Committee .disappointed by hearings
!')ear Editor: , ,
We are° all part of this instant and
disposable era it takes the hard work qut of
everyday occurrences and allows fora fast
and efficient lifestyle, This, automated oral
has a'shor't history; but rapidly we are pay-,
ing for it with -the aftereffects of -its waste'
'products - pollution of our water, air and
Soils,
Ontario Hydro has made acolnmittnent to
society to encourage this instant and,.
disposable tura, despite the financial or
echlogical 'costs. This• sentiment:has been
•fairther encouraged by lenient governments
who provided, for:Ontario Hydro, the ex -
eruptions to,the Very legislation that vas..„
meant tp.protect this, province., •
. Agriculturalists titre about the env,ir rn-
ment, they depend upon 'it for their
livelihood as Well as for. their recreation,
Twelve hundred landowners of Bruce,
Huron,and.Middleses Counties provided the.
Consolidated :Hearing .Board the :ultimate
plan that ..tivould protect the environment,
protect agriculture, prevent acid rain.
i)reclude nuclear waste and reduce the
''.overloaded landfill sites 'all without- a
change' in lifestyle. It was rejected for the
,more fashionable and popular solution.
Due •to proficiency and efficiency,
agricultural commodities have, glutted the'
market - is this the•cause of a misguided
theory that agricultural land'is a -•disposable
resource` too? 'Today, -we, .have sufficient
good- agrieulturat-Iand; -today, Canadians
have the cheat est.food in'the world; today,
we hove a. glut of grain = but what about
tomorrow? • • •
We -gave the Hearing Board.a plan to`offer
to the Ontario Government an opportunity
to regain control of Ontario Hydro. We gave
"them a plan to.. use electricity"efficiently. A
plan to reduce acid rias emmissions, to
reduce nuclear production of electricity and
thereby nuclear waste, to produce electrici-
ty from our natural resources and to utilize
energy efficient technology (available but
midden from view ). We gave°thetn a plan to
'protect all aspects of our°environment - air,
water, forests, wildlife•and lands. We gave a
hope to the "future generations of our
province: •
-,The 'Board -rejected this, plan. Instead,,
they favored eliminating a transmission
-corridor in the north; and recommended the
use of agricultural lands ,for the building of
A.
transmission corridors between Bruce to
London and London to Nanticoke., Nothing
else will be changed - acid gas emissions
continue, nuclear -wastes continue to grow`
. with nowhere' safe to put- thein, garbage
sites invade our backyards with their'
• - cancerous . sediments leaching into our
waterways and Ontario Hydro continues to
crack the whip over the,Ontario
Government. „
Who really won that public -hearing? We `•
all lost, our environment- will. continue to
decline, our agricultural resource will be`
revocably invaded, and the future genera'.:
tions will be the 'ones to•bear the cost.' •
The'Foodland Hydro Committee is down
but not out, we won some battles and we lost
some, but the war is not Over yet. For once
agriculture stood firmly together. We- are ,.
better for 'it and we hope that the Govern-
ment of Ontario will recognize the :.bppot•; " .
tunity we' have .placed before there - to
change the future of this province without
changing its lifestyle. ,
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Yours truly,
'Jane Rose, ( Mrs. I -
FoodlandHydro Committee
Realwomen oppose daycare funding
To the Editor.
X ° Many people ie. Canada 'are. concerned.
about' the care of children when both ,
pareifits are Wirrking outside the home: `The
i atic Cooke cOnirnissiun on day rare has -
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...proposed that the . government set up.
" universal day .care, so that alt , women
,dull haveacc sii.to.free gcivernment-run„,
clay care institutions at all tiniest This
Would noun free clay core for everyone -
for, lawyers and doctors as well as low-
' income women. The"government. Is now
considering this report' and other submis-
• sions and will soon snake a decision,
'"'As a group who- believe in equal rights,
for women. but not at the expense of other
- human rights, we feel that the government
should consider:the needs of children as
well as the needs of worsen, whether work-
ing in the. honie•nr in paid employment.
'Love is a child's birthright. Modern
psychology as well as traditional wisdom
emphasizes the importance to the ,small
child of the parents - especially ' the
mother. The bonding that takes place bet-
ween the child and,the. mother and father
is of great importance for its emotional
security and mental health. The child
needs a great deal of tender. loving care to
be health; and happy. Some children have
even died from lack of cuddling. Day •
care institutions can never equal good
Iumu care in this respect, even though
they may sometimes be necessary, if the
family is in distress. In case farmilies need
clay care, we should see that it is provided
by neople who really love children and will
' look after them well.
However `universal das care -is neither
necessary nor desirable. ,and. would im-
pose an enormous tax iiirderri n everyone.
This, like other "taxes, would squeeze the,
riliddlc inc'otne fainily., It is estimated that
this program would -cost at,least $11 billion .;
dollars per year - our whole national
deficit in three years.
.If such a heavy tax lood,were added -to
°the burden that we already carry, most '"
families' would need- two incomes, just to.:
prat bread on the table, and most mothers
would be therefore 'forced 't intc3 the job
market, as has Happened in Sweden.'
Our organization 'has made °some pro-
posals to, the government to help families
' who arein need of help with caring, for' rt
their children. These areas follows:
E'sunilies,should get, the benefit of any
money spent on (hiy care, Only needy
families 'should be subsidized - these
should receive the money directly: so that
they could then choose the type of day care
most suitable, Whether in the home or
' elsewhere,
Higher child tax :credits, and higher
creditors for spouses caring for children at'
home.
.Joint income fax if the. family chooses,
which would Mean a lower rater for the
one -income family. At present husbands u.
and, wives who are both working can take
advantage of this- type of savings, while.
one -income families cannot.
• 'fax deductions for child care in the
home as well as outside the hoine.
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. We hope 'that your readers, will tell
governments that they do not want -to pay ,a °
h igee,tax increase fora unix ersal daycare
program which would •rriake everyone pay
for child care for, affluent dolible income
,families, and by forcing mothers to work
to pay these taxes, would deprive children
of their right to be cared for by -their own
'mothers. . ,
=Yours sincerely. --'
Lynn Schime,'President
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