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a ee ee re ee ee Page: 6, Wednesday, November, 18,,1987 Sands of time changed Tiny's mind? Dear Editor: A recent letter to the editor quotes the . deputy-reeve of Tiny Tc \wnship, Dr. Peter Brasher, as saying he still feels the Pauze Alcatraz." Here at home there see Ir's a youd. albeit slow start. The clinic will deal the future. there. time to be loyal to our own. hospital can furnish. They need our help. Campaign to Live. stuff we're made of... with all More money needed A news story in The Toronto Star last week brought word from Stockholm, Sweden that aa escape-proof AIDS colony may be set up on an island near the Scandinavian nation's capital. The Star reported the island hospital has already been nicknamed the "AIDS All this proves is that truth is stranger than fiction. Pa Ur fortunately, if the Swedes hope to contein the deadly virus io one island, we're sorry to say, they've missed the boat. A report on the CBS show 60 minutes a week ago Sunday reveal- ed the awful truth of the AIDS virus in Africa. There, as reporter Diane Sawyer witnessed, AIDS is rampant. It's a common disease. ms to be no panic - yet. But the countys .; District Health Unit has set up a clinic in Barrie to deal with AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases varieiies of sexually transmitted disease but it is notable mainly because of the role it will play in identifying and treating the deadly bug known as AIDS. We hope more money is spent to combat the disease in Simcoe County in Now time to give The one thing about smaller communities is that individuals are remembered much better than they might be in large metropglitan areas. There is a thing called loyalty. We remember people who grew up in an area because they left a lasting imprint taere. That town wouldn't have been the same if they hadn't of been Anyway, that's the way we are in Penetanguishene. Well it's time to remember some people who lived here once. It's If you missed the story, Morris and Kathy Duval are in desperate need rizht now for financial assistance. Their three-year-old daughter urgently needs an operation that only an American If you zan help, please donate as quicklv as possible to Melissa's This is another opportunity for Huronia to show what kind of Landfill Site could have been used for a longer period of time and that it is better suited than the Golflinks Road site because it is sand based. I find it difficult to comprehend Dr. Brasher's statement in view of the fact that the Pauze site is contaminated and sand-based. In May of this year, this same council stated it had data from its consultants in- dicating the situation at the Pauze site would become much more serious with continued use, and in their view it was unsafe to extend use of the recently closed site. Notwithstanding its statement, Tiny coun- cil has chosen the land adjacent to the Pauze site as its "preferred site" for the next land- fill, a sand-based site. Is Tiny council now go- ing to tell us that placing a landfill directly adjacent to the Pauze site will not aggravate the situation? Weare getting conflicting statements from Tiny council and they are spending thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money in their endeavor to have the public accept what they have already stated is unacceptable. - Marlene Kramer Tiny Ratepayers Against Pollution Movie preview at family show was too violent Dear Editor: I would like to call attention to something which has bothered me greatly since going to the Midland theatre on the first night of the picture 'Princess Bride," with my two grandchildren. I do not go to the show very often as so many of the pictures shown are so excessive- ly violent - but from the reviews I had seen about Princess Bride, I knew it would be suitable for children. However I was utterly appalled at the preview of a coming movie called "The Hid- den," which went on and on for about five minutes with every frame shown consisting of exploding guns, individuals dying violent- ly, cars blowing up, nothing but stark violence which was awful. Surely this did not have to be shown in conjunction with a movie that is obviously meant for younger people. It is hard enough to find a movie nowadays that is suitable for them, but to have to sit through such a spectacle in order to see the chosen movie does not show much sensitivi- ty, for the audience. Alleyne Attwood November epilepsy month Dear Editor: November is Epilepsy Month: Even today, people with epilepsy suffer through the ignorance and misconceptions of others resulting from myths and fallacies of the past! ' We, at Epilepsy (Ontario) Simcoe County, aie s:ruggtiag to evercome this throagk in- dividual. family and employer counselling: support groups; and extensive public and school awarenes:: progiams 4., we are self-supporting through our own fundraising efforts, we have found financial assistance and moral support from the cor- porate/business sector to be both vitally im- portant and beneficial. In order to enhance public awareness even further, and expand on our direct service pro- grams, your continued support in our endeavor would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jack Clements, President Epilepsy (Ontaric Simcoe County As I see Vets ia Let's think for a minute about a world without nuclear weapons. It's a wonderful thought, isn't it? Imagine never having to worry about the ultimate nightmare: being toasted alive in a million hells. f There's no doubt what has been colloquial- ly known as "'the Bomb" has scarred the psyche of latter-day Western Civilization. Horizons have been gradually eliminated over the years. We used to look in the distance and see a future ahead. You used to be able to see beyond the sun: this is all I mean by a "horizon." You can't do that anymore. First there was the Great War and then the Bolshevik Revolution and then the Holocaust and finally the atomic bomb. Of course there -Penetanguishene Citizen-- Published by Bayweb Limited every Tuesday at 74 Main Street, Penetanquishene, Ontario Second Class Mail Registration Number 2327 Year subscription rate $39.00. Don't just blame were other events and other factors which have so dramatically influenced the course of events. But that's what this century is all about. We are led not so much by facts, not so much by tangible forces as by unseen forces which threaten to stangle us all. It's been a century of feelings, of senseless rebellions and inexplicable murders. A thickening fear is climbing up our nostrils and all the pious speculations of scientists and technocrats can't lessen its impact. Ours is a world of concentration camps, political purges, secret police, midnight ar- rests, ghetto blasters and gut-destroying pro- cessed food. it's not trivial to place bad food next to the horrors of the totalitarian state. Both are symptoms of a totalitiarian world. We're always being forced to accept the dictates of a little clique of mind-benders. 549-2012 Publisher: Andrew Markle Manager: Judy French Managing Editor: Tim Kraan Editor: David Krayden Reporter: Murray Moore Sports: Arnold Burgher the bomb We're all coming to the horrifying realisa- tion that technology is both our saviour and destroyer like the dualistic gods in ancient mythology. Technology, as a few people are trying to tell us, is our God. Isn't the atomic bomb so indicative of technology's dichotomous personality? Heralded as the savior in the last war it might turn out to be the Great Destroyer in the next one. But the truly horrifying thing here is that I shudder to think of a world without atomic bombs. I know, it sounds contradictory, but so much thought in a contradictory world has * to be. Sometimes I wonder if this planet will survive with or without the bomb. We would always find some other method to annihilate life. Think again of that world without atomic bombs. I wonder if it sounds as languid as it did before. The eradication of nuclear weapons might just send us back to an era of escalated spen- ding on conventional weapons, increased tension in Europe and a lessened will to avoid war because the awful threat of global destruction no longer exists. No atomic bomb might make us build a big- ger bomb. You can never tell what man's ingenuitive mind may. concoct on its eternally self- destructive path. Don't get me wrong: no one really loves the bomb. It's rather a case of hating what might come after it. If you'd rather have peace than freedom, take a gun to your head and pull the trigger. As it stands now, that's what nuclear disar- mament could mean for the NATO alliance. We've been playing the military game by nuclear rules for so long that we ceuldn't readjust overnight. Peace in the Gulag. --Eetters CNA Member its peaeniow or editor. The Penetanguishene Citizen welcomes Letters to the Editor. They must be legible, signed (by hand), and carry the writer's address and telephone number for verification. Pen names are not allow- ed and anonymous letters will not be published. Lettets published by this newspaper do not necessarily reflect the opinion of this newspaper, i ' ae Cg memes