The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

_fFeedback LETTERS I feel murderers should be declared a danger to society and should therefore be locked up away from Society forever, without day passes or possibility of parole for the rest of their life. Murderers should be locked up forever When the death penalty was in effect and was imposed on a convicted murderer it not only set an example to other wouldâ€" be murderers but it removed such a person from our Society forever and gave the public some sense of security. Since the death penalty has been abolâ€" ished the murderer has nothing to lose. They can rape, rob, torture and murder; the only penalty that can be imposed on them is a ‘life sentence‘ â€" 25 years â€" with new publications which may take some time infiltrating our library systems. I searched the shelves of book stores and came up with a list of books that still have merit in the fast changing fitness industry. Stretching (Bob Anderson $14.95) The author has been labelled as "Amerâ€" ica‘s leading stretch expert." He includes For the past three or four Christmases we have been subjected to movie stars and their fitness/health/beauty books. Victoria Principal, Linda Evans, Raquel Welish and Jane Fonda are just a few of the bodies with faces stacked at the front of the bookstores encouraging us to buy, or at the very least peek through. This I don‘t think this is due to a decreased response to fitness. In fact the fitness section of most bookstores has more than doubled in the past few years. I do think, however, that with people incorporating fitness into their lifestyles, some of the fitness fad books are no longer necessary . As well, there are so many health and fitness professionals writing so many books that we can find almost everything we need in our libraries. However there are a few books which would still be good gifts. particularly the year, however, these books are on the back shelves among all the other books by notâ€"soâ€"famous people. Books are always great gifts for Christâ€" mas. All the classics, the Canadiana collections and the children‘s books are greatly reduced in a bid for our Christâ€" mas dollars. So far this year, I have noticed fitness books are missing from this publicity . C e 4: P ‘ 3 l0 s , > w «:i'ab wl ~â€" ’ ; A e > : : | ;3{ i > .. B ' _ & e Soap e olgg . c # S ~ poue E> ® 7 J E $ A. J % % 1 a .’ e ” f ".v ut "‘;" ‘:.1 * wlz \ E_ @ Pels ; w/ + A ' S + * * a ’! ® <6ite tm e . _ ) i ‘"Yes. Everyone should be able to give their opinion on what they want .‘ Gerry Norcott Kitchener Kathy Hammond Fitness Forum Fitness Instructor A fantastic value, this book is a home manual dealing with health covering chapters on the eyes, ears, teeth, preâ€" gnancy, cancer, sex and aging. Some of the exercises are questionable but the reading and layout are excellent. It is time the penal system was changed to deal more harshly with these criminals and put them away forever. The Complete Book of Diet and Health and Fitness (edited by Oliver Gillie, Celia Haddon and Derrik Mercer $5.95) day passes and time off for good behavior. Then they are out in Society to do it all over again. According to the news on a local radio station 130 such murders have occurred since 1975. That is far too many to be classified as an isolated case. It‘s time some positive action was taken to change the penal system. When a person commits murder they automatically give up their civil rights. Where is our protection from these murderers? These murderers have shown no reâ€" morse; but certainly proven by their actions that they have no intention of changing their way of life. They will not hesitate to murder and rob to take what they want from Society. Callanetics (Callan Pinckney $13.95) This book, although highlyâ€"acclaimed in the fitness profession, has somewhat of a cult following. The exercises are deâ€" signed to reach the muscles deep within the body. For some people it‘s a concept too difficult to grasp. If you want to work muscle and not worry about outer apâ€" pearance initially, the exercises can eventually be effective. (There is now an audio cassette to accompany the book: $9.95) and do some research before passing judgment on the book. Bonnie Prudden‘s After Fifty Fitâ€" ness Guide (Bonnie Prudden $14.95) This book is designed for women aged 50 or oider. Good common sense approach to fitness. for many sports and activities such as baseball, basketball, skiing, and even gardening. The book is easy to follow and includes a good introduction of the benefits of stretching. Some of the stretches are banned in various organizaâ€" tions such as YMCAs and YWCAs due to risk factors, but are still performed by serious athletes so ... weigh the factors preventive and strengthening stretches ‘"Yes. Mulroney shouldn‘t be allowed to ram free trade down our throats without our say on the matter .