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A Unfortunately. his argument. entitlement possessed by sortie m" M”? i I ”with 5341; j“ Memoir ofthe Craft. similar to the bladders ofthe stu~ dents, one that 53)? that scenery , 3&2} ‘ a, f, i [L Wfthj “l asked how you could hear a person die and she told me dent bodyin question, holds little owes them asolutton to all oftheir “jg: W‘re»:-§=3;‘as§r: ' 5:14; " if, that it was a girl who had drowned off Protrt's Neck in the water (or-other consumable liquids. problems, _ . . f is“ ”i "' ' ” ' ’ ' fly 19205." King writes, . as the case [nay bet. lhankfully. a "1319le Of StU' _ " t"?",*";4~'_3“")"*"~~ 1’. ‘ “if . ‘g‘vfl'; “She said the girl swam out past the rip, couldn't get back in Although l graduated from WI.U dents do not share thiswew. and in"? J L . ,- “TM and began screaming for help. Several men tried to reach her. quite sortie “tug ago, l still like to rightly t?“ TCSPOhSIhthtY for the” 3. ft; 7’ ”t? .' we ‘ a t tt r "is but that day's rip had developed a vicious undenow. and they indulge in the occasional beverage OW” aCtlt’HS- _1 WOUld 19W (0 have ~ V" “2&3“ ,v N" W J“! were all forced back. In the end. they could only stand around, late at night, in establishments that clean. accessible. PUth Wi‘Shft’thS t,’,”"’f"‘*f"'~'t"fw’o "‘-"" 3 "it tourists and townies. the teenager who became my mother are in the business ofproviding all oyer the “W- , "‘-‘4°-'§ WJ‘J‘Q' j" “it among them. waiting for a rescue boat that never came and such comforts. ldalso love to see better public my?» f; 1 ' "lei“, 51 ' a“ listening to that girl scream until her strength gave out and she (Ioincidentallv, l have found that trhhSlt- better SChf’QISt more recre» "if“ . ' j‘ N“ W5“??? , a r ' went under, Her body washed up in New Hampshire. my these satire premises generally have ational opportunities. an end to 3“ . "J” "J if MW‘J . ifit? mother said-J washrooms for their patrons to use, POVCI'th and lower taxes. ff. . 3&5?“ gw '. ; . ~"° A friend recently lent me King's memoir On Writing, and l (‘apitalism at its best! ' Unfoflllflalt‘lyt we must a” deal 1 "4‘ ff?" _*"‘.{#‘“f ' ' ‘ “it found it to be one of the most insight- Mr. “3&4 seems to have a prob- with reality, and do the be“ we can »' ~’ ‘d‘LWmQ-‘f ' N , "’» ful and brilliantly structured books ‘ leni with having to "buy a coffee or mm what we have. . Jim? ‘Jw' . , J I” ‘ £0 " We read on the ”a“ ofwriting. \ l \I‘\l 1“ l ‘ donut just to pee." Overlooked is Perhaps ML [£861 aflqh's com; « "" L ”in J . at 13.7 . NE» -A5 the SUhtitlt’ 532va It is a memoir “i |\ the capitalist act that preceded the patriots 5h0111d§t0P_P1551h8_aW3Y ,"’“"”‘» J" a 33:th of one writer's life. from childhood ‘ ‘ need to pee. i.e. the purchasing of the" “the _at UhlVEYSItY- and instead t‘wfi‘ 7“ my . ' M, _‘ experiences that influenced his writa numerous pin[5()fa]e_ start th'hklhgahOUt howtheycan in.” > " a . ‘ ing to the adversity he faced as an ‘ adult. in particular King‘s struggle ‘ with alcoholism. ()ne of my favourite ‘ 0 Q nuggets of advice he shares is this: 1 i , Be aware 0 new r1v1ng aws . - every time you sit down to write, Oct. 26 is the date that‘s been picked for the imple- health care costs ifit results in fewer accidents. remind YOUNG” Why it {5h} ”1 the i i mentation ofthe "don't playwith your electronic l know there's a feeling among a lot ofpeople â€" middle Of the room. the ‘Sht a SUP“ 4 gadgetsin the car" law. “Ifyou don't have anything to hide. then what are port system for art. it 5 the other way Well, son of. ‘lhere will be a three~month grace you worried about?" around. . _ MARSHALL period before anyone is charged. i understand the But that's not a reason to pass a law. We are ,, Ah“? 5?“ else. I W3? inspired by WARD 1 reasoning behind the law, Yes, talking on a cellphone, already under surveillance from video cameras “th ablllty to write? Nth SuCh Slm- .. 