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6ebonomist sffiostoi fk tei -cx- ly- 7 v a- forum fjor public opinion vtr o fj 1 c i t people are haying a difficulttime vith teens 71 using replica gulris fakeswhich ldbksq l real it takes close inspection to determine v- i 1 v they are faktthese replicas are legal topurf vchase should merchants be allowed to sell these 1 fakeweapbns your cigarettes tolefrbrists -v- i dont think sor- ive seen them ori the news in certairf situations you dont know whether they are real or hot when theypoiht them at you- 1 would auow merchants to sell them just becauseof a few idiots in town use them ihappropri atelyyoii shouldnt shut down tlie merchants or the manufacturers j salimajant oh no no ive got grandchildren comingto the agewherelhiisismatiiihgtqdo i think it is very upsetting to see thisin the riews hazel fleming 1 i dorfttmnk they should its causing the police i too much trouble when theycould be using their forces elsewhere and look aftelr better things jamie morrispocock noi dont mink they should be allowed because it istoodifflcult to determine what is real if you elim- inate them off the street they are less of a threat velmabeesley its a yes and no question really yes they should be allowed to sellas they dont harm anyone tdont thinkpolice should shoot a pefsonif theysee one syxviaraza this weeks question i i i i 1 1 i i i i i i 1 r i von nurses provide magnificent service z i was s saddened to read the recent iwage settlement and other clauses in a new agreement with the victorian porderof nurses was considered by the ontario nurses association to be demeaning for community nurses after practicing family medicine for almost 50 years i want to publicly state j deep admiration and gratitude to the nurses of the von the ones i have known haye been of the highest calibre their work has been hard but they have shown great loyalty to their patients providing genuine comfort and support i salute the von for the high road they have taken in these difficult days of fiscal restraint and cutbacks whether we want to believe it or not reduction in fundsassigned to many areas occurred because of necessity we all realize it is unavoidable until it affects us personal ly then we go on strike and complain wouldthat other professionals who 1 are also paid from- the public purse would take this same high road accept ing the reductions that arejiecessary to keepour province fiscally responsible no one the province included can continue to spend far more than is received in income what the von has done is not demeaning it reflects their integrity and commitment thank you nurses of the von for magnificent service paul wroberts md retired yv markham tories lost a voter open letter to premier mike harris- my 1 1 yearold son fell out of a tree my wife and i were faced with the deci sion of either spending six hours wait ing for care at markham stouffville hospital or to self-diagnose- apply ice and hope his foot wasnt broken although insignificant to you this has proven to be a culminating event in my decision not to vote progressive 1 conservative for the first time in my 38 years of life i am men further incensed to discov er that your solution to this situation emergency funding amounts to an allocation of a mere- 146000 for markham stouffville hospital i then read of the required ongoing reporting- necessary to support funding applica- tions in the same breath however you say this problem is rooted in bureaucracy over the past few years ive wit nessed your dealings with the provinces doctors its various unions and its teachers ivewatched you alienate each faction through -an- arrogant mean- spirited approach where intimidation arid decree seem to be the only negotia tion strategy thennly when public opinion illustrates youve somehow crossed the line we see some form of retraction well ive had it i now live in a province where i can no longer rely on the medical system the education system the infrastruc ture orthe institution of gqvernment james g millward markham ome saturday morning jnus- ihgs to take your mind off more important issues v iv the economy no matter 1what you hear cant be in very badshape when the roads arejrhock lull of carscarryirig personalized w v licence platesat 150 apiece kow can t ariyoiie cry poor when he or sfieisdri- ving around with boo hoo on the hack of the car a recent study claimed that one out of every five canadians issuffering from sorne form of mentalillness think of your four best friends if theyre ok then its you ive gbttenused to seeing cao arid ceo in newsstdries aboutehief admin- istrative officers and chief executive officers but the sun went too far s recently whenit turned a chief operat ing officer into a coo 1 if cigarettes are so deadly why dont we just ship thou sandsof cartons to terrorists all over the world and wait for them to smoke themselves to death whats opposite of paranoia the outrageous belief that you are not being persecuted every time i hear someone sayings something about getting more public input on some subject i immediately think of the bozos jseeoncitytvs speakers comer 1 so whats the opposite of paranoia the outrageous belief that you are not being persecuted with the arrival of- the national pqstahd howthe battle between the sun and the star im reminded of the words of author garrison keillor a good newspaper is never quite good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever n the next time youre debating the wisdom of academy award voters remember this bit of wisdom by an anonymous hollywood writer mel gibson and kevin costher have won oscars for best director alfred hitchcock and martin scorsese have not v one of the ironies of this socalled information age is that it has given respectability to much more unin- formed opinion stouffville tribune v two high schoqls in the york region separate school r rt have hired security guards to provide lunchtimesupenasionofstudentsaspartofapilot v project are you in favour of private 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