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v rj i a metroland communitynewspaper heritage fed markhwpni l3p1m3 publishen aw proudfoot j general manager alvin brouiver editor in chief brenda larson s director of advertising debra welter deputy editor debora kelly editor jim mason production manager pam nichols distribution manager barry black online publishing manager r margaret fleming classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager stacey allen business manager robert lazurko office manager vivian oneil v editorial charity begins at ihorri v the images of sept 11 are still raw inour minds while new pictures of devastation in afghanistan continue to barrage us daily in the pages of newspapers and oh television reports canadians responded to the terrorist attacks in the united states with overwhelm ing generosity donating 11 million to the red cross and other disaster relief organizations to demonstrate support york region residentshavetcohtinued to raise money for newyork and washington vic tims in the monfosfouowmglthe attack at this time of the yearthe pages of our own i- newspapers beguitofill with requests fcu donations to ensure the season fsjestive for all ui bur communities traditionally york region residents have responded with generosity donating a pletho- ra of toysgifts food and cash tothose less for tunate some agencies are concerned that as a result of the tremendously generous way in which york region residents responded to the needs of the us and the recent economic downtown we have experienced homegrown efforts may feel the pinch- t after all york regions pockets are only so deep theres agood chance their worries will soon fade responded to the immense tragedy in the usrin a genuine arid heartfeltway we very muchneeded to do something however small olrlarge to demonstrate our sympathy and reinforce the strong borid we have with ariiericans 4 r v we also knew this was a horrific immeasur- david teetzel fuzzleheqds buy into this kind of sorcery pop culture puffery s letters to the editor editorial ignored wartime contributions of canadian women re remembering is the least we can do editorial nov 8 im outraged this article so explicitly chose to remember the contribution of only half the canadians who contributed to war efforts the male half gone are the women who served in the military jn noncombat roles gone are the women who served as medical staff gone are the women who worked in factories and in their homes to make possible the efforts of the men and women overseas please note i remembered and was grate ful to the fathers arid grandfathers and the toric core residents at that time banded together to save main street and organized the first unionville festival in june 1970 the festival was designed to attract public ity and bring to the attention of politicians the fact main street was uniqueahd worth sav ing- as a result of this grassroots effort a bypass todays kennedy road was built around unionville main street has remained a narrow two- lane roadnorth of carleton road it is a quiet residential street not a main road the north- south main roadjs the kennedy bypass and those who wisti to drive at high speeds should use kennedy for that purpose unfortunately the irresponsible and reck- lessciriving of rhanymarkham residents has which doesnt mean therieedsof our communities meeds thatwfil further- exacerbated for some people as a result of instability in the economy have slipped off the scale of our priorities j the tragedy has not only created new glob al communities but alsojias underlined the importance of famuy and community i lets be sufeto share our good fortune par ticularly businesses and their employees with 1 those facing challenges this season mothers and grandmothers and vail 7 led to the need to install speed bumps on canadians who were involved inthose wars main and many other residential streets in i hope you will pass on to the readers c markhamtq ensure the safety of those who apology to the women whoriiyou have liyednmesestreetss viv forgotten f r j vspeeding6riresidentiaistreetssasy barbara herl bbvisuslf nerdsttobeddr6ssed on unionville o r lvjit v v- i n many levels speed bumps are only a band- r- irresponsible drivers mean speed bumps necessary in unionville re installing speed bumps on unionville main street djkadidealetter to the editor nov 10 v in the late 1960s main street unionville was threatened with widening to four lanes which would have destroyed the villages his- aid solution however the recent speedrelated death r ah lsyearbld boy on carfeton road a residential street with a speed limit of 40 km- h provides a tragicillustratiori of the urgent heed- tohise any arid all means possible including speed bumps to bring markhams speeding epidemic under control r deborah walker v s unionville letters policy stoufmletkbune wejcomesyburfettewir submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a jdaytime telephone number f the right to publish or not publish and tof tf 1 4 edit for clanty and space f write letters to the edrtor 9 heritage rdn- marwiam ont l3p 1m3 h j email letterseconsuncom vt f- i serving the communitysince 1888 canadian circulations audit board member 4i stoufmlletnbune published every thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distnbubng ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajavpickerlng news advertiser alllston heraldcourier j barrie advance barrs bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news burlington post city parencctollirigwoodwasaga connection east york mirror enn advocatecountryv routes etoblcoke v namborough georgetown lndependentacton freepress kingston thlsweek undsayjhls vek4 mldlandpenetanguishene mirror miltpncanadlan champion milton shopping newsfmlsslssauga news newmarket i aurora georglna erabanner northumberland news north yorkmirror oakville beaver oakvilie shopping news orillla today foshawavwiitbyclaringtohpoftpeiryithlsf week peterborough tmsweek f richmond fevfe o far as anyone knewthere was nothing unusual about hairy plotter he was an 11yearold orphanremarkableonly for the birthmark on his forehead which looked exactly likea dollar sign one day while hairy was out having a smoke in front of the orphanage a sil ver cadillac came flying down from the sky and a strange man dressed in an armani robestepped out ha ya doon kid hawkschloks the name and you dont know it yet but you were born to wield awesome power said the strange man but i dont know how to wield awe some power hairy complained ah thats where i come in lie said tm the headmaster of hawkschloks school of pop culture hype and puffery i can show you how to harness forces that allow you to manipulate all around you come on x v v the car stopped at a newspaper office and hawkschlok led hairy inside where they found a frenzied man work ing oyer a computer terminal 1 ok kid im going to teach you about incantations said hawkschlok see this fuzzleheaavhere hes a news paper editor the world is at war the economy is in a tailspin and terrorists are targetingciviliansvatchwhat hap pens wheni say one magic word with that hawkschlok raised his magic cell phone in the air andsaid phenomenon the editor wheeled about whos a phenomenon indicating- hairy hawkschlok said he is a phenomenon he is about to appear in a hollywood blockbuster then summoning all the dark forces at his command hawkschlok delivered the most powerful incantation in his vocabulary hairy is thenext big thing the editor began screaming quick i- a story about hairy plotter in every section of the newspaper- every day forvthe next- week what do you mean whos hairy plotter hes hip hes trendy with the kids get with it- hairy was impressed with this dis play of sorcery y aw this is just the beginning baby hawkschlok said you see these fuzzleheads are stu- pidjf you talk- about anything enough people will will buy anyandallmerchandiseconnect to 1 itthvordyt pierjs stuff on their idds pokempnjbnpieyspe cold steve7vustjnthlw1 me kid u 1 hairy tthoughttbtal world domina tion sounded likereverso much fun and helooked4forwardftomany exciting dventuresv j gibutiyourelgoing- tojthave- towaitfa in 1