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x stajx isilfllilp mmmmmmmmm write us or fax us numbers at right p young people need a leg up whos listening society is paying up service at best to our youth we say youth is our future were working hard for our children weve given them the best of everything have we really have we seen to it that when school is out theres a place to hang out is a shopping plaza the best we can come up with even a shopping plaza is better than nowhere at all but even there security people discour age young peoples presence what about some of that sur plus warehousing space being put to creative use if youth really is pur future wneres the commitment to them wheres the training the contact with community lead ers the opportunity for them to develop their personal skills viewpoint jo ann stevenson wheres the support for the few group homes which exist for troubled teens one youth centre in stouf- fville is planned through the efforts of the weekender and local service groups and sure sports are a terrific training ground for those who are able to participate co operative programs through high schools and colleges give working people a chance to see the potential young people have and to play a small part in developing it some parents take time to lis ten to their young family mem bers and help direct some of their frustration with being put on hold can we afford as a country to let the rest drift though schools are touted as the best resource our young people have school funding is being cut well some young people are not going to be passed by it was heartening to learn of the coalition of students who demanded a stand on universi ty funding cuts at a federal all candidates forum similarly a group of young people in york region want a adam brian tmtfiwtbuwo thbw jerebi bokuti ithmtrcslemess 38 t wtri fimnrtri youth centre they know it probably wont happen on time to benefit themselves theyre not taking a backseat and are becoming proactive in partner ship with a social community service department at york region young canadians place sec ond in homicides and third in suicides says the united nations childrens fund must we wait for young peo ple to become a political force before we recognize this waste and own up to this shame markham economist and sun stouffville tribune uxbridge tribune weekender edition a mefcroland community newspaper patriciapappaspubusheb jo ann stevenson editorinchief paula crowell editor andrew maffi editor dbbraweller director of advertising barrygoodyrar director of distribution vivian 0neil business manager pamela nichols operations manager markham 2942200 sales 7987624 classi fied 2944331 stoofivole 6402100 uxbridge 8529741 2948244 distribution and administration 9 heritage ed ma itp ia fax markham 2941638 stouffrihe 640- 6477 uzbridga8624366 the markham economist and sun stouflville 1w- bune and uxbridge tribune published every wednesday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing group of 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less than three seasons thats a lot more than i make we live in an age when a jour neyman ham like bruce willis can command and get 12 million dollars to star in a movie and this is after a string of cinematic duds from which the faithful moviegoing public stayed away in droves that too is a lot more than i make we live in an age when michael jackson a squeakyvoiced androg ynous wuss who likes to dress up in bellhops uniforms and have his hair ironed and his skin bleached gets 65 million dollars from sony corporation to make a tour of japan thats more than the gnp of several third world countries im not complaining mind you i make enough to keep shingles over my head and shoe leather between my bunions and the side walk as a matter of fact i probably make just about all the dough i can comfortably handle it may be failure of imagination on my part but im not sure how good fd be if somebody suddenly dumped 65 million or 12 million or even a measly million bucks in my lap such numbers are nuts nobody needs that much money whafs bruce willis going to do with another 12 million get a face lift for his smirk and michael jackson needs another 65 million for what to buy more ferris wheels and merry go rounds for his 2700- acre kiddies ranch in california weve got our money priorities way out of whack and not just the greedheads at the top of the pyramid either letfsfaceit the money i make may be chump change to michael jackson or basic black arthur black bruce willis or wendel clark but fd qualify for aristocracy in bosnia ethiopia or haiti and then theres theodore major chances are extremely good that youve never heard of theodore hes a wizened little gnome of a man 85 years old who lives in a shabby brownstone house in wigan england theodore majors health is failing and thats too bad because last month he found himself in trouble with the law the problem is the house right next to theodores theodore bought it 16 years ago and uses it to display his paintings free of charge to anyone who cares to come in and look at them theodore major is a painter you see as a matter of fact according to john berger a respected art critic theodore major is among the best english painters of our tune hes also a bit of a curmudgeon when the local town council orderd theodore to pay a poll tax of nearly 4000 on the house of paintings theodore told the town council to go jump in the canal the town council sued to have theodore committed to prison at the trial it was revealed that theodore major was living on a state pension of 150 a week but the magistrate rumbled surely as one of the countrys best painters mister major had merely to sell off one or two of his can vasses pay the fine and retire on the profits theodore major drew himself up and replied not to the people who want them the rich people i painted these pictures for ordinary people to see and they do come i never paint for money i never have i am an artist and i paint for people the magistrate was so impressed that he ordered the charges dropped and came down from the bench to shake theodore majors hand amen milord an artist who performs for the people what a concept