Huron Expositor, 2006-06-07, Page 4Page 4 June 7, 2006 • The Huron Expositor
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It is ironic that the unofficial spokesperson of sec-
ondhand smoke sufferers died recently, a few days
before the province of Ontario officially restricts
smoking:
Heather Crowe, 61, died from lung cancer, the
woman you probably saw on TV looking sadly into
the camera on a Health Canada ad.
"My doctor told me I had a smoker's tumour - and
therefore I'm dying - she says, explaining that she'd
been a waitress for 40 years. "And I never smoked
.... But the air was blue where I worked,"
And then she closes her eyes and you hear the
kicker voiceover: "And I'm dying of lung cancer from
secondhand smoke."
In late February she made a, final plea. for a
nationwide ban on cigarette smoking in public
places, apparently saying she wanted to be the last
Canadian to die of secondhand smoke.
At the outset of her long campaign to fight sec-
ondhand smoke, not a single jurisdiction had what
Physicians for a Smoke -Free Canada considered a
desirable policy on public smoking. Now, most have
one, or soon will.
Including Ontario,as of today (May 31).
Municipal councils across, the province created
their own bylaws. restricting smoking a few years
ago, including West Perth, yet at the time many
complained that this legislation should be a provin-
cial, or even federal, initiative. Now it has taken
place provincially, and health units are worried that
municipalities will repeal their bylaws now that
provincewide legislation is enacted.
What's the harm in having both? What's the harm
in restricting smoking. Period?
Heather Crowe spent the last few years of her life
using herself as an example of what can happen to
non-smokers. It's time to listen, and continue to do
so for future generations.
Mitchell Advocate
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Baseball odyssey to
Cooperstown Hall of Fame a hit
I'm back at work on this
Monday (June 5), typing
away at my computer,
when only yesterday I
awoke at a hotel in the
small village of
Cooperstown, NY.
It was there I spent
three days this past week-
end with my girlfriend
Lindsay, visiting the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
and all of the other unique sights the quaint
village has to offer.
And, we were welcomed with absolutely no
sunshine, as it rained on and off every day we
were there:
But, our trip wasn't dampened even the
slightest bit.
In fact, even Lindsay, who carried around
an umbrella the whole time, said she enjoyed
herself (and I think she was telling the
truth).
Much of the first day was spent carousing
around the Hall, while I explained to Lindsay
the history behind some of the faces she
didn't recognize, or the significance of others.
I was sure to point out every time a Toronto
Blue Jays' player showed up, such as in a
video montage of great World Series moments
that featured Joe Carter's 1993 winning home
run or Roy Halladay's name etched onto the
Cy Young award.
Similarly to when I have to grab her hand
and `encourage' her along at a shopping mall,
at times Lindsay had to do
the same with me.
Luckily, the stronger of
the two usually prevailed
in the tug-of-war.
With time to spare
after the Hall of Fame, we
headed to the Cooperstown
Brewery, where we toured
the facility and I got to
taste their different beers,
which have names such as Old Slugger Pale
Ale, Strike Out Stout and Benchwarmer
Porter.
And to be fair, we then visited the Bear
Pond Winery, where Lindsay got to do some
of her own tasting.
The next day was spent visiting
Cooperstown's Main Street and taking in the
enormous collection of baseball memorabilia
shared amongst the shops.
We even tested out our throwing arms at a
replica bullpen (I hit 65 MPH, which isn't too
bad for someone who hasn't played fastball in
several years).
As mentioned in last week's column, we
hoped to have our pictured taken in ball uni-
forms, but unfortunately, the company no
longer exists.
So, with a few more stops at a baseball his-
tory wax museum and bat engraving compa-
ny, we were tired and ready to pack things in.
And luckily for me, having just finished my
long-awaited vacation, the drive home seemed
much quicker than on the way there.
Ron
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This is neat!
We're building
our own
Time Machine.
Yeah. We can
travel way into
the future!
Okay, when I pull this
lever, we'll be transported
FORTY YEARS into the
future!
by bavid Lacey
Hey, remember
when we built
this time machine?
�Heh, heh, yeah.
Boy, sometimes it
seems that life just
goes by in a flash,
doesn't it?
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