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rsammms 9sflftssbsfcf economist sunjsuntribune saturday march 22 2003 suntnbune serving the community since 1888 a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave stouffiille on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director marketing new product development brenda larson advertising director jietah fixer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gord paolucci letters to the editor many reasons beyond politicians for fluctuating gas prices re oil companies politicians tied togeth er on rising gas prices letter to the editor march 15 the point of view expressed in this letter is not surprising since the volatility of gas prices continues to draw the anger of con sumers and taxpayers there is a widespread misperception as to the amount of tax we pay when the price of gasoline changes ontario tax ongaspline is about 15 cents per litre the federal tax on a litre of gas is 10 cents these rates are fixed and do not change whenever there is a change in the retail gas price for example if the price of gas at the pump goes from 77 cents to 80 cents per litre the ontario and federal tax is still a fixed 25 cents per litre the only tax mat has any influence on the price change is the 7 per cent gst as it is cal culated on a percentage basis the reasons behind the fluctuation in gasoline prices are quite varied and are not intuitively obvious the cost of crude refining coste distribution costs to thepump fluctua tions in consumer demand summer vs win der etc all have an effect on the price shaking ones fist at the government the politicians and taxes is an easy way to lay blame for the current price rise but it wont- help you understand the real reasons behind it at least thats the way i see it tommitchell v unionville provincial tory tv commercials vvaste of taxpayer money recently the provincial tories launched public announcements on tv to create the image they care about health care and educa tion in ontario however these announcements are more like campaign advertisements and attempt to put a spin on the real condition of our public services the advertisements tell us about the mil lions of dollars that have all of a sudden been put into some healthcare or education pro grams due to the recommendations of a spe cial report vvhy does the government tell us it has lis tened to a report but not the voices of the public for the past eightyears public work ers school teachers doctors arid nurses have been vocal protesting about the cuts to health care and education there have been numerous public demonstrations against the tory government for the long lineups found in the hospitals and emergency rooms healthcare workers have told us about how ambulances have often been rerouted from hospitals and how nurses are now overworked it would have been much wiser to spend money on public education and on health care than tory tv ads jim jackson aurora smashing beer liquor bottles in park hazard to kids pets can anyone account for the intentions of whoever smashes beer and liquor bottles around the childrens play area in unionvilles carlton park this is a yearround problem i assume it is young people who have nowhere else to go to drink but why oh why do they have to put small children and animals in such peril percy barber unionville breaking up easier but scars go beyond statistics re breaking up is easier to do march 6 this was a thorough wellwritten article about divorce and local alternative resources y i would like to underscore one point while the statistics in the article were infor mative it is the deep emotional scars borne by both children and adults wounded in a divorce battle that are not so easily measured in my years as a family therapist ive seen hundreds of people individuals couples and children whose lives have been profoundly damaged by an adversarial divorce process mine is a unique position as a family ther apist i see the sad and painful results of trau matic divorce every day as a divorce media tor i have an opportunity to lessen or prevent such damage personally id like to see fewer walking wounded in my therapy office i sincerely hope readers who face a family breakup will take this article and its accom panying information to heart there are alternatives to divorce wars and the emotional casualties that may well be prevented by using these resources are con siderable glenn walterhouse family therapist and mediator veterinarians make bundle on pet vaccine reactions has your pet ever had an adverse reaction to vaccine if it did has your veterinarian recom mended a series of tests that are expensive and then still didnt make your pet feel better its at this point a vet may say i cant do any more for your pet and refers you to either university of guelph or to a veterinary emergency clinic for more expensive tests veterinarians all make a bundle on your pets adverse reaction to vaccine and they all stick together on the assessment it wasnt the vaccine that caused the reaction your pet must have got into toxin or drug exposure there is no mandatory reporting to adverse reaction to vaccine that plays right into the hands of that industry ericstohr aurora outlawing breeds hot answer to dog mauling deaths the terrible mauling by three large pow erful dogs that claimed trie life of a four-year- old boy near st john nb several weeks ago raises serious public health and safety con cerns statistics show some breeds are more like ly to be involved in vicious attacks european countries have banned or outlawed the import and breeding of breeds deemed dan gerous a few canadian municipalities have taken this approach often in the wake of a serious incident authorities should beware breed bans may provoke people who want aggressive dogs to seek out other breeds to breed or train to become vicious after france passed legislation against cer tain breeds barbary apes were smuggled into the country to act as watchdogs the apes have sfronglimbs sharp teeth and short terni pers they attack hurhans on the head breed bans should riot be used as a quick fix the solution lies in a combination of effective animal control measures reputable breeders responsible owners public educa tion backed up by strict enforcement and based on reliable data emilejtherien president canada safety council readers of resume story tracked down source re resume 30second sales pitch march 8 i would like to thank mitchell brown for the flair he demonstrated in writing this article as a certified professional resume writer i am not in a positiorrto inform people what career paths they should pursue however i am convinced a lot of your readers would do great as skip tracers at a collection agency i had the pleasure of speaking with several readers who located me even though my company name did not appear in the article continued success to a newspaper that can take pride in a growing and loyal 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