Pi see yaaa Nhat Ti ly The 6S stl gar Sun’ AS . PUBLISHER JON JARRETT . SHARLENE IMHOFF. DONNA JORY : ADVERTISING MANAGER 4 SOHN, SNELGROVE : CATHERINE ROSS PRODUCTION t MANAGER | °~ ADVERTISING REP, 9). ‘DENISE GOLDSTONE* ° ROBERT: PROCTOR | CIRCULATION MANAGER ADVERTISING REP, ., wimz ZEEBEN NICOLE BEETSTRA PRODUCTIONOFFICE BRENDAN HALPER . Direct Department Phones General Office 3 Chose ied Ads Display Advertising editorial comment Time to cut our losses and pull together Scrooge himself could not have dropped such bad news at this time, but it seems Minister of ‘Transportation and Highways, Art’ Charbonneau, has the Charles Dicken's charicter play Granted, the news not ‘to‘ret indeed disappointing, but it has take to Charbonneau's subtle hint that our “sure-thing bridge" might not even reach construction stage. Announcing that the ferry ‘will not:be retuming is one thing, but stating the bridge is now uncer- tain as well is something else entirely. The very thought has residents. confused, won- dering why attention and funding for:this area has once again been passed up for the grandeur of bet- ter things. So the economy isn't the greatest right now and budgets have been restrained. If the NDP had done a little homework prior to the election they might have realized what they were getting into. They. couldn't have. foreséen thesé tough, gra, elling, economic times. If they did, that would mean Mike Harcourt had two fingers crossed behind his back when he said, "Yes, the ferry will be retumed.” It would be interesting to find out exactly how many people based their vote on that statement alone. ; Naturally the committee dedicated to reinstating the ferry is disappointed. Their arguménts to retum the vessel were well founded and carried a lot of merit. But there have been two promises broken here, not just one. And if the budget is as tight as the NDP say it is, it's going to. take a lot.of team : work frors both sides of the Columbia to convince the goverment what the best long term solution really is. The ferry decision has been made—the bridge is still in limbo. It's quite obvious what resi- dents should be fighting for now—and it doesn't float. Rerrdonrentcs By Don Addis CHRISTMAS CARDS OF THE LONELY tors Syeceate re | Cryo iy . The G3 Jar Sun IS POLITICALLY INDEPENDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE STERLING NEWS SERVICE. Established November 28, 1990 Published by rhe oho Sun Weokly on We ys 465 Columbia Ave., Oaetece, B.C. VIN 168 “Dentistry ; and ‘other forms of pt On my way to the dentist's office, I was think- ing how far dentistry has come. Back in its amni- otic stage, dentists came up with all'sorts of ideas to lessen pain but now-a-days, dentists don’t use a jug of whiskey or a post maul,’ whe As I was trudging the last condemned steps to the office I notices my dentist, Dr. Insidious Pay- ment checking the oil'on his 1994 Ferrari, haye.'given me this here twitch. Never use the stuff on Patients, though. That would take the fun) ‘cy out of dentistry," “Sorry. I had to slap you silly. You were back? ing out there,: Oops. Good heavens! I had no'idea jawbones came but sO easily" (Crash!) Don’t swallow. I He waved at me, wiped his hands on his overalls and promptly pulled on his Tubber gloves.. I settled down on his filing cabinet, ‘But, in only 10 minutes, he and his assistant; Yama Bower, wrestled me to the floor and into the chair. It was a new world record, finally breaking the former record of 26 minutes. (Then he put a rubber dam on my ‘mouth (to keep me from swearing) and approached me with a twenty foot needle and a pneumat- ic drill, The drill had a sticker that read, ‘last inspected by serv-us man #276 A.D.” No, wait, it said nervous man #2, I frantically motioned for a pen and wrote on his Sleeve, “Do you use nitrous oxide?" “Oh, yes,” he said, “Tons of it. Mostly at den- tal parties-and social events, Sometimes we mix " seem to have Barker's | Scratches sa: 4 - Selections mouth. I isn’t the size of South Attica, You have. a aoe "cy to exaggemic. Ti just fold ¥ you ip up 50, you . 