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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-02-11, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, February 11, 2015 i www.clintonnewsrecord.com Clinton News Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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Measles was pretty much gone. But it's now making a comeback A measles outbreak in the U.S. has risen to around 100 cases. It could continue to grow. The outbreak's origin was traced to the Disn- eyland parkin Southern California. About 50 of the cases are related directly to the park, but it's spread to some other kids too. The Ontario govern- ment's health website explains that measles "causes high fever, cough, rash, runnynose and watery eyes... Mea- sles can also be compli- cated by encephalitis, an infection of the brain, in about one out of every 1,000 children with measles. This may cause brain damage and mental retardation. Measles causes death in one in about 3,000 cases: In other words, it can get seriously out of hand. Which is why the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination is required by law for kids to attend school. Now the truth is that out of the handful of cases of measles in Can- ada everyyear, most appear to be caused by travelling abroad. But the country of ori- gin is irrelevant if kids at home aren't vaccinated against it. It could spread like wildfire. That's why vaccinations onlyworkifwe all do them. Sadly, the "anti-vax" movement has a num- ber of sympathetic ears these days. It's mostly stemmed from one research paper published in the joumalLancet that claimed vaccinations can cause autism. That's since been debunked. We don't like the govemment telling folks what to do. But vaccinations aren't about the nanny state. It's not about violating people's liberties. It's about protecting our children with a tried and true method. If school boards and parents can agree to remove peanuts from a classroom to protect a couple of children, we can certainly agree to vaccinate kids to pro- tect everyone. It's about eradicating illnesses that just shouldn't be around anymore in our advanced society. It's time we dropped the fear of vaccinations and kicked illnesses like measles back into the history books where they belong. column How do I love thee? Tara Ostner The Clinton News Record As Valentine's Day approaches we may be wondering about of love. What is love? What description of love cap- tures love's very essence most adequately? The philosophy of love asks these questions and dif- ferent theories approach the topic in different ways. To begin with, for example, there is the theory that love is a union. According to this view, love is defined as the formation of, or the desire to form, a "we" or a union. Some believe that the union that is formed is actually a real entity while others believe that the union is merely metaphorical. Either way, what is com- mon to both positions is the belief that the lover and beloved become one. The great ancient Greek philosopher, Aris- totle, is one philosopher who supported this view. Another theory regards love as, essen- tially, a motivator. According to this view, love is that which motivates one to care for his beloved for her sake and for her wellbeing. When you love someone the motivation to love them is behind all of your actions. There are also those who regard love as emo- tion: some philosophers regard love as emotion proper and others regard it as emotion complex. According to the former, love is a primordial emo- tion. According to the latter, love is not so prim- itive but, instead, a com- plex emotional intercon- nectedness with the beloved. Finally, there is the theory that regards love as a kind of valuing. According to this view, when we love someone we bestow an intrinsic value upon him. Fur- thermore, we bestow this value upon him no mat- ter what. We love some- one, therefore, when we appraise his qualities, know his strengths and deficiencies - thus allow- ing us to really see the beloved - and we value him irregardless. Thus, when looked at closely, this view of love is in line with the common say- ing, "love is blind': There are obvious problems with saying that love is blind, how- ever, if asked about my thoughts regarding love, and especially true love, this is the theory that I would support, namely, this last view that regards love as a kind of valuing. Perhaps with Valen- tine's Day around the corner this is just the romantic in me talking. But, nevertheless, deep down I am tempted to conclude that no other theory captures the very essence of love, espe- cially true love, better. Valuing someone intrinsically and, sure, even blindly, captures the essence of true love because, by definition, true love is uncondi- tional. Really seeing the beloved and loving him because of this and despite of this is, to me, the most fitting descrip- tion of love giving the common phrase, "love is blind," some merit to it. It may be problem- atic. It may be idealistic. But if true love really does exist then this is how, I believe, it must exist. clintonnewsrecord.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL ILO. CLINTON NEWS RECORD - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-482-3443 • FAX: 519-482-7341 www.clintonnewsrecord.com