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Letters io the editor Who's in control at Bd. of Education To the Editor: On 14th January, 1991, I presented a motion to the Durham Board of Education, re- questing that the trustees be per- sonally responsible for any cost over run on their new ad- ministrative centre. The motion was filed. By this action, the board has indicated that it does not believe the budget of $25.8 million, presented by its ad- ministration staff. I requested information on the budget provision for furniture, Life's Like That by Julia Dempsey The marriage is over! Done. Finished. Not worth saving. Sorry, hon. After reading an insert to one of my magazines | have realized that our marriage was not meant to be. Not that my husband Clay and | haven't been getting along. Married life has been wonderful -- all three and a half months of it. But the 32-page 1991 Day-by-Day Horo- booklet says | should choose a Leo, Li- bra or Gemini fellow as my mate. Clay's a Cap- ricorn. So long sweetie. It's written 'in the stars. We're no good for each other. And who is going to doubt the validity of the stars? Not I. | only wish | had all of this riveting infor- mation sooner. For years | have depended on the Bio-dex and Astro-graphs in the daily press to tell me what | can expect from my day. Will my day be a good one or a bad one? If it's going to be bad, what will cause it to be so. A fight with a loved one? An unproductive day at the office? A misunderstanding with a co- worker? (I have found that if you read your ho- roscope early enough in the day, you can make just about anything happen.) Former First Loy Nancy Reagan lived for this astrology stuff. She even planned her hus- band's presidential speeches around the stars. If Nancy believes, then so do |. Anyways, back to the horoscope booklet that's about to shape my life. Besides teling me what men | should choose, this handy little "horrorscope" book tells me my magic color, strengths, where | like to be touched, where | should travel and how | should get there, what months will be lucky for me, when | will feel romantic, what herbs stimulate me...etc, etc, etc. You get the picture. The first tidbit of information | read was my For Better or For Worse® WHATS THE MATTER, ELIZABETH? | KNOW New 8AsY TH ~IBITTHE New BAsy 7 Fy &i {dd ; "4 # Yo ~ [ULIPAER A ou Bh THE § DO. TH THe NeW BABY THAT! ; oT REY oo RS SR SE EVE : Et Real? Settee SRR strenghts: "AQUARIUS: A brilliant, open mind sets you apart." Sounds like me, | say. This little book must have some validity. Next, | move on to the travel section. "AQUARIUS: A free thinker (isn't that the truth) should go south (sounds good so far) -- way south (oh oh) -- to the pole by chopper." Wonderful, | say. Unfortunately the booklet doesn't say what one should pack for a trip to the South Pole. *Success comes when you use your natural talents and spirit," the booklet states under the workwise column. So what career should this Aquarian haved picked? My "humane and inventive" qualities would be best used in a career as a pilot or scientist. A few of my former science teachers would have a good how! over that prediction. As for a career in flying, my fear of heights might squash that theory. Okay, | becoming a little skeptical of the infor- mation contained in this book. Let's try hot spots. Survey says Aquarians will swoon when their calves and ankles are stroked. If my soon-to-be ex-husband ever stroked me on the calves and ankles I'd prob- ably bop him one in the chops. The special herbal potion that will "stimulate, purify and intoxicate" Aquarians is coffee. A couple of years ago | wouldn't even touch a cup of lava, but now-a-days | drink about four cups a day -- most of it at work, but Peter hasn't fired me yet for being intoxicated on the job. As for romance and love, the booklet says Aquarians can find it from Jan. 6 to 29 and June 7 to July 15. Now, you can't believe everything you read, especially when it comes to astrology. | always assume that 50 per cent of it could be truthful. So if you're still reading this honey, put on a pot of coffee. Your brilliant, open-minded wife is ov the way home for a little smoochie, smoo- chie. by Lynn Johnston | EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. LSL iB9 PHONE (416) 985-7306 | ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE WELL, THIS IS AN IMPORTF THE NG TO COME. | OUR Vi ABOUT NG ANT ... BUT, VOOR OLD Tie THERES ALOT IO BABY ISNT $6,000 desks for the administra- tion staff, no information was available. The tax payers of the Region will be pleased to know that the new administration centre ar- chitect selection has now been taken over by staff. (The original trustee committee's mandate is completed). The staff had 31 presentations by architects in- cluding the one for the domed stadium (budget 150 million, built for 500 million). This has now been narrowed down to four firms for further presentations. Chairman Brown said a deci- sion would be made from these four. Trustee O'Flynn requested that this selection be through the Trustees and not administration staff. No decision was made on this. It is my belief that the trustees have lost control of the Board of Education, and it is be- ing run by the administration without any thought for tax payers dollars. Sincerely, Colin L. Kemp, Nestleton, Ont. End of French debate To the Editor: In reply to the letter in last weeks Star saying "those figures are incorrect' and "the way Mr. Kelly is presenting his informa- tion was misleading' the writer contradicts herself by quoting Ian Brown Chairman of the Durham School Board. As I reported over a month ago the $30 million figure for French Immersion was con- firmed by Mr. Brown to the letter writer, yet she continues to harp on the figures. She contradicts her own letter. The Port Perry Star in a front page headline story May 23/90 says 'Board of Education Ap- proves $306 Million Budget -- 15.2% increase in taxes for Scugog. As confirmed by Chair- man Brown, 10% of the budget goes for French Immersion. Thats in excess of $30 million. All the nit-picking will not change the figures. Once and for all, the drop-out figures 1 quoted were national figures released by Statistics Canada on the CTV network. Other information was from reliable sources including Slow paper delivery From Page 7 Perry. I will miss you all. I hope you don't mind if I say "bonjour" to all my family and high school friends while I have their attention. Merce Port Perry Star, and bonne annee. Yours truly, Christine (Johnstone) Trillard Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Editor's Note: We are sorry Christine's paper takes several weeks to arrive. Perhaps while she's waiting she can take a stroll along the beach, a swimin the sea, and think of Port Perry in January. Canada's largest newspaper, Canadian Press Queen's Park Bureau, and the government's own figures were available. When French Immersion sud- denly became fashionable, parents pressured the Board, stating they would provide transport if only they would give them French classes. Soon as it was in place they demanded bus- ing. The cost to the taxpayer (1989) was a whopping $230,400.00. Figures supplied by the Board Chairman. As we go to press Iam endevouring to get the latest 1990-91 figures. In the same period, Finance Minister Wilson stunned Canadians with the figures of a $34,200 debt per fami- ly over the heads of every man, woman and child in Canada. (Federal debt only). I trust this will end the attacks on me. As the editor ends his col- umn with "30" I will no longer engage in endless nonsensical debate on frivolous claims. Yours Sincerely Dean J. Kelly, President, Association of Dedicted Canadians Port Perry. P.S. I would like to thank Sqd. Leader Joel Aldred D.F.C. (Re'td) for his support on my behalf. (Last week's Star). ANTIQ COLLECTIBLES both large & small at LANDFALL FARM R.R. 1, Blackstock, Ontario 5 mi. east of Port Perry on Hwy. 7A (416) 986-5588 OPEN EVERY DAY Except Wed. & Thurs. by chance. No G.S.T. HOMEOWNERS - FARM - AUTO COMMERCIAL * * YE I \ » « J A FEF ETE