'wwon't trip on the way to the cash register.” Once my ordeal was over, I realized how hun. gry J was and J sure wasn't about to skip lunch'rib matter how much freezing there was in ev ordered noodles at a chinese restaurant. I felt pretty smart about my choice of food had survived the whole expe- pmach was full and Thadivt pear ehrook eg ’ J'm hoping that someday, my y tip will shrink back to normal, cither that, or I cit have that surgical procedure called liposuc-’ tion'- so I don’t have to eat the same noo Lynn Barker dropped my drill in there.” Bang, bangl) “Ah. Here it is," I said, “Mmmmmmsdfjfjryvirirvve,” but Dr Payment was fluent in patientese. nitrous oxide and laughing gas. I think it may “Good heavens,” he answered, “Your mouth ‘dies more than twice. I'm also hoping to quit having rubber anit masks. I've begun "why medical professionals wears masks, " One is 10 cover up tho smell of onfons and thé: other is so you can’t identify them in a line up. And with rubber igyes ‘on, you can’t even get their fingesprints. : a Christmas 1991 brings many. blessings. If you have been with us since the turn of the century, just - think of the things we've shared on. loes ruin our new boots! A Merry Christmas to all the people who keep the city and coun- tryside brightly lit and looking fes- 0 street cleaners. Back in the good days, no one would have move about freely and in a timely manner because the snow removal: “Screw get_up before we do. A Merry. Christmas to all the snow plough : -and sand’ truck operators. ‘A Merry Christmas to all the local merchants who clean the snow _ off their front doorsteps prompt! A special:: who add a seasoning of salt. We seniors appreciate that, even if it, Christmas to.those’ cr alks, we seniors, appreciate: that: “3 fift to our spirits that these cheery. : decorations add. Merry Christmas spirit of Christmas. by decorating - ay * Canada for sending us this fluffy . .white-stuff for some time now. It means the roads that lead south are’ a little less congested, local cash’ egisters are humming, and our local merchants may have a Merry ‘Christmas after all." Merry Christmas to ‘all the loyal Canadians who are placing their trust in this great country, our health ® ‘care systems'and our social services ora blaze welcomed by West. ‘s and all the busy: people down ‘Canada Post. You are bringing us recious memorics and greetings sgfgom family, friends and loved ones in far away places. Merry Christmas to the Meteoro- ical Department at Environment - Whether it's a simple. door wreath * tenay Power, it helps to. add tol: o! by shopping at home this year. al ‘many who administer our social Services so that others less fortunate, my also enjoy a Merry Christmas, | Meny Christmas to all the mem-: «bers of the Seniors Action Commit-' > tee who care about their community ' and the seniors in it. Merry Christ- 7 mas Elsie, and Mary and Jack and’ * “all the enthusiastic: members and their supporters, : Merry Christmas to all the moth-: ers‘who-are rushing about at this: time of the year to ensure that the; +. family have a Merry -Christmas.' Many did not realize how much time and effort would have to be Merry Christmas to all those’ Merry Christmas to all the fathers who realize that parenting is. a dual role, and take an active part. You set an example for your sons by actively demonstrating that vib- lence in any form is unacceptable’ and will not be tolerated. Merry Christmas to the’ grand: parents, who gather with family and old friends at this our happiest of seasons, You can watch your grand- children with pride and with thé knowledge that they will grow up to form the basis of hope, prosperity. nae peach 18 our aiid nation, the message in now clear, Memy: Christmas to all! Elma Maund is a communica-: tions. consultant, a facilitator,. administrator and a writer, Elma: has travelled throughout North: America, Asia and the South Pacific: and has coordinated numerous prov! ject:s She is presently coordinator of the local Seniors Action Commit: tee. QA Ss werent dye TS et ‘We can help by freeing up the economy “i 3 WALTER BLOCK ‘WESTERN PERESTROIKA We all know how important it is forithe East- * .,em European countries to engage in perestroika, “or of their free enterprise direction. This is crucial if those peoples are to attain modem western Standards of living, because their present system So per- verts economic incentives that it actual g ages indol sloth and ineffi It is not so well recognized, howevei a similar ills beset sectors of our own North ‘Amer-'* ican economy.: Here, too, there are people who are discouraged from acting in an economically ft sensible way. Happily, this malaise does not _ affect our entire society, as it docs over. the: oo But'still;’ we are secomplishing far. less' than, we’ otherwise might, because of the elements of cen-. .