7 W ”7.7 flag or texting, or emailing can be distracting. everywhere. and slowly, our freedoms PhcttY' 1“ my own Whhhg- I strive ft“ _ But so too can fiddling with the heater , are eroded. Sure. for the most part it clanty Of thOUEht~ l learned early 0“ that 35 é columnist, YOU and the air conditioning or arguing with l’] l ( I ( )] won't affect people, but the more such dont have to solve all the worlds problems in 600 words. in your spouse. or lOOldng at the pretty lady I“ ) t l R K 1 things are put in place. the easier it this space, i go With one thought. and wrap 600 words around walking down the street. ‘ becomes to install even more restrictive lt- _ , _ . . , Playing with the radio though. is fine. “in mm St'hPhCltY !5 why lnurt art 15 50 01983“ No one ever changes the station or it; And I don't trust any government Writing “like that, too. _ . shouldn't in my somewhat biased opin< a ; enough anymore to use these tools in I_ also 5th“? for the element Of 59”)le 1" my columns, ion. " i, the right way. While reading kings book i was fasctnated to read his fresh Every one ofthose things (except : _...» -. Meanwhile, all i can say is that it's and often funny perspective on the element of surprrse m wru- radio) has at one point contributed to an , ’ g about time. A west side recreation facil~ mg 5mm“. . . . accident. itywill nowbebuilt inWaterloo. from his first novel. Carrie,“to The Stand and 1he Qreen As well intentioned as the law might as” I've heard some councillors say it's Mlle- K'hg h35 h???“ heralded as the master or suspense, With be, 15:11] see it as a fairly transparent M ' , good t0 see it happen after six years of over 30 world-Wide bestsellers to his credit. _ . attempt bya provincial government that a» g planning OrZSyairs. We moved into Even 1" h'S "Oh'th‘O" work. I“718 ‘5 adept at spinning a is desperate to show it's achieving some» ‘ Westvale in 1934' and therewas noth- yam that fully engrosses the reader, then suddenly surprises thing. A1] it's doing really, is putting BRIAN ing in the area then. the reader with astrange and characteristically gruesome another level of work on top ofpoh'ce Offi_ Boum After all these years of paying city rwtst. His writing IS clear and uncomplicated, but delivered cers already struggling with a growing taxes it's nice to see something finauy mth the deft touch of a writer who knows precisely how to pile of paperwork ' ' *' being provided. make an impact on the reader, as he does in his memorr: On That being said. you might want to pay attention I‘m not sure any other part of the city has had to some other day (my mother) told me about the (death) she to the law, because sooner or later someone is going wait even close to that long Eastbridge has RIM saw a 53m" who Jumped 0” the roof of the Graymore ”Old 1" - to get run up the symbolic flagpole on this one. i Park, the uptown has the Memorial Rec Center, both Portland, Maine, and landed '" the street. posted a note on Facebook about this issue. and not of which were built long after there was a need on the He splattered, "W mother Fahd lh her most mat'ef'Of'f?“ surprisingly, there was a split in opinion. west side. Better late then never. i suppose. tone. She paused. then added, The “Uh that came 01" Of him Speaking of laws. there's now talk of allowing lastly Oktoberfest begins this weekend. After was“ green. I have never forgotten ’t~ police to mo random breathalymr tests on anyone. fony years. of course, it's become a tradition. But l'm That makes two or “5- Mom. The House of Commons justice committee made not much for taking part anymore. Perhaps it's age. Actually. that makes at least three Of as, Stephen. Probably . the recommendation in lune to okay police to run It's certainly not a lack of affection for beer. thousands and thousands more. those checks. regardless of whether or not officers ' "- suspect someone has been drinking. Bn'an Bourke. a member ofthe 105.3 KOOL PM , . .'" , NDP leader lack layton. says he’s all for it, morning mm can be reached by email at Marshall W?“ ‘5 a "15W“ “my and ‘Wpflldefl'filmflmkfl because it may provide some benefits in cutting bbourkeOkoolfinoom. 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