-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 18, 1990 -- 13 B || Editorial Comm | orial Comment : Itort Nn § (from page 6) | i lives of others just a bit brighter. But it was not without sacri- B fice. The money spent on the gift boxes filled with baking and | : i 1 | fresh fruit was money that would not be spent on gifts for un- : Nl: Ek " 3 : z ! der their own tree. BNI AVRE ARS Ad BNE HA And it was hard, sometimes, especially for the younger by John James | ones who had snagged the catalogues to gaze in awe at the | pages of toys, for them to fully understand why they would not "MILLI VANILLI AND CANADIAN POLITICS" | see those toys under the tree Christmas morning. Nothing these days is what it seems, or is his previous failings. However, the NDP is | As the years iasseu, the times improved. There was supposed to be. Disagree? Step back six blessed with Audrey-person as Federal leader, | more money in the house, yet the wonderful tradition of giving months, ani fol us the New Democrats would 24 fost mak the "good news" folks, not by a | i . i i ift aivina re- SOON govern ario. arnsight. oo | 10 Qihels cei Atithia sami time, els awn git gMng 1g ose of diehard Grit or Tory faith cant be " Odarey has Hoy Apis Hine 0 Sil all | i y i too thrilled with what they've seen in the days the right stuff, but the ady has shown us |! And even after the children had grown, made their way in since Peterson's Aso Loans he had any) hr little more than the abi ity to find her way to a the world and started families of their own, the tradition pre- sacrificed in the naive hope Ontario voters different "party leader lavatory," then safely vailed, and it continues to this day. could be suckered for a third ie hed back to {he Plas of Commons, t condi cad i imi i It looks like Bobby Rae's e might do a n't laugh. Something like that could easily ~_Itis a marvellous story, a simple story (Sally, of unselfish decent job. y people mig nt 8 eg a Tory la der Joo giving and love, a story of how one family, who didn have a The new government already made the dif- Clark in the ratings, if not for Mr. Clark's - lot to give, in reality gave so much and brought such joy to so ficult transfer from stable sweepers to Lords of unique talents. Bysrbody knows Joe could many. the Manor without falling flat on its communal find that same bathroom. | It is a story that captures the spirit and meaning of this | face. Tiss the most positive iden Queen's NOP spokesmen have already begun ute. i i is all Park media types have reported in years. ing a barrage of public inanities containing tell- special iis OF ho year, oy gh Sagy he Pes ag hic boo You'll hi hear political pundits suggest tale phrases such as: "The Leader will be operat- olen over : 9 ' this current government will last only one term, ing predominantly behind the scenes, to devel- that load ") fo hvisimas. 1d like to take this opportunity 10 thanks to a revitalized Big Blue Machine. Don't op effective party philosophies a tactics." n e Port Perry Star would like to take Inis : bet on it. Translation? Don't expect Big Aud to wish all our readers a heart-felt Merry Christmas. May it be a Nothing, absolutely nothing, could be hitting Cleanup in the batting order, She safe and happy one shared in the company of family and worse than the last five years. Better make that wouldn't get near Home Plate at all, if the friends 25 years. Compared to Bluebelly Billy, and King House allowed designated hitters. i Peter the Thud, these folks look good before : What's the bore fine on this flurry of $0 they saddle up in the morning. cialist support currently sweeping the nation The NDP must have done Hoi homework. Wal), Oevario may oss oes Diisinesses and For example, somebody did a clever job on the jobs, but most were already long gone. Were / content of Bob Rae's first Throne Speech. Unless still better off. } P t P S t you're part of the oy insurance industry, or hon fe qior Jiand, things don't look rosy | ry mired in the midst of the Pay & Employment at the Federal level. } | or € y ar Equity issue, there wasn't much in that speech ain Tory Sons, here is ne legit son 3 | to produce serious concern or criticism. tender to bump Myron Baloney oft the stool. Moving Schedule P And don't hold your breath Rwadng Soy Chances he'll return for another hack at the na- thing which might risk damaging the NDF's tion's longevity are frighteningly good. Perhaps 3 3 current popularity. we'd feel better if Myron tried to "Save the As most readers of this newspaper will be aware Why? Because there is much more at stake Country" by maintaining local news operations : by now, the Star will be moving from its present loca- for the NDP than proving it can successfully at those CBC tv stations annihilated last week, P 8 y tion on Queen Street to their new building at 188 overn Ontario. Possibilities are limitless. IF the instead of sponsoring Keith Spicer's poetry con- Mary Srasol idan any, iste lasnd n . RDP demonstrates a ping sol to do the ec ™ Libel looki Bot The official move will take place during the wee job, AND eventually establishes legit represen- e Liberals aren't looking an ter, even of January 7th to 13th, 1991 with the following inter- re in Quebec, oe foi for another shocker at assuming Jean Chretien can oy win a seat ) " ruptionsin our office hours: Federal destin fone. & Quebec, in the House, N " , . i Even if they don't cra uebec, there's a e doesn't, the search for a replacemen L(Y kk * kk . ¢ : ! . darn good chance the NDP could end up hold- will establish new levels of ineptness in Canadi- l 9th Effective ol radu bo on Wednesiay ,January ing the balance of power in a minority federal an politics. The national Liberal party's "depth o wanting to speak to the ST Sine by overnment, wie all thre jor pgs had g talent" rivals the Tononins Mofile Leafs. And . : : ing a nearly equal number of seats. You're look- sed on Liberal part rformance over the | will do so by going to our new location at 188 Mary ing at a real dog's breakfast under that scenario. last couple of years, Lea GM Floyd Smith qual- | Street, Port Perry. } } The problem haunting all three provincial ifies as a contender for the job. Thank God : The office supply and retail operations of the Star and federal political parties is leadership. Our Floyd isn't a woman, or it could be a done deal! | : : : Po p P y | will continue to serve the public at 235 Queen Street friends in the NDP are by no means blessed Forgetting partisan politics, doesn't Pierre until 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10. with immunity. Trudeau look awfully good right now? : Effective Friday, January 11, the Star will close Since Good Old Bob is cff to such an en- But then, so do the Falkland Islands. ! its doors at 235 Queen Street and complete the moving couraging start, we'll refrain from recounting ~~ ee Jo ; of the retail and office supply division of the business toits new home. The business office of the Port Perry Star will be open at 188 Mary Street on Friday, January 11th, but | | the retail division will be closed until Monday, Janu- ary 14, when business will resume with our normal hours of operation. : During the move to new headquarters there will 1 be no interruption in our telephone service. You may contact us by phone at 985-7383 anytime during the | move. : We apologize for any inconvenience this move may cause our friends and customers. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER BY SERVING BAKED GOODS THAT MIGHT BE STALE, OVER-PRICED or PRE-FROZEN! 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