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EDITORIAL
Looking
ahead
Ats we wrap up another year and ponder
he highlights and lowlights of 2006, it's
my natural that one wonders what 2007
will bring.
Locally, how will the new councils do? With
new leadership in South Huron and Lambton
Shores, will those councils change direction from
what we have seen before? Will there be effec-
tive chemistry among the councils in the Times -
Advocate's readership areas? Will the new coun-
cillors adapt quickly to their role in politics and
bring new ideas to the table?
Crediton and Centralia residents will be waiting
with interest to see if the $6.2 million sewer pro-
ject in those villages will be approved for a
Canada -Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure
Fund (COMRIF) grant and, if so, how much will it
be? Will it be enough to ease the concerns of
those residents who are worried they won't be
able to pay the bills?
And if there is no grant, what then? South
Huron chief administrative officer Larry Brown
said recently he expects an answer on the COM -
RIF grant early in the new year. Hopefully this
story will have a happy financial ending for the
residents of Crediton and Centralia. If not, there
will probably be a few more full galleries at
South Huron council meetings.
The economy in general is always a concern in
small towns. Locally, towns are not only worried
about the state of their downtown cores, but the
agriculture sector. Work on a business study, the
South Huron Alliance for Retention and
Expansion, will begin in earnest in the new year
and should help let us know what challenges
and struggles local businesses are facing and
how we can help address them.
Looking provincially, voters in Ontario will
head to the polls and let Dalton McGuinty know
how they feel about his reign as premier. In
Ottawa, it remains to be seen how long Stephen
Harper can keep his minority government
together. Are Stephane Dion and the Liberals
ready for an election? Have voters forgiven the
Grits? Should they forgive them?
Time will tell.
About the Times -Advocate
I'm taking the challenge
It's that time of year again. The Wife is happily using
her new drill press (with an excessive amount of force,
I must say).
The last of the family has gone home, especially good
old aunt Hie, still happily wearing her 'vote Louis in
49' button on the pant suit and whose hugs/gropes get
tighter and lower every year.
We've all had our fun, bingeing and bingeing and
coming back to the table and bingeing again. But at
some point, we accept it's time to make some
changes in the eating habits, look in the mirror
and say "boy, you need to gain some weight."
Weight and lack of it has always been an
issue for me, especially on the first day of
Grade 9 high school phys ed when I was prod-
ded onto the scales. Kevin, a boy who could
have doubled for Englebert in the "Bad News
Bears" leaned one of his chins over my shoul-
der and made the casual but pointed observa-
tion, "I weighed more than that in Grade 1." BACK 40
A high school wrestling career proved to be VIEW
beneficial, if short-lived since the WWF wasn't
looking for a wrestler whose image was some-
what less macho than Jimmy `Super Fly' Snuka.
But the rasslin' career, which ended with a perfect 0-
10 record, briefly got me within a few more apple frit-
ters of 140 before some friendly drill instructors ran
the flab off with thrice hourly runs up a mountain
roughly the size of Mt. Doom and Mt. Krumpet put
together.
It's been a difficult climb since then. With the butt
parked firmly on a chair for several hours a day these
past four years, the pounds have steadily packed on,
but not nearly fast enough.
It's time to get serious and I admit I need help. What
I'm looking for is more than just a coach or a trainer.
I'm looking for someone who brings a way of life and
knows packing on pounds takes a serious lack of
effort.
Alma
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What I'm looking for is a disciplinarian
with, to paraphrase Krusty, "an exclusive
program of eating and ridicule." I need an
eating partner who isn't afraid to challenge
me and let me know when I'm slacking off
and who will say "put that glass of water
down and have another beer."
I'm sure there are moments of weakness in
every diet, but since I've never been on one I
wouldn't know.
But this won't be done alone and I need
your help. As Hillary said, "it takes a village
to raise a child," and it will take a community
to make a lean man fat. The temptation to
walk a block to the pizza joint instead of driving will be
strong so don't be afraid to offer a lift. If you see me
looking gaunt feel free to offer meat snacks or to buy
me the hungry man's buffet.
Together we can make 2007 the year I stopped eat-
ing off the Canada food guide pyramid and starting
looking like it.
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