‘ Kris Schultz Kitchener Should an election be called over the free trade issue? Why not charge the landlord, too? Regarding noise and litter caused by students in various Waterloo neighborâ€" At the moment our judicial system does not protect us from these known crimiâ€" nals. I demand a change to keep these convicted murderers off our streets and out of our society. They don‘t consider the civil rights of the person(s) they murder. If you agree with the views in this letter and would like to support this cause please write or call any or all of the above mentioned (or your respective MP or MLA). ‘"The key word in all use of language is communication. Thoughts locked up in your own mind give no profit or pleasure to others; you need to use the right currency in words if you are going to bring your thoughts into circulation. What counts is simply this: to say what you mean with precision and accuracy in plain language. A true definition of style is "proper words in proper places with the thoughts in proper order." A scrupulâ€" of language. The people who do not express themselves meaningfully and clearly are bunglers, wasting their time and that of their associates. ‘"How serious the problem of communiâ€" cation is in business may be revealed in this sentence: Your letter‘s only justificaâ€" tion is the critical three minutes when it must stand naked and unexcused, fightâ€" ing the boredom and inattention of the reader." ‘"There is magic in words properly used, and to give them this magic is the purpose of discipline of language. Words underlie our whole life, are the signs of our humanity, the tools of our business, the expressions of our affections, and the records of our progress. This language has so much transcendent importance that we must take pains with its use. "In business, there is no inefficiency so serious as that which arises from poverty letters. _ 5 (_ One of the interesting newsletters put out by the Royal Bank of Canada pointed How do you rate when it comes to writing letters? In business, this is one of the most vital, and most frequently "Yes. It is a matter of great importance and | think that an election should be called. There is a sharp division of opinion on the issue." ooked, areas of communications. it is just as important in personal Elsie MacKey Cochrane, Alberta. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2, 1987 â€" PAGE 7 Tim Tyhurst Waterloo Geoffrey Fellows Recently, a leasee who held the contract for renting a house was fined for such a disturbance. If the landlord who is makâ€" ing money from these students were also charged he would be more particular about the persons to whom he leases the place. hoods, would it not be wise to change the bylaw? In all probability, this would cause a problem for some students, but it would open the housing market to families who need shelter and who are likely to lead quieter lives. Obviously, these young people are not "grown up‘" sufficiently to be thrust into our neighborhoods. Houses should not be leased to students without the benefit of an overseer who lives "in". And why should so many conversations be laced with: ‘"Y‘know what I mean?", all because the speaker hasn‘t expressed what is meant. If language is not correct, what is said is not what is meant; then what ought to be done remains undone. A communication blank. Mr. Fellows operates the Human Resourâ€" ce Development Institute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge, NIR 5W1, providing effecâ€" tiveness training to business and indusâ€" try.) Makes a lot of sense doesn‘t it? Muddled expressions come from muddled thinking and here‘s just one example: When people say you can have something "for free." What a stupid statement! You either get it "free" or you get it "for nothing‘"; mixing the two together imâ€" plies confused thinking. "No. An election wouldn‘t decide the issue, it would decide Mulro ney‘s popularity. A referendum should be held instead." There is only one way to make sure of the communication of ideas â€" to demand that what is being said to you will be said in terms understandable to you, and to discipline your own language so that it says what you want it to say. Say what you have to say, or what you wish to say, in the simplest, most direct and most exact words. The plain way of writing conceals great art. By avoiding pomposity, ambiguity and complexity, you attain simplicity, which is the greatest cunning, because it conveys your meaning into the mind of another straight away. It carries with it, too, a feeling of sincerity and integrity, for who can be suspicious of the motives of a person who speaks plainly? ous writer will ask, "What am I trying to say? Do these words express it?" Dave Karckaert Listowel Norma Sangoi Waterloo