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p4 tribune february 24 1993 st stouffville roads are becoming top concern o oads roads roads like the old axiom about real estate our highways and biways are fast becoming the most urgent requirement in our hard ser vice sector in short they are falling apart they are danger ous they are illmaintained and they will not likely be get ting any better take the stretch around goodwood for example acci dents in this area are frequent and often deadly cars turning from durham 21 onto hwy 47 cause slowdowns despite a reduced speed limit and a pass ing lane heading west in the area a light is definitely need ed in this intersection especial ly with the heavy truck traffic that so afflicts hwy 47 but this is just one example in the area what will be done about the conditions of our roads in the coming months and years very little why there is no money an infusion of capital expenditure seed money from the ontario government is- needed now before more people have to die op ii 0 jr liiilsfc i york m ffv w gj region jl1xeq mln 7 ill just keep on working thank you 1 was chatting with a woman- the other day about how tricky it can be to balance a career with the joys of motherhood i told her i loved my job and enjoyed working just as much as i enjoyed tumbling around the floor with my 1 i 2yearold son kody isnt that marvellous and dont you feel guilty about it either she said i uh dont thanks isnt that like asking where some thing is and the person blurts out its not in the closet should i feel guilty because i have other interests besides my child is that wrong is a mother only a true mother if she cocoons herself in her home and panders to her childs every need and whim her statement made me think that perhaps i should feel guilty about lov ing my work the other day my motherinlaw was telling me about a show she had seen on television the host was telling all the athome moms that they are doing the right thing its a shame to let other people look after your children while you work to live in excess the lame brain apparently said according to my mainlaw the tube man said it is far more important to be there for your kids than to have cars that run money in the bank steaks in the freezer a roof over your head and clothes on your kids backs love is everything and you just kibbles bits kib b cant give love if you work at least thats the message i got from listening to her explain the gist of the show the tube man apparently went on to say that if a couple couldnt get by on one salary they should readjust their budget in our case my family would have to sell our house my husband and i both work we both love our jobs we have one child whom we love and adore and we spend quality time with our son each and every day and i dont think i should feel shamed by looking forward to mon day mornings when i can get back to work and enjoy something just for me i am not knocking moms who dont work all the power to the women out there who can live a comfortable life without holding a job its a luxu ry today i dont think many couples have that luxury any more and cant choose to stay home if one person makes enough money for the entire family to live comfortably on then rock and roll youre lucky staying home with your children however doesnt necessarily mean you spend quality time with them i know women who are absolutely miserable at home and this reflects on the care of their children i know other women who are meant to be fulltime moms and theyre as happy as larks to spend every waking minute with their children ducky for them too if there comes a time when i dont need to work and i can stay at home with my son and still keep my home my heat my food and my car great ill still work stouffville tribune publisher general manager editorinchief advertising director business manager distribution manager operations manager patricia pappas andrew mair jo ann stevenson debra weller vivian oneil jennifer hutt pamela nichols shopping should be more fun 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says one thing kates corner and the computer readout says another visiting the supermarket is hard ly an occasion for getting gussied up but on the other hand its where you meet everyone you know especially if you havent applied your makeup or fixed your hair the first time you bump into an acquaintance in the produce department you manage to exchange some quite witty banter considering its before noon by the time you collide for the fourth time beside the detergents however youre right out of amus ing little anecdotes and then there are those embar rassing moments when you get behind someone in a lineup and you sort of know them and they sort of know you but neither of you can decide whether or not to acknowledge the fact if you do and its a long lineup youre stuck with filling all that dead air with stilted conversation if you dont you have to avoid eye contact by intently studying the national enquirers story about the dramatic appearance of a three- legged alien in a north carolina laundromat sometimes you get so caught up in the story that you fail to notice the cashier has put up her next checkout please sign and youre relegated to another long line just behind someone else you almost know and when reach your car heav ing a sigh of relief you realize youve forgotten the milk