- ts oy / tral planning that still apply in this country. gS Let us consider a few cases where we create our own poverty. in a more the recent doings in Ontario, 4 that » We reward welfare, in certain cases, more than we reward low paid work.. For a ~ recent study showed that a single mother. with two children cams 45 cents per hour more from ‘' the dole than she can from a salary of $5 per ” hour. When all benefits are taken into account, a ‘example,'a mother in this situation would have to eam from: S, $15,000 to $18,000 per year from a job in order her vis a.vis the !:, _welfare rolls, Another way to look at this is to” *see’that ‘the highest marginal tax rates arc not now being paid by the wealthy, but by those who ituting- ex nent ‘status fe . For cannot iS ‘poor ‘person simply. ly. purchast, an automobile, and set himself up in the tad! business. Permissions to. do ‘50, medallions,’ ‘Monday. December 23, 1991 ‘The Castlegar Sun ketters to. the. Editor. yay A warming of human nature during: te “Dear Editor: ,Once again our, beautiful spaceship Earth.- in its. inulti- million. mile ‘cruise ; around the 7 has arrived on schedule at h ¢ point where the nosth ‘end is maximally tilted, awa st time of year. War, IL, stuff "going on. in: with | tanks that ‘this quict-spoken, unpre and machine. guns,’ doesn’t even : make for good evening .watch- ; .,ing on. TN, After, last: year’s - in‘the known as ‘Jesus Christ; ‘whether , man, or son of God,'! has'had‘an seriormous effect upon the world, ly in D ’ ” Persian Gulf, we are going to ‘be hard'to please. And thanks to =° .. our. “father-protectors”, ‘the Gulf, it, of “peace, of 1». BOL ai to.men’ ties tq melt back ng chills of both rk, blustery days and icy | fiuman nature, al a cley aay thing our fo) Christmas tree with” Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus lying ina manger. : Thank goodness we ‘don’ t hqve: that ‘orhitiot Sopint'down Be tothe Gulf Wai tliat robbed us“ Ssronge like, of, our Christmas Joy, pas yen jusi if slightly’ sac ( hi Letters to the 1e Edit are wel- come on any topic of local or “gtneral” interest. ‘Letters ‘should: -be double-spaced, typewritten, or legibly handwritten, and no more ‘ihan two pages if possible. Let- ‘ters will ted in the i taste if: address and telephone number, although names may be witheld from publication for valid reason by the approval of the editor. Send letters to: The Castlegar Sun, 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C., VIN 1G8, or drop them off at the office. VAll letters:must. be signed ;:With} War coverage was. “sanitized” "so, we didn’t’ have to toss and turn in‘our beds at night after. ‘seeing. “Nasty things on the - evening news. They didn’t fool. Us. We now ‘what happened to.”;.: thousands of innocent civilians, even though Saddam Hussein got, 0 S ‘scot-free. ‘Now. thou- ~. “, Sands more, Iraqi ‘and Kurdish . “If some intelligent being - fj Ahother planet’ were to “study us through some fantastic } telescope from afar, ‘they would = be hard-pressed to understand :: our benevolent: aberrations in’ . behaviour at Christmas time: : Too bad we can’t be like that all year Jong. i ; HE, ‘Killough | i children,"are“dying from the: * lack of food and medicine due to both Mr. Hussein and a con- ,tinuation of UN imposed sanc-. ‘tions that no longer make sense. “Nevertheless, we must be grateful for those two blessed © weeks in December when a mairatulous: ‘change ‘comes over. ‘ws ‘deScendants of the Caucasian , Tace., We become more friendly, : more. generous, more loving, < and, much to the delight of those who, ‘sell, toys,2 and exotic gifts, y far enerous with our Thi aradoxical warming of our. human nature in the coldest ,, time ‘of the. year, is. short-lived ee thong and ‘by/mid-January we ack fo.,our not-so-nice . are selves Ya whet ether we be Christian, Moslem, Jewish, or profess no :; Feljgion at all, one has to admit : ‘We wish eucyone Or) :- friendship, love & contentment. 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