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rarabumay nim st v is stouffyille w wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm todays youth need more s 1am sick not your average groggy sniffly common cold sick but really and truly ill r would love to get my hands on the wonderful person who graciously offered my body this free ride into hell for as i write this i am dulled to the point of iricoihprehensability i need a drink of water becomes grbeed da dink ob wabber my sinuses have become a sanctuary for all things nasty and every morning for the past five days this flood of germ refugees makes a mass exodus running off the brink of my nose like a goopy herd of lemmings v every second word i have uttered is accompanied by a hideous gsssnickk as i repel the nasal forces bent on causing me tremendous embarrassment 17hat are the youth of today 11 doing for some nothing and in that lies a serious problem if youth in the area have nothing to do with their free time or rather perceive that they have nothing to do they will resort to making their own fun r and in a group situation that can be disastrous as even the most innocent of youngsters succumbs to peer pressure there are things for young people to do in pur community but unfortunately they are not what teens want to do communities must reexamine the programs we are offering youuis and focus oh not what we think they should be doing but rather on trying to find a middle ground where the young people actually find something of interest for them a supervised teen dropin centre has worked well in some communities perhaps its time we examined an option like that here comitidn aboyijllis cold as i attempt to deal with the public but as i said this is no ordinary cold it has me firmly in its grip and seems to relish the pain and facial contortions i must endure as i swallow a full tablespoon of buckleys mixture with a honey chaser there have been momentswhen i would like to rip my face off at the crown of my hairall the way down to the nape of my neck i understand there is a lot of this going around but surely no brie can be suffering as much as i this past week has been a round trip through dantes inferno and unfortunately it struck during one of those weeks when i simply could not take jime off to recover and like most men t am not one who immediately trundles off to the with 111 doctor the male ego clicks in when im sick and i swear the whole mess will blow over quite literally by the next day as well im not madkeen on medication and as a result rely on my immune system to beat the tar out of theillness well not this time its been five days and theres no ship of relief in sight this flu bug or whatever it is is an ocean washing over rhe arid i think im sinking fast heres what you can do to help it may be top late for me but others can still avoid the same fate if you have a home remedy for curing the spring flu let us know it can be as outrageous as a travelling medicine show recipe or as simple as grandmas hot toddy mix well print the cures in upcoming 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theyre considered mature enough to be home alone after school for long periods of time and to ignore the temptations of unfettered freedom i dont know about you but given the opportunity at 12 or 13 1 would not have had my head buried in my homework if someone had suggested goofing off its simply unrealistic to expect kids to be models of good behavior when theres no one around to keeptabs on them when we moved here and started a family i had the naive idea that life would be simpler and thatmy kates- gorner kaf egi i der da le children wouldnt be exposed to the unpleasant realities of city life comparing notes with friends in toronto 12 years later it seerns things are no worse there than they are here a few years ago i was shaken by the language in the schoolyard now im staggered at the attitude of children who swear at their teachers smoke openly on school property and refuse to comply with basic school rules sometimes with the active support of their parents do these parents really believe this behavior is acceptable are they scared of their own children or have they just given up are they even aware of where their kids are and what theyre doing after school figures show its not a question of poverty eitherj many of those who get into trouble are kjds from welloff families who get their kicks from antisocial behavior its a sad fact that many parents have no choice but to leave their children on their own isnt it time the lobbyists who are so vociferous in demanding daycare became equally vocal on the subject of societys apparent indifference to the emotional wellbeing of older children with computer terminals faxes phone modems and answering machines theres an increasing opportunity for companies j0 employ individuals to work in their homes its an attractive alternative employers would have fewer overheads absenteeism as a result of childhood illness would be reduced and parents could be more involved in their childrens daily lives employers and governments have to become more responsive to the needs of families its up to us as voters to make sure they follow through